Information sought:

The Appellant filed an RTI application dated 26.08.2023 (offline) seeking the following information:

“1. Please provide certified copies of Awards passed by the Hon'ble Ombudsman for the Month of June, July & August 2023.”

The CPIO furnished a reply to the Appellant on 05.10.2023 stating as under:

“Information sought can not be provided as per section 8 (1) (j) of RTI Act 2005 i.e. 'information which relates to personal information the disclosure of which has no relationship to any public activity or interest, or which would cause unwarranted invasion of the privacy of the individual unless the Central Public Information Officer or the State Public Information Officer or the Appellate Authority, as the case may be, is satisfied that the larger public interest justifies the disclosure of such information.

This disposes off your application.”

Being dissatisfied, the appellant filed a First Appeal dated 10.10.2023. The FAA vide its order dated 03.11.2023, upheld the reply of CPIO with the following observations:

“…3. Orders passed by the Insurance Ombudsman have been made available in the website under the link https://www.cioins.co.in/ which can be accessed by the compla