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Denial of information by IIM-B: girl's case transferred to CIC

Staff Reporter

KIC says it has no jurisdiction over the institute

BANGALORE: The Karnataka Information Commission (KIC) on Monday transferred the case pertaining to denial of information by the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore to a visually-impaired girl to the Central Information Commission.

State Chief Information Commissioner K,K, Misra also forwarded the request of Vaishanavi Kasturi, an IIM-B aspirant, to treat it as a subject that affects "life and liberty."

The KIC ruled that it had no jurisdiction over IIM-B as it was not "substantially funded or controlled'' by the State Government. The IIM-B had argued that it was a Central institution and KIC had no jurisdiction over it. Though the case was transferred to CIC in New Delhi, KIC has forwarded a request asking the central commission to consider all the proceedings held so far to expedite the process of providing information.

RTI activist C.N. Kumar had noted in his argument that in the absence of a clear definition of "substantially funded or controlled'' in the RTI Act, 2005, the KIC should take note of the assistance extended by the State Government in setting up IIM-B. The institute, he pointed out, had been granted 101.13 acres of land, development grant of Rs. 30 lakh and even exemption from paying property tax.

But Mr. Misra maintained that since the KIC had not come across any other legislation or authority that defines "substantially funded'' it would adopt the definition as per Section 14 (1) of the Comptroller and Auditor General's (Duties, Powers, and Conditions of Services) Act.

Under this Act, anybody or authority which has received loan or grant of at least Rs. 25 lakh in a financial year and meets 75 per cent of the expenditure is deemed to have been substantially funded.

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