https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273939 The Right to Information law does not create a general exemption for matters merely because they are pending before a tribunal. Disclosure may be withheld only where a court or tribunal has expressly prohibited it, or where release would amount to contempt. As the request related to the appellant's own termination file, the pendency of the service dispute was not a valid ground to refuse the file notings. The CPIO was directed to obtain the records from the regional office and supply them, and disclosure was ordered. en-us Mon, 28 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 21 Jul 2018 09:34:57 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273939 The Right to Information law does not create a general exemption for matters merely because they are pending before a tribunal. Disclosure may be withheld only where a court or tribunal has expressly prohibited it, or where release would amount to contempt. As the request related to the appellant's own termination file, the pendency of the service dispute was not a valid ground to refuse the file notings. The CPIO was directed to obtain the records from the regional office and supply them, and disclosure was ordered. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 28 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273939