https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=355931 The court upheld the petitioner's argument that information received from organizations specified in the Second Schedule, like the Directorate General of Income Tax (Investigation), is excluded from disclosure under Section 24(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005. It ruled that the information sought was not exempt under Section 8(1)(h) as it did not impede an ongoing investigation. The court clarified that verification exercises by the Directorate General of Income Tax (Investigation) do not amount to investigations under the Act. Additionally, it emphasized that corruption allegations and human rights violations would not be excluded from disclosure under Section 24(1) if specific conditions were met. The court set aside the Central Information Commission's order directing disclosure of the information sought by the respondent. en-us Mon, 19 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 21 Feb 2018 06:29:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=355931 The court upheld the petitioner's argument that information received from organizations specified in the Second Schedule, like the Directorate General of Income Tax (Investigation), is excluded from disclosure under Section 24(1) of the Right to Information Act, 2005. It ruled that the information sought was not exempt under Section 8(1)(h) as it did not impede an ongoing investigation. The court clarified that verification exercises by the Directorate General of Income Tax (Investigation) do not amount to investigations under the Act. Additionally, it emphasized that corruption allegations and human rights violations would not be excluded from disclosure under Section 24(1) if specific conditions were met. The court set aside the Central Information Commission's order directing disclosure of the information sought by the respondent. Case-Laws Income Tax Mon, 19 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=355931