UPSC interview evaluation — Delhi HC 2024
Quick Reply: UPSC interview marks of the applicant are disclosable; panel-member-wise scoring is §8[1][e] fiduciary. Own total marks are accessible; interview-board internal.
Delhi High Court · 2024-06-20 · 2024 SCC OnLine Del 3876
UPSC interview marks of the applicant are disclosable; panel-member-wise scoring is §8[1][e] fiduciary. Own total marks are accessible; interview-board internal.
Own total marks are accessible; interview-board internal scoring is not.
Case details
| Court | Delhi High Court |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2024-06-20 |
| Citation | 2024 SCC OnLine Del 3876 |
| Bench | Navin Chawla J |
| Petitioner | Neha Verma |
| Respondent | UPSC |
| RTI Act sections | §8(1)(e) |
| Outcome | partly allowed |
Outcome
UPSC interview marks of the applicant are disclosable; panel-member-wise scoring is §8(1)(e) fiduciary.
Ratio decidendi
An aspirant's own total marks in the UPSC personality test are disclosable following Aditya Bandopadhyay. Panel-member-wise scoring breakdown attracts §8(1)(e) as it reveals the fiduciary internal deliberation of the Commission. Aggregate total suffices for the candidate's purpose.
Keywords
UPSC, interview, section 8(1)(e), fiduciary, Aditya Bandopadhyay
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- UPSC v. Angesh Kumar (SC 2018)
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