https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=25938 Official records are generally disclosable, but public interest privilege may justify withholding material where production would harm effective administration of public law. In tax-evasion matters, the court recognised a substantial public interest in protecting informants' anonymity and preserving the flow of confidential intelligence to revenue authorities, and held that disclosure should be refused when that balance favours non-disclosure. The same judgment also found no sufficient ground to quash criminal process in a defamation complaint, noting the challenge was raised belatedly and no prima facie basis for interference was shown at that stage. en-us Fri, 12 Oct 1984 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:35:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=25938 Official records are generally disclosable, but public interest privilege may justify withholding material where production would harm effective administration of public law. In tax-evasion matters, the court recognised a substantial public interest in protecting informants' anonymity and preserving the flow of confidential intelligence to revenue authorities, and held that disclosure should be refused when that balance favours non-disclosure. The same judgment also found no sufficient ground to quash criminal process in a defamation complaint, noting the challenge was raised belatedly and no prima facie basis for interference was shown at that stage. Case-Laws Income Tax Fri, 12 Oct 1984 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=25938