Hindustan
Times: New Delhi: Friday, 05 February 2016.
The Supreme
Court ruled on Thursday that names of examiners of answer sheets can’t be
disclosed to a candidate under the Right to Information Act, saying revealing
an examiner’s identity could have serious consequences for him.
“In our
considered opinion, revealing (an) examiner’s identity will only lead to
confusion and public unrest, a bench of Justice MY Eqbal and Justice Arun
Mishra said reversing a Kerala High Court decision on this point.
The bench,
however, said there was nothing wrong in furnishing scanned copies of
answer-sheet, tabulation sheet and other information to candidates.
“Disclosing
the marks and the answer sheets to the candidates will ensure that the
candidates have been given marks according to their performance in the exam.
This practice will ensure a fair play in this competitive environment, where
candidate puts his time in preparing for the competitive exams,” it said
agreeing with the HC on the question.
Since the
implementation of RTI Act in 2005, candidates have been seeking copies of their
evaluated answer sheets and other related information from universities and
public service commissions.
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