File No. CIC/SH/A/2014/002230. Case: Sanjay Kumar Pandey Vs Central Public Information Officer, Central Bank of India. Central Information Commission
| Case Number | File No. CIC/SH/A/2014/002230 |
| Judges | Sharat Sabharwal, Information Commissioner |
| Issue | Right To Information Act, 2005 - Section 8(1)(e) |
| Judgement Date | November 30, 2015 |
| Court | Central Information Commission |
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Decision: Sharat Sabharwal, Information Commissioner 1. This matter, pertaining to an RTI application filed by the Appellant, seeking information regarding details of beneficiaries of KCC loans, given by the Gaura branch of the bank, came up today. Neither the Appellant nor the Respondents were present in spite of a written notice having been sent to them. We note that the information sought by the Appellant included the names, father's name and address etc., together with copies of all loan documents, of the borrowers. Such information is held by the bank in a fiduciary capacity and is exempted from disclosure under Section 8(1)(e) of the RTI Act. However, since KCC loans benefit from interest subvention given from Government funds, we have been of the view that some information concerning the same ought to be available in the public domain. In view of the foregoing, we direct the CPIO to provide to the Appellant, if not already done, the information concerning the names of borrowers, together with the amount disbursed in each case, in respect of those who were given KCC loans by the Gaura branch from 8.3.2011 to 21.1.2013. The CPIO should complete action on our above directive within thirty days of the receipt of this order, under intimation to the Commission. Such information, as is... |
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