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Question-paper-leak investigation records

Closure reports of question-paper-leak investigations disclosable after inquiry concludes and recruitment finalised. §8(1)(h) protects active leak investigations;.

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 +{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(Question-paper-leak investigation records,Supreme Court of India RTI,RTI §8,question paper leak,investigation,§8(1)(h),recruitment)&metatag-description=(Closure reports of question-paper-leak investigations disclosable after inquiry concludes and recruitment finalised. §8(1)(h) protects active leak investigations;.)}}
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 +====== Question-paper-leak investigation records ======
 +
 +<WRAP center round info 95%>
 +**Supreme Court of India** · 2021-01-01 · Citation awaited
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +//§8(1)(h) protects active leak investigations; post-conclusion closure reports disclosable to affected candidates.//
 +
 +===== Case details =====
 +
 +^ Court | Supreme Court of India |
 +^ Decided | 2021-01-01 |
 +^ Citation | Citation awaited |
 +^ Petitioner | Affected candidate |
 +^ Respondent | Examining body |
 +^ RTI Act sections | §8(1)(h) |
 +^ Outcome | Partly allowed |
 +
 +===== Outcome =====
 +
 +Closure reports of question-paper-leak investigations disclosable after inquiry concludes and recruitment finalised.
 +
 +===== Ratio decidendi =====
 +
 +During an active question-paper-leak investigation, records are protected under §8(1)(h). Once the inquiry concludes and the recruitment is either re-conducted or decided, the closure report and findings are disclosable to affected candidates.
 +
 +===== Keywords =====
 +
 +question paper leak, investigation, §8(1)(h), recruitment
 +
 +===== This case cites =====
 +
 +  * [[/important-decisions/court/bhagat-singh-vs-cic|Bhagat Singh v. CIC]] (HC-DEL 2007)
 +
 +===== Similar cases in the corpus =====
 +
 +//These rulings have the closest editorial ratio to this case — computed by tf-idf cosine similarity over ratio, keywords and Act sections. Useful starting points if you are researching the same point of law.//
 +
 +  * [[/important-decisions/icai-vs-shaunak-h-satya|ICAI v. Shaunak H. Satya]] (SC 2011)
 +  * [[/cases/sic-rajasthan-rti-ration-irregularity-2021|PDS leakage investigation — Rajasthan SIC]] (SIC-RJ 2021)
 +  * [[/cases/hc-bombay-rti-cooperative-bank-fraud-2022|Cooperative bank fraud investigation — Bombay HC]] (HC-BOM 2022)
 +  * [[/cases/delhi-hc-rti-vigilance-investigation-2015|Vigilance investigation records — Delhi HC]] (HC-DEL 2015)
 +  * [[/cases/sic-karnataka-police-records-2021|Police complaint records — Karnataka SIC]] (SIC-KA 2021)
 +
 +===== Related =====
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 +  * [[:act|The RTI Act, 2005 — annotated]]
 +
 +<WRAP center round alert 95%>
 +**Editorial summary, not a certified report.** The ratio here is an editorial compression. Before citing this ruling in a PIO order, FAA speaking order, or any appellate filing, **verify against the full reported decision**. RTI Wiki is not a legal service.
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +
 +
 +//Editorial summary · last reviewed 21 April 2026.//
 +
 +{{tag>case-law court-sc section-8}}