Wife Gets Husbands Income Details Using RTI
In a recent case where a woman sought the income details of her husband by filing an RTI.
Questions like 'how much do you earn?' are something most of us don't feel like discussing with everyone. Such information is usually disclosed to just the family members. However in a marriage couples share everything with each other. When you file for a divorce, Assets are divided between the two.
When the divorce is not mutual, in some cases, the wife may seek income details from her husband and demand maintenance. Here, if the man refuses to disclose the income details, the wife can still get access through other ways. This happened in a recent case where Sanju Gupta, filed an RTI (Right to Information) seeking the income details of her spouse. She said her husband was not sharing the details and she has a right to know so that she can seek alimony.
The Income Tax Department office of the Income Tax Officer, refused to provide the details under RTI as the husband did not consent to it. The woman then filed a complaint in court. After a long case, the Central Information Commission went through some of its past orders and judgments of the Supreme Court and High Courts and on 19th September, 2022 directed the Income Tax Department to provide a woman with the details of her husband's net taxable income/gross income within 15 days. What do you think about this? Do mention your thoughts in the comment section below.
