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Husband seeks reasons of his Wife's death through RTI SKIMS denies Info despite SIC's order 9/6/2016 11:39:26 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 6: Sher I Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Srinagar has failed to adhere to the orders of the State Information Commission (SIC) by not providing the certified copies of the documents to an information seeker, who wanted to know the reasons of his wife's death in the hospital earlier this year. A husband had sought to know the reasons of the death of his wife in SKIMS earlier this year. As SKIMS authorities denied the information, the State Information Commission (SIC), directed the SKIMS authorities to provide the certified copies information to the information seeker, it is alleged that information is yet to be provided to the information seeker. Details available with Early Times reveal that one Syed Mohammad Yaseen filed an application before PIO SKIMS Soura on 14.01.2016 seeking information pertaining to death case of his wife Syed Kulsuma. PIO on 16.02.2016 provided him partly wrong information without covering letter. The appellant accordingly requested the State Information Commission (SIC) for justice with direction to concerned respondents to provide him correct information as per his RTI application. As per the records available, the appellant had filed RTI application before PIO SKIMS received in his office on 14.01.2016 for seeking information on five points pertaining to death case of Syeda Kulsuma (MRD No.00816606 dated 29.08.2014) . On 17.02.2016, the appellant filed First Appeal before Jt. Director SKIMS Soura who is also FAA. On scrutiny of the documents, some deficiencies were detected by the State Information commission (SIC), which were completed by the appellant on 23.03.2016. In the instant case, the First Appeal has been decided by FAA/Jt. Director SKIMS vide order dated 10.03.2016 concluding that PIO has provided all information as requisitioned by the information seeker in vide his initial application. "The HOD Radio-diagnosis will provide the name and full particulars of the Technician/Technician who was/were available in the x-ray room and entered the name of his patient in the X-ray register as desired by information seeker. Besides communication of DMRO and HOD Radio-diagnosis dated 25.02.2016 may also be supplied to information seeker" reads SIC's order previous order. PIO SKIMS filed counter statement/reply to the appeal on 29.04.2016 submitting that information forwarded by Medical Superintendent on 03.02.2016 was intimated to the information seeker vide letter dated 06.02.2016 providing information in respect of the RTI application. SIC issued an order in June this year which reads : " PIO SKIMS is directed to communicate the name of HOD who has signed the information as per references given here in above. The appellant further submitted that some information provided to him by the PIO including copy of his own application provided by PIO has not been attested/certified. While talking to Early Times RTI Activist Umar Javaid said that employees of the department of Radio Diagnosis SKIMS are callous and treat patients as cattle. Umar Javaid had also sought some details from SKIMS authorities which lead to death of his mother around a month back. He has appealed to the Director SKIMS Prof Ahangar to intervene.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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