Central Information Commission, New Delhi
File No. CIC/VS/A/2012/000486/SH
Right to Information Act­2005­Under Section (19)
Date of hearing
:
27th March 2014
Date of decision
:
27th March 2014
Name of the Appellant
:
Smt. Jyoti Kumari,
W/o Sh. Prabhash Kumar, Mohalla Adarsh Colony, Road No. 2, Karma Road, Post + Distt. Aurangabad, Bihar
Name of the Public Authority :
Central Public Information Officer,
Central Bank of India,
Regional Office, Gaya, Bihar
The Appellant was not present. Her father, Shri Ram Dhayan Singh was present at the NIC Studio, Aurangabad with an authorization letter from her to represent her. He was advised to hand it over to the NIC Staff for being forwarded to us. No one was present on behalf of the Respondents.
Information Commissioner
:
Shri Sharat Sabharwal
This matter pertains to an RTI application dated 31.1.2012 filed by the Appellant, seeking some information relating to her complaint regarding disbursement of a loan by the Respondent bank. The CPIO responded on 22.2.2012 and gave the reason because of which disbursement of the loan had been stopped midway. Not satisfied with the reply of the CPIO and not having heard from the FAA on her appeal dated 6.3.2012, the Appellant approached the CIC in second appeal on 11.6.2012. 2. No one was present to represent the Respondents in spite of a written notice having been sent to them. We take a serious note of their absence. The Registry is directed to forward a copy of this order, besides the usual recipients, to the Head of the Regional Office of Central Bank of India, Gaya by name so that he ensures the presence of his representatives in the RTI hearings in future.
3.
The representative of the Appellant stated that the Appellant had been granted a loan of Rs. 5 lakhs by the Respondent bank to set up a beauty parlour. However, disbursement of this loan beyond the amount of Rs. 2,55,000 was stopped because, he alleged, the Appellant refused to bribe bank officials. In this context, we note that in his reply dated 22.2.2012, the CPIO had explained in detail the reasons because of which disbursement was stopped. The Commission is not competent to go into this particular issue. Having received the Respondents’ version from the CPIO, the Appellant is at liberty to raise this matter in an appropriate forum, in case she wishes to do so. As far as the RTI application is concerned, the representative of the Appellant did not mention any specific information that is still needed from the Respondents, except for repeating his above mentioned allegation. Taking into account the records and submissions before us, we note that this RTI application has been responded to and no further action is pending on it. 3. With the above observations, the appeal is disposed of.
4. Copies of this order be given free of cost to the parties.
Sd/­
(Sharat Sabharwal)
Information Commissioner
Copy to:­ Shri Ravi Kishore Singh
Regional Manager (CPIO),
Central Bank of India,
Gaya Regional Office Branch,
Shanti Bhawan, Rameshwar Path,
Opp. Bisar Tank, Gaya Dist­ Gaya,
Bihar – 823001
Authenticated true copy. Additional copies of orders shall be supplied against application and payment of the charges prescribed under the Act to the CPIO of this Commission.
(Vijay Bhalla)
Deputy Registrar