NEW DELHI, July 30: Army Welfare Housing Organisation is nothing but an extension of the Army and comes under the ambit of the Right to Information Act, a full bench of the Central Information Commission has held. "We hold that the AWHO, though on paper a separate enti- ty, is nothing but an extension of the Army by virtue of being under the all pervasive control of the senior serving Army offi- cers, including the AG. We, therefore, hold that the AWHO is public authority under... The RTI Act," the Commission held. The Full Bench of the Commission comprising Chief Information Commissioner Satyananda Mishra and Information Commissioners ML Sharma and Vijay Sharma said regular deputation of Army offi- cers to the AWHO on the terms and conditions determined by the Defence Ministry also rein- forces the impression that in quintessence the AWHO is noth- ing but an Army organisation. AWHO was opposing bring- ing it under the ambit of the RTI Act arguing that it is a society registered with the Registrar of Societies with the objective of providing dwelling units to serv- ing and retired Army personnel and their widows on 'no profit no loss' basis. During the hearing, AWHO counsel explained at length that it is a private body where senior army officers are on its board of management are in their ex-officio capacity, hav- ing advisory role and do not get any renumeration from the organisation for their services. "In sum and substance, it is advocate Tewari's contention that despite overwhelming pres- ence of senior Army officers in the Board of Management of the AWHO, it is not controlled either by the Army Headquarters or by the Defence Ministry," the Commission noted in its order. On the other hand, RTI applicant Lt Col (Retd) R Bansal said the organisation was an inseparable part of army and presented a broad structure of the force where AWHO appears under the Adjutant General's branch. "Both the Chief of Army Staff and AG have complete control over the affairs of the AWHO. It is his contention that when Army is a public authority per se, the AWHO, being an inseparable part of the Army, cannot claim that it is not public authority under the RTI Act," the Commi-ssion noted. To buttress his point, he also said that Board of Management of the AWHO entirely comprises Army offi- cers -- three Lieutenant Gene- rals, seven Major Generals and a number of Brigadiers and Colonels.(PTI) WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2013 (PAGE 16) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU NEW MODERN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION RECOGNISED BY J&K GOVT AFFILIATED TO UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU ADMISSION OPEN FOR B.Ed 2013-14 Students interested in under going B.Ed course in New Modern College are requested to contact Principal dur- ing office hours on all working days. Last date for filling forms is 12th of Aug 2013. 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