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/DGITE/A/2024/630584 Vijay kumar .….अपीलकता(cid:18)/Appellant VERSUS बनाम PIO, Office of the Income Tax Officer (Exemptions)

Ward-1, 3rd Floor, Aayakar Bhawan, Seedam Road, Kalaburagi – 585105 ….(cid:29)ितवादीगण /Respondent Date of Hearing : 27.11.2025 Date of Decision : 04.12.2025 INFORMATION COMMISSIONER : Vinod Kumar Tiwari Relevant facts emerging from appeal:

RTI application filed on : 14.04.2024 CPIO replied on : 01.05.2024 First appeal filed on : 28.05.2024 First Appellate Authority’s order : Not on record

2nd Appeal/Complaint dated : 16.07.2024 Information sought:

1. The Appellant filed an RTI application dated 14.04.2024 (online) seeking the following information:

“1 Copy of Trust Deed Shantiniketan Educational and Charitable Trust Resident of Aurad B Taluka Aurad B District Bidar State Karnataka Reg No 13 of 1993. Deed of Trust 24 june 1993 submitted during registration of Income Tax Exemption 80G

2 Trust filed the Income Tax Returns and Audited Accounts for the Financial year 2001 to 2023

3 If yes how much Income Tax they have paid for the Trust copies of the Audited statements be provided

4 Have they submitted the purchase agreements of all the properties bought in Personal name or in the name of Trustees been submitted to the document

5 If yes Copies to be provided

6 Have all the expenditure incurred by trust are for Charitable purpose

7 Copy of Trust Submitted 80G and 12A or 12AB or approved under section 10of23C registered Certificate of the Income Tax Act

8 Shantiniketan Educational and Charitable Trust merged with any other Trust or changed its name of Trust If yes Copies to be provided.

9 Certified copy of the audited balance sheet from the financial year

2001 to 2023 of the Shantiniketan Educational and Charitable Trust

10 Which Local bodies or Authority is Concerning or undertaking Educational Charitable Trust for Income Tax Returns and Exemption in Bidar District Karnataka State”

2. The CPIO furnished a reply to the Appellant on 01.05.2024 stating as under:

“Upon verification of the application filed by the applicant, it is observed that the information sought by the applicant as per Section 8(j) of RTI Act in Sl.No. 01 to 09, 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 the privacy of the individual unless the Central Public Information or the State Public Information Officer or the appellate authority, as the case may be, is satisfied that the larger public interest justifies the disclosure of such information: provided that the information, which cannot he denied to the Parliament or a State legislature shall not be denied to any person.

In view of above, information sought by the applicant for Sl.No 1 to 9 is of personal in nature and as such has apparently no relationship to any public activity or interest at large. Hence rejected.

For information requested vide Sl.No.10: "Which local bodies or Authority is concerning or undertaking Educational Charitable Trust for Income Tax Returns and Exemptions in Bidar District Karnataka State."

Reply: Educational Charitable Trusts of Bidar District, Karnataka State comes under the jurisdiction of ITO (Exemptions), Ward-1. Kalaburagi for Income Tax & Exemptions purposes.”

3. Being dissatisfied, the Appellant filed a First Appeal dated 28.05.2024.

The FAA order is not on record.

4. Feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied, Appellant approached the Commission with the instant Second Appeal.

Relevant Facts emerged during Hearing:

The following were present:-

Appellant: Present through Video-Conference.

Respondent: Shri Jaya Prakash T, Income Tax Officer (Exemptions) & CPIO present through Video-Conference.

5. Proof of having served a copy of Second Appeal on Respondent while filing the same in CIC on 16.07.2024