https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=176285 A request for disclosure of investigation note-sheets and internal correspondence in adjudication must be decided on its own merits, and not by reference to a pending Right to Information application. If any portion of the requested material is withheld, reasons must be recorded. The pendency of an RTI proceeding cannot justify refusal of disclosure or denial of an opportunity to file an additional reply to the show cause notice. The order conflating the two distinct processes was therefore set aside, and the matter was remitted for fresh decision in accordance with law. en-us Fri, 08 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 04 Sep 2017 11:59:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=176285 A request for disclosure of investigation note-sheets and internal correspondence in adjudication must be decided on its own merits, and not by reference to a pending Right to Information application. If any portion of the requested material is withheld, reasons must be recorded. The pendency of an RTI proceeding cannot justify refusal of disclosure or denial of an opportunity to file an additional reply to the show cause notice. The order conflating the two distinct processes was therefore set aside, and the matter was remitted for fresh decision in accordance with law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 08 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=176285