RTI for Oil prices rise in India
Matter:
Issue between Shipping Corporation of India, ONGC and Customs
Issue:
Customs has seized / stopped / confiscated 3 ships from ONGC and few other ships from SCIL citing non payment of duty for the spare parts replaced while carrying out repairs / maintenance work at dry docks abroad (Dubai, Srilanka ets)
They have asked for documentary details of repairs carried out abroad since last 20 years and forcing them to pay duty. The ships are stranded since 2 months incurring huge loss to the extent of Rs. 1.5 crore / day / shop.
ONGC offered to issue blanck cheque and requested Customs to release ships pending investigation to avoid loss. Ironically all the 3 Organisations are the GoI undertakings.
(When ships go for repairs abroad, Customs clearance or conversion is to be done by Customs Dept. the ships also has to inform Bombay Port before departure. Now Customs is asking 20 years back dated repair details and repairing expenses at dry docks abroad. Ships seized on 21st Sept till date)
Ships seized from ONGC are: Samudra Nodhi, Samudra Prabha, Sagar Sadhni and about 20 ships from SCIL. Exact details to be known soon.
Possible reason for the above Issue:
Award of contracts to foreign shipping lines and earn commission.
Points to be raised in the RTI
- How many ships belonging to ONGC and SCIL seized and grounded in last year.
- If so under what provision of law?
- Whether any FIR lodged?
- Any action has been taken against the concerned officers?
- What was the quantum of loss to the organisations?
- Reasons to seize the vessels?
- Who instructed such actions against the Shipping lines and ONGC?
- What is the extent of penalty imposed on the ships?
- Contracts awarded by ONGC and SCIL?
- How much amount, the Customs is demanding from ONGC and SCIL?
- Show cause notice / Demand Note by Customs to ONGC and SCIL for grounding the ships?
All queries are valid here. Requesting the seeker of this information to go through this link – http://www.cbec.gov.in/info-act/aa-cpio/aa-cpio-idx.htm
and tell us who would be the appropriate PIO. tks
@Vinita: As this is related to Revenue loss to the Govt its appropriate that we should ask..Directorate of Revenue Intelligence…
yes, sounds correct. This RTI can be filed
Dear Sir,
Can you draft us a proper RTI application, as per the format provided in any of the RTI applications in the “Filed RTI” category.
Once we receive a drafted RTI from you, we would file the RTI in the name of one of our volunteers
Dear Sir,
Based on your reply to me, I have edited and refined certain aspect of the RTI application, so that the questions are more specific.
This application still needs the exact name of the Public Information Officer and his address
Please go thru the pain of providing us the same and we will then file the RTI in one of our volunteer’s name
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11iOFsezC_ynhzvMBDU5zBAYpPhrfHSbYe4H-8cfiNAA/edit#
Dear Sir,
Based on the email you sent with the information you sent, we will address this RTI to the following below.
Please confirm, whether this RTI application should really go to the Customs Department of Mumbai Zone I or Mumbai Zone III.
The information that you have provided is for the Deputy Commissioner Of Customs for Mumbai Zone III
If you check this link .. the PIO for Customs Zone III is different.
Its always better to file this to the right CPIO, to avoid delays
http://www.cbec.gov.in/info-act/aa-cpio/mumbai3cs-prev-qe-dec10.pdf
http://mumbaicustoms3.gov.in/htmldocs/informer.htm
Shiv Pratap Singh,
Deputy
Commissioner
Of Customs,
Chief Commissioner
Office, Ist Floor,
New Custom House,
Ballard Estate
Mumbai -400 001.
Ph : 022 22757007
Here is the final Drafted RTI Application ..
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O9y7fNsGusdRF1mRTWQeOOUiFm2HWOAUVLf4kLKVHXQ/edit#
We have filed this RTI Application. As soon as we get a reply, we will Post it.
Speed Post Consignment Number:
EW797807542IN
We have received the reply from the Office of the Commissioner of Customs(Airport).The reply says that “this office is not connected to seizure of any ships.Hence the information sought by you in your application is NIL, as far as the Commissionerate of Airport Customs, C.S.I. Airport, Mumbai is concerned.”
We have received information from Joint Commissioner of Customs. The reply says “information sought by you in your above referred application is not available with this office.”
He should have transferred this application..
Send him a letter that as per the act he is required to transfer to such dept, and say that failing which you will file a complaint with CIC for negligence on part of PIO.
We have received information from Commissioner of Customs (Preventive).The reply says that “information sought by you for all points is not held by this office.”