O R D E R

(02.02.2022)

1. The complainant filed the above mentioned two complaints against the CPIO, Punjab National Bank, Amritsar respect to two RTI applications seeking similar information. Both the complaints were being clubbed together for hearing and disposal to avoid multiplicity of proceedings.

1.1 The issues under consideration i.e. the reliefs sought by the complainant in the complaint dated NIL due to alleged non-supply of information vide RTI application dated 09.05.2019 & 20.05.2019are as under:-

(cid:1) To direct the respondent to provide the desired information sought by the complainant.

2. Succinctly facts of the case are that the complainant filed an application dated 09.05.2019 & 20.05.2019 under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act) before the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO), Punjab National Bank, Amritsar, seeking following information:

File No. CIC/PNBNK/C/2019/647465 (i) Whether bank has known that his father sh. Janak Raj has expired on 26.03.2019 or not. If yes, who has given this information and mode of communication. Provide photocopies of all communication between legal heir’s and banks after 26.03.2019 and with my father after 01.01.2019.

(ii)