Income Disclosure Ordered in Maintenance Dispute, Privacy Claim Rejected: Central Information Commission

In an important decision under the Right to Information Act, 2005, the Central Information Commission has directed the Income Tax Department to provide limited income details of a husband to his legally wedded wife for use in a pending domestic violence and maintenance case. The order was passed on 20 February 2026 by Information Commissioner Vinod Kumar Tiwari in the matter of Mamta versus Chief Commissioner of Income Tax. Background…