NEW DELHI: Days after Supreme Court held privacy as a fundamental right, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said a balance will now have to be struck between need for transparency and privacy and the ruling cannot be cited to shield information on suspicious cash spendings, including by politicians.
Raising questions about what constitutes privacy, he said can a bureaucrat deny information on jewellery purchased by his wife under the shield of privacy of the lady.
Similarly, he said, can a politician fighting elections use the privacy garb to deny information about family wealth.
The judgement exempts national security, crime detection and dissipation of social benefits from the purview of privacy, Jaitley added.
“I believe these three are examples, these are not conclusive. They are only illustrative,” he said, adding that steps taken by the Government to augment revenue realisation cannot be restricted in the name of privacy. (AGENCIES)
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