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Spouse’s Income related information possible under RTI: Central Information Commission

On Friday, regarding  sharing property details, investments and assets can be accessed by your spouse under the Right to Information Act (RTI), Central Information Commission (CIC) passed the judgment  while dealing with the case of an applicant,  an estranged wife and an alleged victim of domestic violence. Ignoring arguments that income details of a person is “personal information”, it directed the Delhi Transco, where her husband works, to provide his relevant details to her as it constituted her right to life. Till now, information has been considered exempt under the RTI Act and treated as private or was treated as third party information.

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