2010 (8) TMI 792

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....ell, as projected by the petitioner are that the petitioner made an application on 13-7-2007 (Annexure P/l) to the Inspector General of Police, Police Headquarter, Raipur, seeking for answer sheets of Constables who appeared in the departmental promotion examination (written) held on 29-4-2007. The same was referred to the Superintendent of Police, Mahasamund. The Superintendent of Police, by order dated 24-7-2007 declined to supply the information to the petitioner on the ground of exemption contained under the provisions of Section 8(1)(d) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (in short "the Act, 2005"). Being aggrieved, the petitioner preferred a first appeal to the Inspector General of Police, Raipur Region, Raipur. The first appeal was....

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....rm the competitive position of the third party. Thus, refusal to submit information with regard to answer sheets of candidates appearing in the departmental promotion examination is not covered under any provisions of exemption clause as enshrined in Section 8 of the Act, 2005. 5. Per contra, Shri Bhaduri, learned Panel Lawyer appearing for the State/respondent No. 2 and 3 would submit that the petitioner, on his own has come to a conclusion that some fraudulent activities have taken place in promotion of Constables to Head Constable 'A' without any basis. Under the provisions of Section 8(1)(d) of the Act, 2005, the petitioner was rightly not given the copies of answer sheets of the Constables who appeared in the written examination. Ev....

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....cause unwarranted invasion of the privacy of the individual unless the Central Information Officer or the State Public Information Officer or the appellate authority, as the case may be, is satisfied that the larger public interest justifies the disclosure of such information: Provided that the information which cannot be denied to the Parliament or a State Legislature shall not be denied to any person. xxx xxx xxx" 8. On perusal of the pleadings and documents, there is no quarrel that any person may make request in writing or through electronic means in English or Hindi to obtain information and the information request cannot be turned down on the ground that he was a stranger to the documents or he has not disclosed the reasons f....