Central Information Commission, New Delhi
File No.CIC/SM/A/2010/000632
Right to Information Act2005Under Section (19)
Date of hearing : 7 December 2010
Date of decision : 7 December 2010
Name of the Appellant : Shri Surya Narayan Singh
S/o. Shri Rajeshwar Prasad Singh,
Vill & Post - Bara, Thana Dih,
Distt - Rai Bareilly.
Name of the Public Authority : CPIO, Baroda Uttar Pradesh Gramin
Bank,
Regional Office, Rai Bareilly,
151, Karodimal Complex, Near Baliganj
Gate, Rai Bareilly.
The Appellant was not present in spite of notice.
On behalf of the Respondent, the following were present:
(i) Shri Rajender Prasad, CPIO,
(ii) Shri Rawat, Deputy General Manager
Information Commissioner : Shri Satyananda Mishra
Decision Notice
Appeal disallowed
Elements of decision:
CIC/SM/A/2010/000632
Section 8(1)(d)
2. We heard this case through video conferencing. Only the Respondents
were present in the Raibareilly studio of the NIC. The Appellant was not present
in spite of notice. We heard the submissions of the Respondents.
3. The Appellant had wanted a number of information regarding the current
account of one Gyan Bharti Vidyalay. The CPIO had denied the information on
the ground that it was about a third party customer account. The Appellate
Authority had also endorsed the decision of the CPIO. We find no fault in this
decision. The CIC has consistently held that the bank cannot be ordinarily
expected to disclose the details of the accounts of its customers held by it in
commercial confidence to persons not authorised by the account holders. The
Appellate Authority has rightly referred to the provisions of section 8(1) (d) of
the Right to Information (RTI) Act in this regard. Merely because, in this case,
the account belongs to a school, the bank cannot be expected to disclose it
without the consent of the account holder. Therefore, we cannot compel the
CPIO to disclose the desired information.
4. The appeal is disposed off accordingly.
5. Copies of this order be given free of cost to the parties.
(Satyananda Mishra)
Information Commissioner
CIC/SM/A/2010/000632
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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