Bank of Ceylon vs Right to Information Commission and other – CA RTI/REV/05/2021-2024

In Bank of Ceylon v. Right to Information Commission and S.M. Pasansani Anuradha, the court addressed the validity of an order by the Right to Information Commission that mandated disclosure of examination-related information in the context of a recruitment process at a state bank. The principal legal issues concerned whether the Commission’s decision was validly constituted and signed, whether the Bank’s appeal was timely under the Right to Information Act, and the balancing of privacy interests against the public interest in transparency. It was determined that the statutory requirements for a quorum and order signing were fulfilled, the Bank’s appeal was out of time, and the disclosure of merit lists and examination marks was consistent with the public interest in accountability. The co