Allahabad High Court: Recruitment Exam Marks Disclosable Under RTI, Not Private Information

The Allahabad High Court held that marks obtained in public recruitment examinations are not confidential information and can be disclosed under the Right to Information Act, 2005, without requiring third-party consent.

The Division Bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Swarupama Chaturvedi observed that marks secured in a public examination relate to a public activity and therefore cannot be treated as private information under Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act.

The Court noted that when candidates participate in public recruitment processes, their marks ultimately become part of the merit list and public domain, and disclosing them does not violate privacy.

[UOI Thru G.M. Diesel Locomotive & Anr. v. Central Information Commission, New Delhi & Ors.]