The State Bank of India was pulled up after its authorities declined to provide the pensioner account details of a deceased woman even after her son submitted documents to claim he was the legal heir and sought information under the Right to Information Act, 2005.
The case relates to a petition filed by S. Kumaraguruparan, of Villupuram, who sought the account details of his mother, a pensioner, who passed away. After the bank’s Chief Public Information Officer (CPIO) denied information under Section 8(1)(e) of the RTI Act, the petitioner moved the First Appellate Authority, who upheld the same. Not satisfied with the response, Mr. Kumaraguruparan filed a second appeal before the Central Information Commission.
