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1 - 4 of 4 (0.19 seconds)Director, C.B.I. & Anr vs D.P. Singh on 16 December, 2009
1. The appellant filed RTI application dated 26.03.2015 seeking copy of the complaint, final
decision and details of consideration process of the complaint in the cases namely (i) CBI vs. P.M.
Singh (ii) CBI vs. N.K. Grover and (iii) CBI vs. "Ram Bhaj Bansal and another".
Girish Ramchandra Deshpande vs Cen.Information Commr.& Ors on 3 October, 2012
(Girish Ramchandra Deshpande case) the details disclosed by a person in his income tax
returns are 'personal information' which stand exempted from disclosure under clause (j) of
Section 8(1) of the RTI Act, unless involves a larger public interest and the Central Public
Information Officer or the State Public Information Officer or the appellate authority is
satisfied that the larger public interest justifies the disclosure of such information.,"
Centre For Earth Science Studies vs Dr.Ansom Sebastian on 28 October, 2009
In that case the Kerala High Court noticed that the information sought for by the first
respondent pertains to copies of documents furnished in a domestic enquiry against one of
the employees of the appellant Organization. Particulars of confidential reports maintained
in respect of coemployees in the abovesaid case (all of whom were scientists) were sought
from the appellant Orgnisation. The Division Bench of Kerala High Court after noticing
the relevant provisions of the RTI Act held that documents produced in a domestic enquiry
cannot be treated as documents relating to personal information of a person, disclosure of
which will cause unwarranted invasions of privacy of such person. The Court further held
that the confidential reports of the employees maintained by the employer cannot be treated
as records pertaining to personal information of an employee and publication of the same is
not prohibited under Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act.
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