Need help in RTI application

You should also mention that you have
paid the requisite fees as per the act and you are ready to bear the
necessary expenses such as photocopying etc that are going to be
incurred for supply of inforamtion(only if you called for copies ofsome record).

The expenses incurred for providing the information is hereby submitted  by me in the form of a demand draft/challan.

SIR SOME OF MY FRIEND SAYS I CAN'T ASK INFORMATION  UNDER RTI ACT 2005 FROM PRIVATE BANKS.ITS TRUE SO HOW CAN I ASK INFORMATION FROM PRIVATE BANKS.

Information cannot be asked from a private bank, as the act is applicable to public authorities only. It is certain that a private bank is not a public authority.

Is a public sector bank is a public authority? The point is debatable. merely because the state is engaged in providing a commerecial activity on commercial terms, it becomes difficult to put them into the definition of "public authorities".

Many a times even a private person can be a public authority. There are many cases where a writ petition has been entertained against private persons, like private school or hospitals, when it was found that they were discharging public functions.

All the banks enjoy/excercises certain public power with respect to debt recovery- in those functions the banks work as public authorities and they will be amenable to RTI.

Slightly tedious issue- will be decided in course of time by judicial pronouncements.  

As such there is specific format but some authorities in their respective cites has posted respective formats please see those.

But on the first phase go through Mr : Rajesh Kumar's comments other wise your exercise will become fruitless.

Initially, a format for making application had been prescribed (Form "A") and the same was appended at the end of the RTI Act,2005.

Subsequently, for the convenience of the common man, it has been allowed to write in a plain paper seeking your information under R.T. Act, 2005.

The important points needed in the Application are as follows: 

APPLICATION FOR SEEKING INFORMATION UNDER R.T. ACT, 2005.

                                   In Person/ (or) preferably by Registered Post with A.D.

To                                 for future legal action to be taken if necessary.

The Public Information Officer/ Head of the Department

Name of the Bank,

Name of the City

Name of the District

Name of the State

Name of the Country

Pin code No. (if available)

1.  Name of the Applicant with full POSTAL ADDRESS

2. Name of the Department: (from where you wish to get the information)

3. Particulars of information required: (Subject in Brief)

4. Details of Information required: (e.g. Statement of Account, Voucher Copy etc.,etc.,

5. Period for which the information is sought for: (i.e. for the period from 1996-2008 etc., etc.,

6. A fee of Rs.10/- has been paid directly in the office vide Receipt No.     Date

    or sent through Demand Draft/Postal order vide  No.          Date.

7. Please furnish me the required information under the eligible provisions of

    the R.T. Act, 2005.

8. Necessary photo copy of the receipt for having paid the Application fee is

    enclosed herewith for favour necessary action.

     Date:                                                                                         Yours faithfully,

     Station                                                                          (Signature of the Applicant)

The above format will be sufficient for seeking information under R.T. Act, 2005

complecated issue, i would like to invite experts to comment on this topic.

we need copies of articles of association of icici bank & ICICI General insurance compnay under RTI Act 2005

how do i proceed

shall i visit the ICICI Bank in person ro approach through the RBI officer

please help

regards

kumar

Why the CIC New Delhi itself clarifies all such tricky points taking a proactive stand? Onus will then be on the part of the private banks to get a court's order to deny the information.In my considered view section 8 of the RTI Act should be deleted wiwth a rider that in case a PIO/CPIO feels that info requested will compromise counties safety security blah blah blah / privacy of an individual blah blah it will be their duty to approach SIC/CIC as applicable in writing to get the relief. Now it will be the duty of the SIC/CIC to dispose of the case within a stipulated time say 7 days to enable the PIO/CPIO to reply the applicant within 30 days as specified.

Unless this is done almost all including the PSU banks will take advantage of Sec 8 of the Act and make the RTI Act a laughing stock. In the instant case PSU banks are responding well. I have not tried with PVT BAnks directly or through RBI. It is now the duty of the RBI to be proactive and intimate through their web site what all information they think the PVT banks must provide. Once it is known PVT banks will have no problem in providing those info direct to the info seekers.

I request admin of this site to take the case with the RBI and educate us in this respect.