TNN, Sep 23, 2010;
PANAJI: The Goa State Information Commission (GSIC) has ordered that Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) XVII inspection report pertaining to the Goa Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd (GUCBL) be traced. The order was passed following an application filed by one Rui Ferreira against the office of the registrar of co-operative societies for not furnishing the copy of the report.
In its order, GSIC's chief information commissioner M S Keny observed thus: "In the instant case, it is strange as well as surprising that that XVI inspection report is available and XVII inspection report is missing. Even otherwise if such a contention is accepted that document is untraceable, then it would be rather impossible to implement the RTI Act."
The commission noted that as on March 29, 2010, the report was available but after June 14, the same was not traceable. Earlier on June 14 the commission had directed the public information officer (PIO) of the registrar of co-operative societies to furnish both the reports within 15 days to the applicant, who is a shareholder of the bank.
Subsequently, on July 9, the applicant received a letter from the PIO asking him to collect the copy of the XVI inspection report. However, RBI's XVII report was not given to the applicant. Hence, the applicant again approached the commission and sought penal action.
After hearing the parties, the commission also directed that responsibility for the missing/misplaced documents be fixed and to initiate action against the 'delinquent officials', in case the report is not found.
The commission has also issued a notice to the PIO as to why penal action should not be taken against him for causing the delay in furnishing the information.
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