के (cid:3)ीय सूचना आयोग Central Information Commission बाबा गंगनाथ माग(cid:18), मुिनरका

Baba Gangnath Marg, Munirka नई िद(cid:24)ी, New Delhi – 110067 File No : CIC/ILBSC/A/2023/130370 KEERTI JOSHI .….अपीलकता(cid:18)/Appellant VERSUS बनाम PIO, Institute of Liver & Biliary Sciences (ILBS) D - 1, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070 ….(cid:29)ितवादीगण /Respondent Date of Hearing : 21.04.2025 Date of Decision : 23.04.2025 INFORMATION COMMISSIONER : Vinod Kumar Tiwari Relevant facts emerging from appeal:

RTI application filed on : 04.05.2023 CPIO replied on : 02.06.2023 First appeal filed on : 09.06.2023 First Appellate Authority’s order : 29.06.2023 2nd Appeal/Complaint dated : 14.07.2023 Information sought:

The Appellant filed an RTI application (offline) dated 04.05.2023 seeking the following information:

“1 आपका फाइल नं. F1/4/R1 / 88 Admin/1285/2005/24/18/1800 (cid:12)दनांक 21.04.2023 (cid:14)वारा रा(cid:17)श 8 (cid:19)पेय का पो(cid:23)टल आडर(cid:26) मांगा गया है। पो(cid:23)टल ऑडर(cid:26) नं 60/- 497200 (cid:12)दनाक 17.04.2023 रा(cid:17)श 10 (cid:19)पेय संल"न कर भेजा जा रहा है।

%ाि’त क) सूचना (cid:17)भजवायी जाये ।।

2 (cid:12)हमाशु शमा(cid:26) िजस (cid:12)दन ILBS म3 उपि(cid:23)थत है। उसी(cid:12)दन दसु रे रा6य म3 7यायालय म3 उपि(cid:23)थ8त ले सकता है। 9या? हाँ या नह;ं म3 सूचना उपल<ध करायी जाये।

3 (cid:12)हमं ांशु शमा(cid:26) माह अ%ैल 2022 से (cid:12)दस@बर 2022 तक %8त माह Bकतने (cid:12)दन क) तनCवाह काट; गयी। सूचना (cid:17)भजवायी जाये ।”

The CPIO furnished a reply to the Appellant on 02.06.2023 stating as under:

“Point No.-1, Indian Postal Order bearing no. 60F 497200 dated

17.04.2023 amounting to Rs. 10/- is received and hereby acknowledged.

Point No. 2 & 3- The relevant information is enclosed herewith at annexure-I & II.”

Annexure -I “The requisite reply to the RTI questions is as under:

Point No. 1. - This does not pertain to HR department.

Point No. 2 - Not Applicable.

Point No. 3 - The information pertaining to Sh. Himanshu Sharma, Nurse working at this lnstitute is third party information and is his personal information. As per clause g U) of the RTI Act, the information cannot be disclose”

Annexure -II “This is with reference to letter of PIO No F No F.1/4/RTI/88/Admin/2023/24178/1250 dated 09/05/2023 for providing information in respect of Question no 3 of the Application under the Right to Information Act, 2005.

(Q3) Information regarding Himanshu Sharma's (NM1840) deduction of Salary due to his absent during the period of April'22 to December 22.

In this regard it is submitted, information regarding Salary of employee or deduction of Salary of an employee, can't be provided to any third person/spouse as it is a personal information of an individual which has no relationship to any public activity or interest and it would cause unwarranted invasion of privacy of individual. As per Section 8 (1) (j) of RTI Act 2005 there shall be no obligation to give 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 privacy of individual.

Further, it is to inform that Salary of an Employee is deducted only after adjustment of available leaves (i.e. EL/CL/ML), if the employee has applied for any leave.”

Being dissatisfied, the appellant filed a First Appeal dated 09.06.2023. The FAA vide its order dated 29.06.2023, held as under.

“1. And whereas, you have contended that you are legally wedded wife of Sh. Himanshu Sharma and there is the estrangement between you &

your husband and the matter is sub-judice.

2. And whereas, it has been informed in response to your previous RTI applications that Sh. Himanshu Sharma, Nurse being a person other than RTI applicant comes under the definition of 'third party' as per RTI Act, 2005. Accordingly, information which relates to personal information the disclosure of which has no relationship to any public activity or interest, or which could cause unwarranted invasion of the individual can not be furnished unde