Jayashree vs CPIO: Punjab National Bank - 2025 Supreme(Online)(CIC) 6435

Judicial Analysis Court Copy Headnote Facts Arguments Court observation

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Shailesh Kumar Jha
For the Respondents: Kunal Chauhan, Dinesh Kumar Srivastava

Table of Content
1. rti application details and cpio/faa responses (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4)
2. parties' submissions on exemptions (Para 5 , 6 , 7)
3. privacy protection under s.8(1)(j) via sc precedents (Para 8 , 9)
4. no larger public interest in third-party marks disclosure (Para 10 , 11 , 12)
5. appeal dismissed upholding denial (Para 13)

ORDER

1. The Appellant filed an RTI application dated 16.04.2024 seeking information on the following points:

1) Please inform the number of post, declared for Scale V to scale VI.

2) Please provide us the marks of all the candidates appeared in the interview process, in the following format:

3) Name & Designation (along with mobile numbers and email id) of the Members from Outside (Outside Expert) in the Interview Committee be provided.

4) Whether Interview Committee awarded the marks at the time of interview or at later stages, as per conveniences.

2. The CPIO replied vide letter dated 27.06.2024 and the same is reproduced as under:-

1: Number of Post declared for Scale V to Scale -VI in the promotion process 2024-25 is 53 (52 for Mainstream +1 for technical stream).

2: The information sought is being third party information and exempted from disclosure under