Published on: 25 September 2022 at 16:49 IST
Court – Supreme Court of India
Citation – Harkirat Singh Ghuman v. P&H High Court 2022 SCC OnLine SC 1111
Hon’ble Supreme Court of India has held that marks of the written examination are not to be supplied under the Right to Information Act, 2005 as long as the process is not complete. It is held that the disclosure of the marks in the main examination before it is finalised and the viva-voce is conducted is against the principles of transparency, rather it will invite criticism of bias or favouritism.
Para – 28
So far as the marks of the written examination not being supplied to the appellant under the Right to Information Act, 2005 by communication dated 6th January, 2020, are concerned, this position has been settled by a catena of judgments of this Court that as long as the process is not complete, the marks of the written examination are not to be uploaded or made available to the candidates and if it is being permitted, that will not be in the interest of the applicants.
The disclosure of the marks in the main examination before it is finalised and the viva-voce is conducted, would be against the principles of transparency, rather it will invite criticism of bias or favouritism.
Drafted By Abhijit Mishra
Key Words – Selection Process, Vacancy, Written Examination.