Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi
Udupi, Mar 12: A complaint had been filed by TJ Abraham under the Right to Information Act with the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) of the Syndicate Bank alleging irregularities by Syndicate bank while granting loans to Pramod Madhwaraj.
However, the complaint was dismissed by the CPIO of the bank on the grounds that the application had sought private information and the same was not allowed in the public interest.
On the dismissal of the RTI application by CPIO, Abraham appealed to the First Appellate Authority (FAA) to provide complete information and take action against CPIO as the information provided by the CPIO was inadequate.
The FAA, which examined the complainant's application, upheld the order issued by the CPIO and noted that disclosing personal information in the pretext of public interest was not allowed.
Dissatisfied with the order issued by FAA, the complainant then lodged a complaint with the Central Information Commission, New Delhi.
The CIC heard the application, through a video conference, and obtained details on certain issues.
Syndicate Bank officials convinced the CIC by providing necessary details and stated that Pramod Madhwaraj is a reputed customer of the Syndicate Bank and the latter has followed all the rules and regulations and complied with legal norms while granting the loan. Considering the facts of the case reported by the CPIO, and the observations made by the FAA, the Central Information Commission, New Delhi upheld the orders of the CPIO and FAA and rejected the petition filed by TJ Abraham.