The Supreme Court has ruled that the details of a person's income tax returns and performance of an employee are personal information which cannot be divulged under the provisions of the Right to Information Act
unless a larger public interest is involved.

A bench of justices K S Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra said that the disclosure of such information would cause unwarranted invasion of privacy of that individual.

The apex court gave the verdict while dismissing a plea against denial of information regarding a government servant's service matters and also the details of his assets and liabilities, movable and immovable properties.