O R D E R

(07.10.2021)

1. The issues under consideration arising out of the second appeal dated 29.03.2019 include non-receipt of the following information raised by the appellant through his RTI application dated 22.11.2018 and first appeal dated 27.12.2018:-

(i) Furnish the photocopy of bank’s copy of the challan filed and signed by the appellant at State Bank of India, Branch Code: 1017, Govindappa Street, Sowcarpet, Chennai dated 24.07.2018 bank sealed and signed by C. Subramani to deposit an amount of Rs. 900/- into the account number *******2327.

(ii) Please furnish the details of name and user ID of Branch Manager, Staff at counter no. 3, Bank Security Guard and other staff who were on duty at State Bank of India, Branch Code : 1017, Govindappa Street, Sowcarpet, Chennai on

24.07.2018.

(iii) Please furnish the details of minimum amount that may be permitted to deposit in to a non home State Bank of India (SBI) Branch amount by a non home account holder in any SBI Branch across Chennai.

(iv) Please furnish the address of RTI Second Appeal address.

2. Succinctly facts of the case are that the appellant filed an application dated 22.11.2018 under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act) before the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO), State Bank of India, Chennai, seeking aforesaid information. Dissatisfied due to non-receipt of any reply from the CPIO within the stipulated time, the appellant filed first appeal dated 27.12.2018. Subsequently, the CPIO vide letter dated 24.01.2019 replied to the appellant. The First Appellate Authority vide order dated 29.01.2019disposed of the first appeal. Aggrieved bythat, the appellant filed a second appeal dated29.03.2019 before this Commission which is under consideration.

3. The appellant has filed the instant appeal dated29.03.2019 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 vide letter dated 24.01.2019 gave point-wise information/reply to the appellant wherein against point no. 1, the respondent provided copy of the challan; against point no. 2, the respondent provided names of the Branch Manager, Cash Officer, Single Window Operator, Security Guard and Senior Head Messenger; against point no. 3, the respondent stated that no restriction for personal segment account holder, for agriculture segment and SME segment- minimum deposit could be made up to 200000/- per day; against point no. 4, the respondent stated that there was no second appeal as mention in the appellant’s application. The FAA vide his order dated 29.01.2019 stated that the CPIO had already replied to the appellant.

5. The appellant remained absent and on behalf of the respondent Shri Balaji, Regional Manager, State Bank of India, Chennai, attended the hearing through video conference.

5.1. The respondent while defending their case inter alia submitted that they had already provided point-wise information to the appellant vide their letter dated 24.01.2019. They further tendered unconditional apology for the delay caused in providing information to the appellant.

6. The Commission after adverting to the facts and circumstances of the case, hearing the respondent and perusal of records, observed that due information/reply to the appellant vide letter dated 24.01.2019. There was some delay but the same was inadvertent. Moreover, the appellant neither filed any written explanations nor presented himself before the Commission to controvert the averments made by the respondent and further agitate the matter. Hence, the submissions of the respondent were taken on record. The Commission further feels that there is no public interest in further prolonging the matter. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed.

Copy of the decision be provided free of cost to the parties.

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(Suresh Chandra) ( )

सरु ेशच(cid:8)ं ा

Information Commissioner