SUPREME COURT OF INDIA vs ANURAG MANKOTIA

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$~94 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 2794/2026 and CM APPL. 13532-13533/2026 Date of Decision: 17.03.2026 IN THE MATTER OF: SUPREME COURT OF INDIA .....Petitioner (Through: Mr.Shashank Bajpai CGSC, Mrs. Shakun Sudha Shukla, Mr.Gopi Chand, Ms. Aashna Mehra, Mr. Vatsal Tripathi, Mr. Govind Singh Chauhan, Mr. Ashutosh Kalia Assistant Registrar SCI, Mr. Tarun Maurya Sr. Court Assistant SCI, Ms. Ankita Zadoo Court Assistant SCI.) versus ANURAG MANKOTIA .....Respondent (Through: Mr. Pradyumn Rao, Advocate) CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV JUDGEMENT PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. (ORAL) 1. The instant petition is for the following reliefs:- “a. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction setting aside and quashing the Impugned Order dated 19.11.2025 passed by the then Registrar-cum-First Appellate Authority under the RTI Act in favour of the Respondent, to the extent that such orders direct, permit or result in disclosure of examination-related information (including evaluated answer scripts, scaled marks, moderation data and related records) in a manner contrary to or inconsistent with the law. b. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction reinstating the decision passed by the Petitioner Signature Not Verified Signature Not Verified Signed By:NEHA CHOPRA Signed Signing Date:27.03.2026 By:PURUSHAINDRA 17:54:55 KUMAR KAURAV c. Pass such other or further orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the present case.” 2. The petitioner vide the instant petition seeks to challenge the order passed by the First Appellate Authority under the RTI Information Act, 2005 (“RTI Act”) directly before this Court without availing the statutory remedy under Section 19 of the RTI Act, which is available bef