Providing provident fund detail of wife under right to information Act

Central Information Commission

Decision No.1816/IC(A)/2008

F. No.CIC/MA/A/2007/00583

Dated, the 10

th

January, 2008

Name of the Appellant: Sh

. Ashish Kumar Tiwari

Name of the Public Authority:

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation

Facts:

1. The appellant wa

s heard on 9/1/2008.

2. The appellant has asked fo

r the details of PF account in respect of his ex-

wife. The CPIO has, however, refused to

furnish the information u/s 8(1)(e) and

(j) of the Act.

3. During the hearing, t

he appellant stated that hi

s ex-wife is already

employed by a school and, t

herefore, there is no just

ification for payment of

maintenance allowance as awarded by th

e Court. He, therefore, pleaded that

the information asked for is required to seek exemption from payment of

maintenance allowance.

Decision:

4. The appellant’s financial interest is a

ffected in the matter, as he is seeking

legal relief from the Court. The disclos

ure of financial details, mainly PF

contributions by his ex-wife

would surely help the affect

ed parties in arriving at

the reasonable amount

of maintenance to be paid to his divorced wife. The

disclosure of information sought is, theref

ore, in larger public interest. The

information should therefore be provided.

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5. The CPIO is, therefore, directed to furn

ish the details of PF of his ex-wife,

after determining his identity as ex-hus

band of the person whose details have

been asked for. This information should

be furnished within 15 working days

from the date of iss

ue of this decision.

6. With these observations, the appeal is disposed of.

Sd/-

(Prof. M.M. Ansari)

Information Commissioner