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"..... Therefore we can state that disclosure of information such as assets of a Public servant, which is routinely collected by the Public authority and routinely provided by the Public servants, - cannot be construed as an invasion on the privacy of an individual. There will only be a few exceptions to this rule which might relate to information which is obtained by a Public authority while using extraordinary powers such as in the case of a raid or phone-tapping. Any other exceptions would have to be specifically justified. Besides the Supreme Court has clearly ruled that even people who aspire to be public servants by getting elected have to declare their property details. If people who aspire to be public servants must declare their property details it is only logical that the details of assets of those who are public servants must be considered to be diclosable. Hence the exemption under Section 8(i)(j) cannot be applied in the instant case."