[RTI] Wife Not Entitled To Seek Details Of Income Tax Returns Filed By Her Husband: CIC [Read Order]
4 years, 4 months ago

[RTI] Wife Not Entitled To Seek Details Of Income Tax Returns Filed By Her Husband: CIC [Read Order]

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A wife is not entitled to seek the details of the Income Tax Returns filed by her husband by filing RTI application, the Central Information Commission has observed. Information Commissioner Neeraj Kumar Gupta observed that the filing of the Income Tax Returns by an individual with the Income Tax Department is not a public activity. The Income Tax department had refused to provide the details on the ground that the Income Tax Returns of some other individual is an exempted information u/Section 8 of the RTI Act. The commissioner referred to the Supreme Court judgment in Girish Ramchandra Deshpande v. Central Information Commission in which it was held that the details disclosed by a person in his income tax returns are "personal information" which stand exempted from disclosure under clause of Section 8 of the RTI Act, unless involves a larger public interest and the Central Public Information Officer or the State Public Information Officer or the Appellate Authority is satisfied that the larger public interest justifies the disclosure of such information.

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Delhi HC quashes CIC order directing I-T dept to disclose PM CARES Fund info
11 months ago

Delhi HC quashes CIC order directing I-T dept to disclose PM CARES Fund info

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Monday set aside an order of the Central Information Commission directing the income-tax department to disclose information related to the grant of tax exemption status to the PM CARES Fund to Girish Mittal, a right to information applicant,. An RTI was filed in the Delhi high court seeking the disclosure of information related to the …

RTI Act: Delhi High Court Quashes CIC Order Asking MEA To Disclose Passport Details Of 'Estranged' Husband To Wife
2 years ago

RTI Act: Delhi High Court Quashes CIC Order Asking MEA To Disclose Passport Details Of 'Estranged' Husband To Wife

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has set aside an order of the Central Information Commission by which the Ministry of External Affairs had been directed to disclose under the RTI Act the details relating to the passport and marriage certificate, address proof, ID proof and other related documents of an estranged husband to his wife. Justice Yashwant Varma said the the …

Delhi HC Upholds CIC Order Denying Information To Husband About Complaints Filed By Estranged Wife Against Previous Husbands
3 years, 3 months ago

Delhi HC Upholds CIC Order Denying Information To Husband About Complaints Filed By Estranged Wife Against Previous Husbands

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The Delhi High Court has upheld an order passed by Central Information Commission denying information to a husband about complaints lodged by his estranged wife against her two previous husbands and their family members under the Right to Information Act, 2005. Four RTI applications were filed by the third husband, petitioner in the case, seeking information about the complaints registered …

I-T Dept furnishes ’contradictory’ response to RTI on political parties’ income tax returns
3 years, 5 months ago

I-T Dept furnishes ’contradictory’ response to RTI on political parties’ income tax returns

Live Mint  

Income Tax Department has clarified, in response to an RTI query, that its Central Public Information Officer does not maintain information about political parties' income tax returns. This "contradictory" response was furnished against an RTI request filed buy a RTI activist Venkatesh Nayak, who had approached the Income Tax Department seeking income tax returns filed by political parties over the …

Disclosure Of Interest In Information Being Sought Under RTI Act Necessary To Establish Applicant's Bonafide: Delhi High Court
3 years, 11 months ago

Disclosure Of Interest In Information Being Sought Under RTI Act Necessary To Establish Applicant's Bonafide: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday observed that whenever information is sought under the 'Right To Information Act, 2005', the disclosure of applicant's interest in the information being sought would be necessary to establish his/her bonafides. The Bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh specifically observed, "This Court is of the opinion that whenever information is sought under the RTI Act, …

Wife Can Seek Information About Husband's Income Under Right To Information Act: CIC
4 years, 1 month ago

Wife Can Seek Information About Husband's Income Under Right To Information Act: CIC

Live Law  

In a significant order, the Central Information Commission has partly allowed a wife's appeal, seeking information about her husband's income under the Right to Information Act, 2005. Information Commissioner Neeraj Kumar Gupta, while relying on certain High Court orders where it was held that a wife is entitled to know what remuneration her husband is getting, directed the Income Tax …

Delhi HC Stays CIC Order Which Had Allowed A Wife To Get The Details Of Her Husband From The Passport Office Under RTI [Read Order]
4 years, 5 months ago

Delhi HC Stays CIC Order Which Had Allowed A Wife To Get The Details Of Her Husband From The Passport Office Under RTI [Read Order]

Live Law  

Delhi High Court has stayed the order passed by the Central Information Commission wherein the Central Public Information Officer of the Passport Office was directed to divulge the information about a man under an RTI application filed by his wife. The order has come in a writ petition moved by the Ministry of External Affairs against the order dated 15/05/20 …

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