Central Information Commission
Complaint No.CIC/SM/C/2009/000621 dated 20-02-2009
Right to Information Act-2005-Under Section (18)
Dated: 7 April 2010
Name of the Complainant : Shri Satish Chandra Chadha
Kaashana, 40-A, Rajankunj,
Rurki Road, Meerut.
Name of the Public : CPIO, Punjab National Bank,
Authority Zonal Office,
LIC Bhawan,
Saket, Meerut.
The Complainant was represented by Shri B.R. Singh.
On behalf of the Respondent, Shri H.S. Dhona, CPIO was present.
2. In this case, the Complainant had, in his application dated 20
February 2009, requested the CPIO for the action taken report on his
complaint against one Jagmohan Arora, an employee of the Bank. In his
reply dated 6 March 2009, the CPIO refused to share the information by
claiming exemption under Section 8(1) (d) and (j) of the Right to
Information (RTI) Act. Against this, a complaint has been filed in the CIC.
3. We heard this case through videoconferencing. Both the
representative of the Complainant and the Respondent were present in the
Meerut studio of the NIC. We heard their submissions. We do not agree with
the CPIO that the action taken on the complaint can be treated as either
personal information or commercial confidence. Therefore, we now direct
the CPIO to provide to the Appellant within 10 working days from the
receipt of this order the photocopy of the entire file on the action taken on
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the complaint against the said employee including the report of the enquiry
officer.
4. With the above direction, the complaint is disposed off.
5. Copies of this order be given free of cost to the parties.
(Satyananda Mishra)
Information Commissioner
Authenticated true copy. Additional copies of orders shall be supplied
against application and payment of the charges prescribed under the Act to the
CPIO of this Commission.
(Vijay Bhalla)
Assistant Registrar
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