Inadvertent disclosure of third party information by the PIO
An application was filed seeking copies of educational qualification certificates, caste certificate submitted by Shri Awadhesh Kumar at the time of appointment in the school. The CIC observed that the PIO had provided copies of caste certificate & educational qualification pertaining to third party to the appellant. The copies of certificates of educational qualification or caste is third party information and should not be provided before resorting to Section 11 of the RTI Act. The CIC directed the PIO to be cautious in future in dealing with the RTI matters and advised to strictly adhere to the provisions of the RTI Act, 2005.
Comments
With a large number of Public Information Officers of state and centre being untrained, the likelihood of disclosing personal information inadvertently is fairly high. There is little which a person can do in such cases except to claim damages.
Citation: Shri Shiv Govind v. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Case No. CIC/RM/A/2014/003876/MP, Date of Decision: 19th July, 2017
Dr. Anuradha Verma (dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in) is the co-author of the books: RIGHT TO INFORMATION – LAW AND PRACTICE and PIO’s guide to RTI. Her other articles can be read at the website of RTI Foundation of India at - http://www.rtifoundationofindia.com/
Comments
With a large number of Public Information Officers of state and centre being untrained, the likelihood of disclosing personal information inadvertently is fairly high. There is little which a person can do in such cases except to claim damages.
Citation: Shri Shiv Govind v. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Case No. CIC/RM/A/2014/003876/MP, Date of Decision: 19th July, 2017
Dr. Anuradha Verma (dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in) is the co-author of the books: RIGHT TO INFORMATION – LAW AND PRACTICE and PIO’s guide to RTI. Her other articles can be read at the website of RTI Foundation of India at - http://www.rtifoundationofindia.com/
