Central Information Commission
File No.CIC/SM/A/2009/001051 dated 06122008
Right to Information Act2005Under Section (19)
Dated: 6 May 2010
Name of the Appellant : Shri Sitaram Prasad
104, Kutir Apartment,
Jagdeo Pat, PO Veterinary College,
Patna - 800 014.
Name of the Public Authority : CPIO, State Bank of India,
Local Head Office,
West Gandhi Maidan,
PB. No. 103, Patna.
The Appellant was present in person.
On behalf of the Respondent, the following were present:
(i) Shri Ajay Kumar Jha,
(ii) Shri Varun Kumar
2. In this case, the Appellant had, in his application dated 6 December
2008, requested the CPIO for a number of information regarding (a) the
conduct and operation of institutional joint Special Term Deposit Account in
general and (b) a number of details including the account opening/specimen
signature card in respect of a number of such accounts. In his reply dated 16
January 2009, the CPIO provided part of the information while promising that
the Branch was searching for the relevant records and would provide the
remaining information later. Not satisfied with this reply, the Appellant preferred
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an appeal on 2 February 2009 which the Appellate Authority disposed of in his
order dated 26 February 2009. On his direction, the CPIO wrote to the
Appellant on 30 March 2008 and provided some more information/clarification
on his remaining queries. Claiming that he received no further information, the
Appellant has approached the CIC in second appeal.
3. We heard this case through videoconferencing. Both the parties were
present in the Patna studio of the NIC. We heard their submissions. The
Appellant submitted that much of the information claimed to have been sent to
him never reached him while the Respondent submitted that it had indeed been
sent. Be that as it may, we direct the Respondent to hand over a fresh set of
the remaining information to the Appellant right away which he agreed to
provide immediately. We direct CPIO to ensure within 5 working days from the
receipt of this order that, as promised by the Respondent during the hearing, all
the remaining information as available is handed over to the Appellant.
4. With the above direction, the appeal 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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