A nationalized bank, viz., Canara Bank, challenges the order of the Central Information Commission directing the bank to furnish the information requested for by the 2nd respondent employee of the bank. Ext.P8 is the said order.

2. The information requested for were the following:

“(i) Posting/transfer of clerical staff of the Canara Bank to other branches for the period 1.1.2002 to 31.7.2006.

(ii) Officials promoted and posted to other branches in Ernakulam district.

(iii) Clerical staff transferred in Ernakulam district on temporary basis during the period 1.1.02 to 31.7.06.

(iv) Details of appointment/promotion of clerical staff other than mentioned in (i) and (ii) above during 1.1.02 to 31.7.06 in district Ernakulam.

(v) Furnish copies of transfer guidelines pertaining to clerical staff during 1.1.02 to 31.7.06. The applicant has sought the aforesaid information as per the proforma drawn by the [sic] him.”

The bank seeks to deny furnishing of these information to the 2nd respondent on the following grounds:-

(1) Under the Right to information Act (“the Act” for shore) only those information mentioned in Section 4 of the Act alone need be furnished,

(2) the information reque