India, May 24 -- A Delhi court has rejected a plea by an Army major seeking access to CCTV footage and booking records from a hotel in Aerocity to support allegations of an extramarital affair between his wife and a junior colleague, citing the guests' right to privacy.

In its May 22 order, civil judge Vaibhav Pratap Singh of Patiala House Courts dismissed the officer's petition for a mandatory injunction directing the hotel to produce CCTV footage of common areas and booking details for two days in January.

The court upheld the hotel's argument that granting such access would violate the privacy of guests and contravene internal policies.

The suit in question was filed by the officer, embroiled in a matrimonial dispute, who alleged th...