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Quick Reply: RBI directed to disclose inspection reports of banks — foundation for the later SC ruling in Jayantilal Mistry. CIC foundation-ruling: RBI inspection reports.
Central Information Commission · 2011 (series of orders) · affirmed by SC, (2016) 3 SCC 525
CIC foundation-ruling: RBI inspection reports disclosable; fiduciary claim rejected (later affirmed by SC 2015).
Case details
| Court | Central Information Commission |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2011 (series of CIC orders) |
| Citation | Affirmed: Reserve Bank of India v. Jayantilal N. Mistry, (2016) 3 SCC 525, Transferred Case (Civil) No. 91 of 2015, decided 16-12-2015 |
| Petitioner | various RTI applicants |
| Respondent | RBI |
| RTI Act sections | §8(1)(e) |
| Outcome | Applicant allowed |
Outcome
RBI directed to disclose inspection reports of banks — foundation for the later SC ruling in Jayantilal Mistry.
Ratio decidendi
Inspection reports and regulatory findings by RBI concerning commercial banks are held in a regulatory capacity, not a fiduciary one. §8(1)(e) cannot be invoked to refuse them. Later affirmed by the Supreme Court in RBI v. Jayantilal Mistry (2015).
Keywords
RBI, CIC, inspection reports, §8(1)(e), fiduciary
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