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this, information means any material in any form, including records, documents, memos, e-mails,
contracts, reports, papers, samples, models, data material held in any electronic and information
relating to any private body which can be accessed by a public authority under any other law for time
being in force. It is in the interest of the public that such disclosures of answer scripts are highly
warranted, for transparency and accountability in such competitions which are the cynosures of all
eyes of many aspiring youths.
10. The relationship between mother and daughter or son are unassailable, and in the instant case
the daughter has no objection in providing the answer script to her mother, therefore, the contention of
the respondents that such information cannot be given as it is personal information cannot be accepted.
The answer scripts on the basis of which competitions are decided in the employment of candidates
cannot be termed as personal information. There will be no harm in disclosing such information since
the final results of the competition had been announced. However, the Commission is of the view that
the identity of the examiners needs to be protected in the interest of public and the examiners; therefore,
their identity may not be disclosed.
11. After due notice to the parties the hearing of the case was held on 23.10.2007, 30.10.2007,
6.11.2007 and 24.11.2007, on the last day of hearing (24.11.2007), no body from the side of the
respondents turned up despite due notice.
Manipur PSC
12. It is a fact that the S.P.I.O./M.P.S.C. without any reasonable cause, has neither furnished the
information nor responded to the application of the appellant within the stipulate time as provided
under the provisions of Section 7(1) of the R.T.I. Act 2005, therefore he is liable to the penalty as
prescribed under Section 20 of the R.T.I. Act, 2005.
DECISION
In the result stated above, the Commission orders that (i) the information sought by the present
petitioner which is more fully described at Para 1 above, that is a photo copy of the answer script of
Zoology (Optional II) Paper II (after concealing the identity or signature of the examiner, in case if it is
recorded in that script) be provided to her within fifteen days from the receipt of the relevant records,
all free of cost under intimation to this Commission.