Sri Lanka, Oct. 26 -- The Right to Information (RTI) Commission has ruled that a private bank operating under a licence issued by the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka falls within the definition of a "public authority" under the Right to Information Act, No. 12 of 2016.

The decision was delivered in an appeal filed by Udara Ranasinghe, a customer of SANASA Development Bank PLC (SDB Bank), seeking information on how the interest rate applicable to his loan had been reviewed.

Although SDB Bank responded to his information request by email on April 9, 2025, the customer, dissatisfied with the response, appealed to the RTI Commission.

During the appeal proceedings, the bank maintained that it had provided information throug...