Delhi HC rules wife cannot use RTI to obtain husband's ITRs in maintenance case
The Delhi High Court has ruled that a wife cannot use the Right to Information Act to access her husband's income tax returns in connection with a maintenance dispute. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav delivered the verdict on a writ petition filed by the husband contesting an earlier order. The Central Information Commission had in July 2021 directed disclosure of the husband's net taxable income from financial year 2007-08 onwards. The husband challenged this CIC directive, prompting the High Court to examine whether ITR details could be compelled through an RTI request in matrimonial proceedings. The court ultimately ruled in the husband's favour, setting aside the CIC's disclosure order.
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