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2015 (5) TMI 1175 - HC - Indian LawsInspection of copies of the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) answer sheets, question paper and answer keys - Right to Information Act, 2005 - Infringement of Copyright Act or not?. Held that:- Under the RTI Act no information sought can be refused unless the same falls in one of the Clauses of Section 8(1) thereof - The respondent No. 1 University has pegged its case under Clause (j) of sub Section (1) of Section 8 which exempts from disclosure of information which relates to personal information and the disclosure of which has no relationship to any public activity or interest or which would cause unwarranted invasion of the privacy of the individual. In our opinion the issue whether the question papers/answer sheets/answer keys fall in the said exemption is no longer res integra in terms of the judgments in Shaunak H. Satya [2012 (6) TMI 661 - SUPREME COURT OF INDIA] holding that furnishing of information by an examining body, in response to a query under the RTI Act may not be termed as an infringement of copyright. No other relief personal to the petitioner can be granted in the present case. The respondent No. 1 University directed to review its policy/rules/regulations qua question papers, answer key and OMR answer sheets of the student concerned - Appeal allowed.
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