The appellant in the instant appeal has requested the following information from Establishment Division
- Minutes of the meeting of the Central Selection Board (CSB) held on 4th to 7th January 2021;
- List of the civil servants who were considered for promotion to the BS-20 but were either superseded or deferred by the CSB during its meeting held on 4th to 7th January 2021;
- Copies of ALL “PER Grading and Quantification Forms for Promotions to BS-20” [duly filled in, in accordance with the requirement of Civil Servants Promotion (BPS-18 to BPS-21) Rules, 2019), and as developed and presented to the CSB in its meeting held on 4th to 7th January 2021.
- Copies of ALL “Panel Performa For Central Selection Board For Promotions to BS-20 Posts” [duly filled in, in accordance with the requirement of Civil Servants Promotion (BPS-18 to BPS-21) Rules, 2019), as developed and presented to the CSB in its meeting held on 4th to 7th January 2021.
Despite multiple hearings the The Respondent neither provided the requested information nor produced the reasons recorded by the Ministry-in-Charge declaring the requested information as classified in terms of Section 7 of the Right of Access to Information Act, 2017.
The Appeal is allowed. Deputy Secretary (Review Board) / Public Information Officer, Establishment Division is directed to provide complete information to the Appellant, at the earliest but not later than 7 working days of the receipt of this Order.