https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=253590 The court held that income tax returns and related information are exempt from disclosure under Section 8(1) of the Right to Information Act unless larger public interest justifies it. It rejected the Central Information Commission's decision to disclose the information, emphasizing that assessment proceedings should not be subject to external interference. The court found no evidence of corruption to warrant intervention and reiterated that exemptions under Section 8 should prevail, with disclosure only in exceptional cases of public interest. The petitioners succeeded, and the CIC's order was overturned, with each party bearing its own costs. en-us Mon, 24 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 28 Nov 2014 20:30:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=253590 The court held that income tax returns and related information are exempt from disclosure under Section 8(1) of the Right to Information Act unless larger public interest justifies it. It rejected the Central Information Commission's decision to disclose the information, emphasizing that assessment proceedings should not be subject to external interference. The court found no evidence of corruption to warrant intervention and reiterated that exemptions under Section 8 should prevail, with disclosure only in exceptional cases of public interest. The petitioners succeeded, and the CIC's order was overturned, with each party bearing its own costs. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 24 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=253590