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Urban Co-operative Bank records — Karnataka HC 2024

High Court of Karnataka · 2024-05-15 · 2024 SCC OnLine Kar 1567

Co-op regulatory oversight is transparent; member data is fiduciary.

Case details

Court High Court of Karnataka
Decided 2024-05-15
Citation 2024 SCC OnLine Kar 1567
Bench K, r, i, s, h, n, a, , S, ., , D, i, x, i, t, , J
Petitioner UCB Depositors' Assoc
Respondent Registrar Co-op Societies
RTI Act sections §2(h), §8(1)(e)
Outcome partly allowed

Outcome

Registrar's inspection reports of UCBs are §2(h) information; individual depositor data remains fiduciary.

Ratio decidendi

The Registrar of Co-operative Societies inspection reports of Urban Co-operative Banks are regulatory-authority records under §2(h). Inspection findings, audit observations and compliance-default lists are disclosable under Jayantilal Mistry. Individual depositor account details remain §8(1)(e).

Keywords

UCB, co-operative bank, section 2(h), Jayantilal Mistry, Registrar

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