Central Information Commission
Complaint No.CIC/SM/C/2009/00671
Right to Information Act2005Under Section (18)
Dated: 4 August 2010
Name of the Complainant : Shri Manjit Singh
41, Rishi Vihar,
Manjitha Road, Amritsar.
Name of the Public Authority : CPIO, Punjab Gramin Bank,
Head Office,
Jalandhar Road,
Kapurthala.
The Complainant was present in person.
On behalf of the Respondent, Shri Devender Singh, ACPIO was present.
2. In our order dated 26 November 2009, we had directed the CPIO to
provide to the Complainant the desired information and also to explain the
reasons for the delay. The CPIO concerned has since explained the
circumstances of the case in a written explanation. Nevertheless, we had fixed
a videoconferencing today to hear the explanation of the CPIO. The
Complainant was present in the Amritsar studio of the NIC. The Respondent
was present in the Kapurthala studio. We heard their submissions. It is a fact
that the original RTI application was without the prescribed application fee. The
CPIO had asked the Complainant to deposit the fee and had responded to him
after receiving the application fee. Although he denied the information on the
ground that the matter was sub judice, he cannot be faulted for delay.
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3. After carefully considering the requests of the Complainant, we find that
the CPIO must provide the desired information against his first three queries.
The last query being about the loan account details of thirdparty customers of
the bank, the CPIO need not provide such details, this being exempt from
disclosure under Section 8(1) (d) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act. We
direct the CPIO to provide the desired information as above within 10 working
days from receipt of this order.
4. The case is, thus, 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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