O R D E R

(05.07.2023)

1. The issue under consideration arising out of the second appeal dated 01.06.2022 include non-receipt of the following information sought by the appellant through the RTI application dated 20.05.2021 and first appeal dated23.08.2021:- (i) The date of knowledge of the fact that the Hon’ble Consumer forum had expressly forbidden disclosure of the information sought by the applicant.

(ii) The date of knowledge of the fact that the Hon’ble Consumer forum had not expressly forbidden disclosure of the information sought by the applicant.

(iii) The date of knowledge of the orders/ fact that "5 The matter being sub judice before a court is not one of the categories of information which is exempt from disclosure under any of the clauses of Section 8(1) of the RTI Act"

(iv) The copy of the orders/ Rules/ Regulations by which the APIO, PIO/ CPIO could refuse to supply the information for the matter being sub judice before any court and is covered under one of the categories of information which is exempt from disclosure under any of the clauses of Section 8(1) of the RTI Act"

(v) The copy of Banking Ombudsman of complaint No. ***********1348 dated

07.06.2021of Jaspal Singh against Punjab and Sind bank received by the bank with date of receipt.

(vi) The copy of the reply sent to the Banking Ombudsman with all enclosures, if any.

(vii) The date of receipt of orders from the Banking ombudsman for the above complaint.

(viii) The copy of the compliance report sent by the Bank for the orders at para 3 above.

(ix) The copy of the registry receipt and also the letter by which the copy of the orders were sent to Jaspal Singh.

(x) The date of knowledge that Jaspal Singh had not received the copy of orders from the Bank and also from the Ranking ombudsman.

(xi) The date of knowledge by the bank that the orders had lapsed in accordance with the following regulations of BOS 2006 (8) An award shall lapse and be of no effect unless the complainant furnishes to the bank concerned within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of copy of the Award, a letter of acceptance of the Award in full and final settlement of his claim. Provided that no such acceptance may be furnished by the complainant if he has filed an Appeal under Sub-Clause (1) of clause 14.

(9) The bank shall, unless it has preferred an appeal under Sub-Clause (1) of Clause 14, within one month from the date of receipt by it of the acceptance in writing of the Award by the complainant under Sub-Clause (8), comply with the Award and intimate compliance to the Banking Ombudsman.

(xii) The copy of the rules/ regulations by which the compliance of the orders were semi in the absence of any notice to the applicant and also against the instructions within one month from the date of receipt by it of the acceptance in writing of the Award by the complainant under Sub-Clause (8), comply with the Award and intimate compliance to the Banking Ombudsman.

(xiii) The copy of the orders of the competent authority to send the compliance to the Banking Ombudsman against the instructions within one month from the date of receipt by it of the acceptance in writing of the Award by the complainant under Sub-Clause (8), comply with the Award and intimate compliance to the Banking Ombudsman (xiv) The name and designation of the officer along with the code No of the officer who sent the compliance report to the Banking Ombudsman as at pars 8 above (xv) The copy of documents / noting sheets / orders for recommendations/ approval of various officers to send the compliance report to banking Ombudsman without the of the acceptance in writing of the Award by the complainant under Sub-Clause (8) as stated above (xvi) The copies of Rules/ regulations by which the Managers Punjab and Sind Bonk submitted the copy of the order in Honble consumer forum on affidavit knowing that the compliance report was sent without once the order of the acceptance in writing of the Award by the complainant under Sub-Clause (8) a