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2008 (12) TMI 543 - HC - Indian LawsRight to Information - Selection proceeding disclosure - Held that:- The information sought by the applicant is in respect of selection of process conducted by public authority to fill a public post. The argument that information claimed is personal information, the disclosure of which has no relationship to any public activity or interest is again misconceived. The applicant has sought information in respect of performance of the candidates for the public post. The information sought is not personal information. The medical history of the candidate, the assets owned by the candidate, or such other details which are personal to him can be said to be part of personal information. But the marks obtained by candidates to determine the merit of a candidate for the public post, thus cannot be said to be personal information. The petitioner is bound to maintain the record of the selection process so as to instill confidence of all the candidates. The marks obtained by each of the candidate cannot be said to be a personal information which would cause any unwarranted invasion of the privacy of the individual. Therefore, we do not find any merit in the said argument. Thus we do not find that disclosure of such information is exempted from disclosure under Section 8 of the Act.
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