Delhi HC rules husband’s income details cannot be disclosed with estranged wife under RTI
The Delhi High Court has ruled that a husband's net taxable income details cannot be disclosed to his estranged wife under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The court held that income tax returns constitute personal information protected from disclosure. The decision was made while challenging a Central Information Commission order that had mandated the release of the financial details.
- ▪The Delhi High Court ruled that income tax returns are personal information and exempt from disclosure under the RTI Act.
- ▪Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav passed the order on April 28, 2024.
- ▪The case involved a petition challenging the Central Information Commission's July 22, 2021 order to disclose the man's net taxable income from 2007-08 onwards.
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The Delhi High Court has ruled that a man’s net taxable income details cannot be disclosed to his estranged wife under the RTI Act, holding that income tax returns are personal information exempt from disclosure.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav passed the order on April 28 while hearing a petition filed by a man challenging the July 22, 2021 decision of the Central Information Commission (CIC) ordering disclosure of details of his net taxable income for the financial year 2007-08 and onwards.
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