India, Sept. 4 -- The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday allowed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to access information shared by France with Income Tax Department regarding foreign assets of former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and his son Raninder Singh.
Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya rejected Singh's argument that disclosure of secret information provided by the French Government would circumvent the treaty restrictions between India and France because the information was not meant for the ED. France had shared details with Income Tax in June 2011.
"In the instant case, as discussed hereinbefore, there is no restriction on the ED to access the information/documents placed on record before the Magistrate by the IT Depa...