Central Information Commission, New Delhi
File No.CIC/SM/A/2010/001021
Right to Information Act2005Under Section (19)
Date of hearing : 17 March 2011
Date of decision : 17 March 2011
Name of the Appellant : Shri Ramavtar K Gupta
Tigrania Udyog, Tigrania House,
Tigrania Nagar, Tigrania Road,
New Mumbai Agra Road, Nasik 422 011.
Name of the Public Authority : CPIO, Canara Bank,
Strategic Planning & Development Wing,
Head Office, 112, J C Road,
Bangaluru.
The Appellant was present in person.
On behalf of the Respondent, the following were present:
(i) Shri Chiniwar, CPIO,
(ii) Shri Ravichandran, PIO
Chief Information Commissioner : Shri Satyananda Mishra
2. We heard this case through video conferencing. The Appellant was
present in the Nashik studio of the NIC. The Respondent was present in the
Bangalore studio. We heard their submissions.
3. The Appellant had made a number of queries relating the property
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mortgaged in a certain loan account and the disposal of that property by the
bank. The CPIO had advised him to deposit the application fee in the
appropriate manner and to approach the CPIO of the Bank in Mumbai. Instead,
the Appellant once again approached the CPIO in the head office with the
appropriate application fee. On this, the CPIO informed him that his queries did
not strictly amount to information and that he was seeking mostly opinion or
clarification from the CPIO. We carefully considered the queries made by the
Appellant. Indeed, these cannot be strictly said to be referring to any specific
information within the meaning of Section 2(f) of the Right to Information (RTI)
Act. However, from his submissions, it appeared that the Appellant was keen to
know about the details in the file relating to the property mortgaged in the
relevant loan account and the manner in which the Bank had disposed of that
property.
4. We do not see any particular reason why these records should not be
shown to him. Therefore, we direct the CPIO to invite the Appellant on any
mutually convenient date within 15 working days from the receipt of this order
and to show him all the relevant files on this subject. After inspection, if the
Appellant would choose to get the photocopies of some of those records, the
CPIO shall provide the same to him free of charge.
5. The appeal is disposed of accordingly.
6. Copies of this order be given free of cost to the parties.
(Satyananda Mishra)
CIC/SM/A/2010/001021
Chief 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)
Deputy Registrar
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