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TANAJI JAMDADE (LAWYER)     10 September 2026

Under right to information act

I have one querry regarding the right to seek information of the post office employee monthly salary statement under the Right to Information Act?

The wife filed maintenance application before JMFC COURT. whether the applicant wife has applied before Divisional Office Post office seeking information of Salary ?

But the concern office refused to give information under Right to Information Act.

What is the remedy available to application wife to seek salary statement?



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If a post office has refused to provide an employee's salary statement under the Right to Information Act for a maintenance case, there are remedies available. Spouses generally have a right to access gross salary details in such situations, as confirmed by information commissions and high courts. The first step is to file an appeal with the First Appellate Authority. If that fails, a second appeal can be made to the Central Information Commission. Additionally, a court can be asked to summon the relevant documents directly.

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T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Advocate)     10 September 2026

Under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, salary details of a public servant do not constitute purely private "third-party" information when requested by a legally wedded spouse involved in maintenance proceedings. Public authorities routinely reject these requests under Section 8(1)(j) (privacy/third-party exemption), but the Central Information Commission (CIC) and several High Courts (including MP and Bombay High Courts) have repeatedly established that a spouse has a legitimate right to know the generic/gross salary details to secure justice in maintenance cases. Additionally, under Section 4(1)(b)(x) of the RTI Act, every public authority is required to publish the monthly remuneration paid to its employees voluntarily.

If the Divisional Office (CPIO) refused the application, the wife can escalate the matter by filing first appeal before First Appellate Authority (FAA). If the First Appellate Authority also rejects or fails to answer within 30–45 days, file a Second Appeal before the Central Information Commission (CIC), New Delhi.

The wife’s advocate can file an application before the JMFC under the relevant provisions (or under Section 91 CrPC / Section 94 BNSS) requesting the Court to issue a summons to the Head of the Postal Division / Drawing and Discharging Officer (DDO) to produce the husband’s official pay slips, Form 16, or salary statements.

 

P. Venu (Advocate)     10 September 2026

"...... the applicant wife has applied before Divisional Office Post office seeking information of Salary ?"

Whose salary? 

 

Dr. J C Vashista (Advocate )     11 September 2026

The applicant (wife) cannot seek salary details of her husband from his employer (Post office  in instant case) through RTI Act, 2005.

However, she may apply to the court u/s 91 CrPC to summon salary records of Postal department.

 

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TANAJI JAMDADE (LAWYER)     11 September 2026

Her husband who service at post office

P. Venu (Advocate)     11 September 2026

I fso, husbnad is a respondent in the proceeding. He is required to furnish the information as to his income together his reply. 

Any efforts under RTI Act is unnecessary.


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