Information regarding the irregularities in the marking of examination papers

Background

The appellant sought information regarding the irregularities in the marking of Maths and English examination papers in the exam held in a particular school to the Directorate of Education. The Public Information Officer (PIO) of the Directorate of Education asked the Head of the School to provide the information directly to the appellant. The Vice Principal of the School provided a point wise reply to the appellant. The appellant filed the second appeal before the Central Information Commission (CIC) complaining that the First Appellate Authority (FAA) had not disposed the appeal. During the hearing, the respondent submitted that the FAA disposed the appeal directing the APIO to provide further information along with the copies of supporting documents. The respondent also produced a courier receipt by which the information was sent to the appellant. The appellant denied having received any information.

View of CIC

The Commission directed the PIO to provide one more set of information along with a copy of courier receipt (by which the information was sent earlier) to the appellant. Citation: Shri T C Gautam v. Directorate of Education (South) in File No. CIC/AD/A/2012/000747