Dear Veeresha & Sarabjit
you both have touched an issue which need detailed study.
I have many people who wanted certain information from Public
Sector Banks.They say that they can not pass on information like
details of debit credit AND BALANCE in any account(S/B OR CURRENT OR
FD).Privacy is the only cause.If this information is passed on to a
person, he may black mail or like a Criminal minded person may assess
the whelth of some one to bargain, with him. In my opinion there are
many type of information which these bank should not refuse. Kindly
see these matter are also to be examined in a meeting of CIC.
Regards
Dr.JN Sharma
On 11/3/08, sroy1947 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dear Veeresha
>
> Let us analyse this carefully
>
> Mr.X (employee of PSU Bank) commits some blunder and a Departmental
> Enquiry ensues. In the course of the enquiry it is entirely possible
> that Mr.X is constrained to divulge certain personal information (such
> as his assets) etc which is unconnected with his public activity.
>
> The distinction made by IC(PB) (after pleadings were completed
> properly) is that applicant "is in no way connected with the
> information sought .. information is not related to him". In these
> circumstances I would also tend to agree with IC(PB) reasoning that
> there could be no possible public interest (especially since applicant
> is not an affected person by his own admission) and the information is
> sought concerning a particular individual only (third party as defined
> in RTI Act and also thereby a "protected interest" qv. 8(2)).
>
> I hope you see the common pitfalls to avoid. I would also suggest you
> revise your conception of "public interest"
>
> Let me also bluntly convey another concern. Organised NGO Touts (also
> known as "RTI activists") on the instructions of foreign intelligence
> agencies routinely use DE's etc. to "spot" corruptible public
> servants. The late Masterji was not called "Master-ji" for his
> teaching but for the ring of RTI spies he organised. Some of you
> "foolish little RTI activists" may think you are doing public service
> using RTI, whereas actually you are mere pawns in the hands of India's
> enemies while your Indian Masters get Magsaysay awards.
>
> http://cic.gov.in/CIC-Orders/FB-12062008-01.pdf
>
> Sarbajit
>
> --- In [email protected], veeresh bellur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>>
>> Dear Sarabjit,
>>
>> I request the group members to guide me in drafting application
> while seeking information relating to Departmental Enquiries. Order
> issued by PB is being taken as guiding factor while disposing off rti
> applicationin Public Sector Banks. Infact procedure to be followed
> undr Section 11 relating to third party information is also not being
> followed by the PIOs. Other Public Sectors and Central Government
> Departmen ts are generally providing information on Departmental
> Enquiries. Why this information is being treated as third party
> information only in Banking Industry.Â
>>
>> Infact Suspension orders, copies of Charge Sheets and final orders
> passed in the Departmental Enqiries are being published in Karnataka
> State Government. Therefore all information relating to DEs are
> treated as public documents in Karnataka. I am not aware the
> situation in other States. In another order CIC has allowed
> inspection of Departmental Enquiry files in the Delhi Police
> Department. To my knowledge Departmental Enquiries are conducted
> only when an employee violates the norms and rules set out by the
> Organisations for its employees. Any violation of norms and rules by
> any of its employee will have to be treated as against Public
> Interest. Hence DEs are being conducted against employees to protect
> the Public Interest as well interest of the Organisation. Hence
> classification of information as personal can not be accepted.Â
> However I request the group members to enlighten me in this aspect.
>>
>> B.H. VEERESHA
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