State Bank of India (SBI), the country s largest State-run lender, is at it again. In its latest replies under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, SBI refused to provide information on legal expenses and fees paid to senior counsel Harish Salve in the electoral bonds (EBs) case.
Last month, coming down heavily on SBI for sharing selective information on electoral bonds, the Supreme Court directed the lender to completely disclose all details in its possession, including the alphanumeric code on each EB.
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The public sector lender was responding to RTI activist Commodore (retired) Lokesh Batra, who sought complete disclosure on electoral bonds data in the digital form, as provided to the poll body after the top court's order.
The RTI also sought the details of the fees paid by the SBI to senior advocate Harish Salve to defend its case against the disclosure of the electoral bonds records, citing that the records are held in a fiduciary capacity and the information is personal in nature.