Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Sashi Bindhani- Most Inefficient and useless Information Commissioner in Odisha

Mrs. Sashiprava Bindhani, the most inefficient, incapable and useless Odisha Information Commissioner – why

Dear  friends
As  I recall, when  name of Sashi Prava Bindhani  was declared  for the post of  Information Commissioner, few  so-called NGOs  and  Activists rose  to  jubilation   writing mail  to congratulate  her.  We the RTI Activists were  observing silently  and eagerly  waiting  to see her  performance.  Her true character being most inefficient  Information Commissioner  was exposed   by Pradip Pradhan  after few months  of  her  performance  in Commission.    
 We were expecting that  she will improve herself   by the time.  But alas, she is as usual.  As she does not have  knowledge  about  English  and lack writing  skill  and  judicial acumen, she could not write  decisions  nor  heard  properly  the cases  during  hearing  which has been alleged several times  by RTI  Activists  and complaint filed  to Governor, Odisha  seeking action against her.
 On 14.02.2017, I have filed RTI application to the PIO, office of Odisha Information Commission  for inspection of relevant records of Order passed by Sashiprava Bindhani, State Information Commissioner during the Period from November 2016 to February 2017. Then subsequent communication received from OIC for permission of inspection on 31st March 2017. Accordingly, I  inspected  all the files, documents, case records  of the cases  disposed by Sashi Prava Bindhanai.
 This is the outcome from my inspection of her Order which will surprise to all of you and many more.
   I go through the inspection on pick and choose basis from order passed in 4 months.
Case  Number
Final date of disposal of case by Mrs. Bindhani
Date of Order Signed  by Law Officer  
Date of Copy of  Order sent to appellant
Comments
1337/2014
22.08.2016
07.03.2017
22.03.2017
After six months,  copy of order  sent  to appellant
1835/2014
29.09.2016
07.03.2017
22.03.2017
The commission took five months  to send   copy of order to appellant
415/2014
17.10.2016
07.03.2017
22.03.2017
The commission took five months  to send   copy of order to appellant
604/2014
21.10.2016
07.03.2017
22.03.2017
The commission took five months  to send   copy of order to appellant
1462/14
09.11.2016

22.02.2017
Order  not delivered , though five months have passed
1633/2014
15.11.2016

18.02.2017
Order  not delivered
687/2014
16.11.2016

20.03.2017
Order  not delivered
1238/2014
16.11.2016
20.03.2017
29.03.2017
Order  not delivered
908/2014
23.12.2016
20.03.2017
29.03.2017
Order  not delivered
1615/2014
02.12.2016

28.03.2017
Order  not delivered
1736/2014
19.12.2016
20.03.2017
29.03.2017
Order  not delivered
594/2014
11.01.2017

20.03.2017
Order  not delivered
3176/2014
11.01.2017
20.03.2017
29.03.2017
Order  not delivered
2093/2014
12.01.2017

20.03.2017
Order  not delivered
1160/2014
25.01.2017

20.03.2017
Order  not delivered
 Even after final hearing /order passed, most of the Order couldn’t be sent after 4/5/6 months since it was not completed in final shape to be sent in as a hard copy. Hence Applicant has to   wait for more than 4 to 5 months to receive his/her Order. Before this kind of long waiting a applicant already waiting since 1.5 /2 years to get his date of hearing before the commission.  
 In many hearing cases where there is hard evidence and purposefully delay by PIO , Commissioner Bindhani has only simply disposed off the case by ordering to supply the information without serving fine and taking Disciplinary action against delinquent PIO who is working at the  behest of corrupt officer in their department .This is  the modus operandi of a commissioner who   deserves to be disqualified by Governor and condemned  by so-called NGOs  and activists  who congratulated  her.
 Srikant Pakal
RTI Activist, Odisha
M-9338455092

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