It is Canara Bank's turn now.
Canara Bank refused to entertain an
RTI application and its first appeal, because it did not have an arrangement with the Post Office to collect the application fee. This happened to Mr K. Lall of Malviya Nagar, New Delhi, who had remitted the
RTI fees at the post office. In the instant case, the Commission held that:
A decision has been taken by the Commission that whenever appellants did not find a public authority nearer to his residence they are at liberty to send their application through Post offices by paying Rs.10/- in the post office. There must be some system available in the Post offices for transferring this amount at the end of the year. This can be sorted out by the Bank with the Post Office. On this account, the Bank need not have rejected this application. I direct the CPIO to provide information to the queries raised by the appellant within 15 days from the date of receipt of this direction. After the receipt of reply in case if the appellant is not satisfied he is at liberty to file his appeal before the first AA and I direct the AA to dispose of the appeal within 15 days from the date of appeal by issuing a speaking order. On these lines, the appeal is disposed of.
Decision No. 848/ICPB/2007 dated 28/08/2007 on Appeal from Mr. K. Lall Vs Canara Bank