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Refuting allegations of a ‘u-turn’ by the Centre in revealing some names the black money case, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said: “We will disclose names of only those against whom we have prosecutable evidence.”
He was speaking on Monday after the Government filed an additional affidavit disclosing eight names against whom prosecution has been initiated.
Jaitley reiterated that the Government will make public the names of only those account holders against whom charges have been filed in a court.
This is in line with the stand taken by the Centre on October 17. The stated position of the Government has been that that every account in any foreign bank cannot be termed ‘illegal’.
On October 17, Jaitley had said the Centre would go by the law, as “we are bound by treaties”.
Last week, the Centre had asked the court to clarify if the right to privacy is an integral part of right of life, and hence could information received under a tax treaty be disclosed.
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