Appellant Syndicate Bank challenged an order allowing disclosure of borrower information under RTI. The High Court observed that the order did not breach confidentiality and dissolved with dismissal of the appeal.
Letters Patent Appeal dismissed; Civil Application disposed of.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 128 OF 2013
IN WRIT PETITION NO. 8328 OF 2011 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 153 OF 2013 IN LETTERS PATENT APPEAL NO. 128 OF 2013
Syndicate Bank ... Appellant V/s. Information Officer, Central Information Commission & Ors. ... Respondents
Mr. Suresh Kumar with Ms S. Kanani for Appellant.
CORAM : NARESH H. PATIL AND M. S. SONAK, JJ .
15th December, 2015 .
P.C.
Heard.
2] The appellant challenges order passed by the learned Single Judge dated 13th September 2012.
3] Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the information sought by the borrower was not necessary and therefore was rightly rejected. Learned counsel submits that the Commissioner and the
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learned Single Judge committed error in adopting a view which is in conflict with the interest of the bank.
4] We have perused the order passed by the learned Single Judge. We have perused the Section 8(1)(d) of the Right to Information Act, 2005. The learned Single Judge rightly observed that the order passed by Information Officer dated 12 September 2011 in its entirety would reveal that the Commissioner has not directed anything which would cause a breach of violation of the secrecy or confidentiality of agreement or clause of such nature in any agreement with the borrower. In our view, the approach of the learned Single Judge was reasonable, sound and in tune with the purport of the subject legislation. No interference is warranted. LPA is dismissed.
5] In view of dismissal of the LPA, civil application does not survive and is disposed of accordingly.
(M. S. SONAK, J.) (NARESH H. PATIL, J.)
CHANDKA
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the impugned order of the Information Officer revealing details regarding the borrower was liable to be modified interfering with the interest of the bank.
Whether the approach adopted by the learned Single Judge was reasonable and in tune with the purport of the subject legislation.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Syndicate Bank
Information Officer, Central Information Commission
NARESH H. PATIL
M. S. SONAK
As recorded by the court registry
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