Salary Details Of Husband Is Personal Information Rajasthan High Court Upholds Dismissal Of Wifes RTI Plea

Salary Details Of Husband Is Personal Information Rajasthan High Court Upholds Dismissal Of Wifes RTI Plea

Rajasthan High Court upheld the State's order to deny wife's RTI application seeking details of salary paid to the husband who was employed with the concerned department, opining that information relating to performance of an employee or officer in an organization fell within “personal information”. The petitioner had filed an RTI application with the concerned department seeking copies of pay slips/details of salary paid to her husband who was an employee of the department, for a particular time period.

This application was denied by the State on the ground that the information sought was personal in nature, pertaining to third party, and was exempted from RIT application. Hence, the petition was filed. After hearing the contentions, the bench of Justice Kuldeep Mathur held that there was no illegality in the order of the State that refused the sought information to the petitioner that related to a third party.
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