The Karnataka High Court has held that income tax returns of an assessee constitute “personal information” under Section 8(1)(j) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, and are therefore exempt from disclosure unless a demonstrable larger public interest is established. The bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj set aside an order passed by the Central Information…
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Mariya is the Senior Editor at Juris Hour. She has 7+ years of experience on covering tax litigation stories from the Supreme Court, High Courts and various tribunals including CESTAT, ITAT, NCLAT, NCLT, etc. Mariya graduated from MLSU Law College, Udaipur (Raj.) with B.A.LL.B. and also holds an LL.M. She started her career as a freelance tax reporter in the leading online legal news companies.
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