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2023 Supreme(Online)(CIC) 3088

केीय सूचना आयोग

Central Information Commission

बाबा गंगनाथ माग ,मुिनरका

Baba Gangnath Marg, Munirka

नई द ली, New Delhi – 110067

ितीय अपील संया / Second Appeal No. CIC/CANBK/A/2021/118194

Praveen Kumar Singh

… अपीलकता /Appellant

VERSUS

बनाम

CPIO: Canara Bank

Purnea, Bihar

…ितवादीगण/Respondents

Relevant dates emerging from the appeal:

RTI : 26.12.2020

FA

: 22.02.2021

SA

: 19.04.2021

CPIO : 12.01.2021

FAO : No Order

Hearing : 14.02.2023

CORAM:

Hon’ble Commissioner

SHRI SURESH CHANDRA

ORDER

(11.05.2023) 1. The issue under consideration arising out of the second appeal dated 19.04.2021 include non-receipt of the following information sought by the appellant through the RTI application dated 26.12.2020 and first appeal dated 22.02.2021:-

(i) या कृिष भूिम SARFESI अिधिनयम 2002 क धारा 31 (1) के तहत छुट दी गयी है या नह , बताने क कृपा क जाये ! (ii) या SARFASI Act के तहत कृिष भूिम को ब क ारा नीलाम कया जा सकता है , अगर नीलाम कया जा सकता है तो SARFASI के कस िविध कस अिधिनयम के तहत कया जा सकता है स"पूण जानकारी द$ ! (iii) Steel Edge Industries के खाते म$ ाथ& ारा दनांक 25.01.2014 को शाखा बंधक के कहने पर कतना (पया जमा कया गया था , बताने क कृपा क जाये ! (iv) Steel Edge Industries के खाते म$ ाथ& ारा नीलामी के दन दनांक 28.01.2011 को शाखा बंधक के कहने पर कतना (पया जमा कया था बताने क कृपा क जाये ! (v) Steel Edge Industries के Oxan परचेज़र से कतना (पया ब क ारा िलया गया है बताएं ! 2. Succinctly facts of the case are that the appellant filed an application dated 25.12.2020 under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act) before the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO), Canara Bank, Purnea, seeking aforesaid information. The CPIO vide letter dated 12.01.2021 replied to the appellant. Aggrieved by the same, the appellant filed first appeal dated 22.02.2021. The First Appellate Authority (FAA) did not pass any order. Aggrieved by that, the appellant filed second appeal dated 19.04.2021 before the Commission which is under consideration.

3. The appellant has filed the instant appeal dated 19.04.2021 inter alia on the grounds that reply given by the CPIO was not satisfactory. The appellant requested the Commission to direct the CPIO to provide the complete information and take necessary action as per Section 20 (1) of the RTI Act.

4. The CPIO replied vide letter dated 12.01.2021 and the same is reproduced as under:-

(i) “ इस स"बध म$ हम समझते ह क आपके ारा पूछे गए शन उस ऋण से स"बंिधत है िजसके िखलाफ रा*य िविधक सेवा ािधकार , पटना के सम+ मामला लंिबत एवं िवचाराधीन है , अतः इस स"बध म$ रा*य िविधक सेवा ािधकार , पटना के ह,त+ेप के िबना आगे क जानकारी देना हम उिचत नह समझते ह ! (ii) इस स"बध म$ , हम समझते ह क आपके ारा पूछे गए शन उस ऋण से स"बंिधत है िजसके िखलाफ रा*य िविधक सेवा ािधकार , पटना के सम+ मामला लंिबत एवं िवचाराधीन है , अतः इस स"बध म$ रा*य िविधक सेवा ािधकार , पटना के ह,त+ेप के िबना आगे क जानकारी देना हम उिचत नह समझते ह ! (iii) Steel Edge Industries के खाता म$ दनांक 25.01.2014 को 17,96,075/- ( . जमा -आ है ! (iv) Steel Edge Industries के खाता म$ दनांक 28.01.2014 को 1,00,000/- ( . जमा -आ है ! (v) Steel Edge Industries के नीलामी के खरीदार ारा 41,25,000/- जमा कया गया !”

The FAA did not pass any order.

5. The appellant along with his counsel and on behalf of the respondent Shri Amit Chandra, Divisional Manager and Shri Manohar Mondal, Manager, Canara Bank, Purnea, attended the hearing through video conference.

5.1. The appellant inter alia submitted that he was not satisfied with the reply given by the respondent as desired information was not provided by the respondent.

5.2. The respondent while defending their case inter alia submitted that they had provided point-wise reply to the appellant vide letter dated 12.01.2021.

6. The Commission after adverting to the facts and circumstances of the case, hearing both the parties and perusal of records, observed that point-wise reply was given by the respondent vide letter dated 12.01.2021. Perusal of the records furt

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