Personal information and the information between the person in fiduciary relationship, is exempted from disclosure under the RTI Act.
The Central Information Commission vide impugned order dated 8.11.2007 has reached the conclusion that the petitioners is seeking information in respect of details of customers and the same falls under the exempted category under Sections 8(1)(d), 8(1)(e) and 8(1)(i)) of the RTI Act. It has been further observed that information sought by the petitioner was not only from the Canara Bank but also from the Banking Division of the Government of India and from the department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance. Both these authorities have transferred the RTJ application to the Canara Bank which is the appropriate Public Authority holding the information. It has been further observed that the petitioner is unnecessarily approaching multiple authorities for the same set of information knowing it fully well that the information requested is held by the Canara Bank and not by either the Banking Division or by the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance. The competitive position of the third party including an information relating to commercial confidence, trade secrets or intellectual property cannot be sought as the same is barred under Section 8(1)(d) of the RTI Act. It has been further observed that personal information an
