routine information, part of the administrative records is not fiduciary
Dr Pradeep Singh Vs Union Public Service Commission.
... The Appellant had sought a copy of the reserve list/panel prepared by the UPSC for the post of Director of Agriculture, Andaman and Nicobar Islands in November 1998. The CPIO had observed that not only the desired information was exempt from disclosure under Section 8(1) (d) and (e) of the Right to Information (RTI) Act but it was also not available being more than eight years old while its retention period was only three years.
4. During the hearing, the Respondent reiterated the same line of argument. We, however, do not agree that such information would come under the exemption provisions cited above. Neither this information is in the nature of commercial confidence or trade secret nor it is held in a fiduciary capacity. This is routine information, part of the administrative records arising out of the selection process. Therefore, if this information is available, it must be disclosed...
CIC/WB/A/2010/000010SM Date 13-01-2011