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
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Final date of disposal of case by Mrs. Bindhani
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Date of Order Signed by Law Officer
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Date of Copy of Order sent to appellant
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Comments
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1337/2014
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22.08.2016
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07.03.2017
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22.03.2017
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After six months, copy of order sent to appellant
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1835/2014
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29.09.2016
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07.03.2017
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22.03.2017
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The commission took five months to send copy of order to appellant
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415/2014
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17.10.2016
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07.03.2017
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22.03.2017
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The commission took five months to send copy of order to appellant
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604/2014
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21.10.2016
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07.03.2017
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22.03.2017
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The commission took five months to send copy of order to appellant
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1462/14
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09.11.2016
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22.02.2017
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Order not delivered , though five months have passed
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1633/2014
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15.11.2016
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18.02.2017
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Order not delivered
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687/2014
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16.11.2016
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20.03.2017
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Order not delivered
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1238/2014
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16.11.2016
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20.03.2017
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29.03.2017
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Order not delivered
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908/2014
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23.12.2016
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20.03.2017
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29.03.2017
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Order not delivered
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1615/2014
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02.12.2016
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28.03.2017
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Order not delivered
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1736/2014
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19.12.2016
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20.03.2017
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29.03.2017
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Order not delivered
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594/2014
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11.01.2017
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20.03.2017
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Order not delivered
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3176/2014
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11.01.2017
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20.03.2017
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29.03.2017
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Order not delivered
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2093/2014
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12.01.2017
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20.03.2017
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Order not delivered
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1160/2014
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25.01.2017
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20.03.2017
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Order not delivered
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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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