B M Agarwal v. Central Information Commissioner And ORS

CWP No.3350 of 2015 -1IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.3350 of 2015 Date of Decision.25.02.2015 B.M. Aggarwal son of Sh. J.K. Agarwal .......Petitioner

Versus

Central Information Commissioner and others ......Respondents

Present:

Mr. Sukhbir Singh, Advocate for the petitioner.

CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN 1.

Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ?

2.

To be referred to the Reporters or not ?

3.

Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? -.- K. KANNAN J.(ORAL) 1.

The petitioner seeks for quashing of the order declining to the petitioner some information from the income tax authorities. The petitioner has already approached under the RTI for supply of information regarding some income tax returns submitted by the petitioner's wife's brothers. The same has been declined since it is not an information which the petitioner can have access to, being a confidential report between the income tax authorities and the person who submits his returns. He has approached the State Commission which has also declined to supply the information and he has also approached the Central Information Commission which has also confirmed the orders already passed.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that some other orders had been passed by Central Information Commission where such information was given to yet another party. The petitioner may use the PANKAJ KUMAR 2015.02.26 16:58 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

CWP No.3350 of 2015 -2same before the Central Information Commission if it is possible but I will make no intervention for supply of information which is confidential. The petitioner may seek for summoning the document before the Criminal Court where the case is pending. If that information regarding the income tax return is relevant for the criminal trial and permissible by law, the jurisdictional Magistrate will exercise his jurisdiction to consider his plea after serving notice to persons whose records are sent for and hearing their objections. 2.

The writ petition is dismissed with the above observations. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE February 25, 2015 Pankaj* PANKAJ KUMAR 2015.02.26 16:58 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document