Karnataka High Court: RTI Act not right tool to obtain spouse’s I-T returns, says Karnataka high court
BENGALURU: Karnataka high court has ruled that Right to Information (RTI) Act is not an appropriate mechanism for obtaining a spouse’s income-tax returns in maintenance proceedings and said the RTI framework was built for achieving public accountability, not facilitating private litigation.A woman from Mumbai sought details of her husband’s income-tax returns from 2012 to 2017,…