Central Information Commission, New Delhi
File No.CIC/SM/A/2010/001048 & 1049
Right to Information Act2005Under Section (19)
Date of hearing : 30 May 2011
Date of decision : 30 May 2011
Name of the Appellant : Pandit Manu Sharma
Advocate, Jilla Mahamantri,
Parshuram Yuva Manch,
Distt - J P Nagar, U.P.
Name of the Public Authority : CPIO, Central Bank of India,
Zonal Office,
Bareilly.
The Appellant was not present in spite of notice.
On behalf of the Respondent, Shri Dharmender Singh, CPIO was
present.
Chief Information Commissioner : Shri Satyananda Mishra
2. Heard these cases through video conferencing. The Appellant did not
turn up in the JP Nagar studio of the NIC in spite of notice. The Respondent
was however present in the Bareily studio. We heard his submissions.
3. In two separate applications, the Appellant had sought to know about the
details of the accounts of two third party customers of the Bank. The CPIO had
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refused to disclose the information in terms of the provisions of Section 8(1) (d)
of the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
4. We find nothing wrong in the decision of the CPIO. The Appellant has
not produced any authorisation from the account holders for seeking such
information nor has he shown how the disclosure of this information would
serve any larger public interest. Obviously, the information is in the nature of
commercial confidence and the bank cannot be expected ordinarily to disclose
it to anyone not specifically authorised by the account holders. There is no merit
in these appeals. These are disallowed.
5. Copies of this order be given free of cost to the parties.
(Satyananda Mishra)
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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