Application Under RTI not maintainable where invetigation is pending -CIC decision

Information can not be disclosed till the investigations are over. Shri Vinod Kumar Jain V/s Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence, New Delhi Appeal No.CIC/AT/A/2010/000969/SS The Appellant sought the detail of complete proceedings / records of the investigation being carried out against the appellant with regard to enquiry in to the Lakhanpur and Bhanuth / Shambhu check posts in J & K and Punjab respectively as the SCN in the matter has been issued and the investigations are complete. The CPIO denied the information to the Appellant under section 8(1) (h) of the RTI Act, 2005 by stating that the investigation in the matter are still pending in view of Hon‟ble CIC‟s decision in the case of Shri Shankar Sharma and M/s First Global Stock broking Pvt. Ltd. and others Vs. Directorate of Income Tax, Mumbai.