The copy of note put up to & approved by the competent authority for destruction of records, date of destruction, name & address of agency hired for destruction etc. during the last 12 years was denied u/s Section 7(9) - CIC: Provide information for 3 yrs
3 Dec, 2014
ORDER
1. The appellant, Shri Sumatilal Kataria, submitted RTI application dated 7 June 2013 before the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO), State Bank of India, Bhopal, seeking information regarding the copy of note put up to and approved by the competent authority for destruction of records, date of destruction of records, name and address of agency hired for destruction etc. during the last 12 years from the year 2001, through a total of 7 points.
2. Vide reply dated 18 June 2013, the CPIO denied the information sought by the appellant stating that the desired information is not held in the form in which the appellant had sought and is required to be collected and compiled from different departments at their office and its collection and compilation would disproportionately divert the resources of the Bank, therefore exempted u/s 7(9) An information shall ordinarily be provided in the form in which it is sought unless it would disproportionately divert the resources of the public authority or would be detrimental to the safety or preservation of the record in question. An information shall ordinarily be provided in the form in which it is sought unless it would disproportionately divert the resources of the public authority or would be detrimental to the safety or preservation of the record in question. An information shall ordinarily be provided in the form in which it is sought unless it would disproportionately divert the resources of the public authority or would be detrimental to the safety or preservation of the record in question. if the RTI Act, 2005. Being aggrieved with response of the CPIO, the appellant preferred appeal dated 26 June 2013 before the first appellate authority (FAA) stating that he had been wrongly denied the information. Vide order dated 19 July 2013 the FAA upheld the decision of CPIO.
3. Not satisfied with the response of the public authority, the appellant preferred second appeal before the Commission.
4. The matter was heard by the Commission. The appellant submitted that he had sought certain information pertaining to destruction of records from the year 2001 but the respondents had denied the information by taking shelter of Section 7(9) An information shall ordinarily be provided in the form in which it is sought unless it would disproportionately divert the resources of the public authority or would be detrimental to the safety or preservation of the record in question. An information shall ordinarily be provided in the form in which it is sought unless it would disproportionately divert the resources of the public authority or would be detrimental to the safety or preservation of the record in question. An information shall ordinarily be provided in the form in which it is sought unless it would disproportionately divert the resources of the public authority or would be detrimental to the safety or preservation of the record in question. of the RTI Act, 2005. The appellant also submitted that no speaking order had been passed by the CPIO. The respondent submitted that the appellant had not specified the name of the branch in the RTI application pertaining to which the information was sought for. Besides he had also sought 12 years old information which was difficult to provide and therefore exempted u/s 7(9) An information shall ordinarily be provided in the form in which it is sought unless it would disproportionately divert the resources of the public authority or would be detrimental to the safety or preservation of the record in question. An information shall ordinarily be provided in the form in which it is sought unless it would disproportionately divert the resources of the public authority or would be detrimental to the safety or preservation of the record in question. An information shall ordinarily be provided in the form in which it is sought unless it would disproportionately divert the resources of the public authority or would be detrimental to the safety or preservation of the record in question. of the RTI Act, 2005. The respondent further submitted that they can provide the information regarding destruction of records for 3 years i.e 2010-2013 for the Local Head Office. The appellant agreed for the same.
5. The Commission directs the CPIO to provide the information sought in the RTI application for Local Head Office for period of 3 years from 2010 to 2013. The appeal is disposed of.
(Manjula Prasher)
Information Commissioner
Citation: Shri Sumatilal Kataria v. State Bank of India in Appeal: No. CIC/VS/A/2013/902021/MP