Central Information Commission
File No.CIC/SM/A/2009/001278 dated 18082008
Right to Information Act2005Under Section (19)
Dated: 6 July 2010
Name of the Appellant : Shri Dhananjoy Kumar Baranwal
Flat No. 302, Building No.6,
Neel Sankul, Sector - 11,
Kalamboli, Navi Mumbai - 410 218.
Name of the Public Authority : CPIO, Central Bank of India,
Central Office, 16th Floor,
Chander Mukhi, Nariman Point,
Mumbai.
The Appellant was present in person.
On behalf of the Respondent, Shri Hemant Sharma, CPIO was present.
2. In this case, the Appellant had, in his application dated 18 August 2008,
requested the CPIO for a few pieces of information regarding the provident fund
payment authority and the reasons for the bank not paying its own contribution
towards his provident fund. In his reply dated 10 October 2008, the CPIO
provided only part of the information but refused to provide any information
regarding the reasons for nonpayment of banks own contribution stating that
request like the one put forth by the Appellant could not be dealt with under the
Right to Information Act. Against the reply of the CPIO, the Appellant preferred
an appeal on 25 October 2008. In his order dated 11 November 2009, the
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Appellate Authority endorsed the stand of the CPIO. It is against this order that
the Appellant has approached the CIC in a second appeal.
3. We heard this case through videoconferencing. Both the parties were
present in the Mumbai studio of the NIC. After hearing their submissions, we
are of the view that the CPIO should provide the photocopy of the entire file in
which the PF payments to the Appellant had been processed and dealt with in
the bank. Therefore, we direct the CPIO to provide to the Appellant the
photocopy of the relevant file within 10 working days from receipt of this order.
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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