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Reserve Bank of India — PIO's information denial (CIC)
Central Information Commission · 2011-01-01 · Citation awaited
CIC foundation-ruling: RBI inspection reports disclosable; fiduciary claim rejected (later affirmed by SC 2015).
Case details
| Court | Central Information Commission |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2011-01-01 |
| Citation | Citation awaited |
| 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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