Central Information Commission
Complaint No.CIC/PB/C/2008/00705-SM dated 23.05.2008
Right to Information Act-2005-Under Section (18)
Dated: 25 June 2009
Name of the Complainant : Shri Anant Kumar Pandey
Name of the Public : CPIO, Allahabad Bank, Dhanbad
Authority
Neither the Complainant nor the Respondent was present for the
hearing.
The brief facts of the case are as under.
The Complainant has requested the CPIO/Branch Manager, in his
application dated 23 May 2008, for a number of information regarding the
RBB loan account number 5666. He did not receive any reply or information
within the stipulated period and, therefore, sent this complaint to the CIC.
2. Nobody was present during the hearing. We find the conduct of the
CPIO first in not providing the information within the stipulated period and,
second, in not attending the hearing very objectionable. Not providing the
information in time would attract penalty under Section 20(1) of the Right to
Information (RTI) Act. However, before deciding on imposition of penalty, we
direct the CPIO to explain in writing within 10 working days from the receipt
of this order, the reasons for not providing the information in time. If we do
not receive his written explanation, we will proceed to impose the maximum
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penalty prescribed under that Section. We also direct him to provide the
desired information to the Complainant within the same 10 working days from
the receipt of this order.
3. With the above directions, the complaint is disposed off.
4. 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)
Copy to:
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