Planning board post: Kerala HC stays information commission order directing PSC to give mark details, personal info
The Kerala High Court has temporarily stayed an order from the State Information Commission that required the Public Service Commission to disclose detailed marks and personal information of candidates. The PSC argued that such disclosure violates privacy rights and is impractical given the volume of applicants.
Why it matters
This case highlights the ongoing tension between the Right to Information Act and the privacy rights of individuals in public recruitment processes.
The Kerala High Court has stayed for a month an order of the State Information Commission directing the Kerala Public Service Commission to disclose records of a recruitment examination to the Kerala State Planning Board.
The information commission had directed the PSC to furnish marks secured by the candidates, copies of the experience certificates of candidates ranked first and second, and also records of the interview marks in the selection conducted by the PSC.
The PSC had contended before the commission that the information sought (by the third rank holder) consisted of personal information and documents of third parties, and that no larger public interest was established to justify the disclosure. But the commission directed the PSC to furnish the said information.
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