SC:Banks cannot disclose employee details under RTI

New Delhi Sept 3: A judgment was passed today.
Supreme Court has said that "seeking information about individual bank employees which were personal in nature and devoid of any public interest, was exempted under the Right to Information (RTI) Act."

The above remarks were made during the hearing of an appeal filed by Canara Bank challenging an order of the Kerala High Court.

Earlier the HIgh Court has directed the bank to provide information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act about transfers and postings of its entire clerical staff from January 2002 to July 2006.

Finally, the supreme court has said that some information cannot be given under section 8 of RTI Act.