Supreme Court of India · 2011-08-09
CENTRLAL BOARD OF SEC.EDUCATION vs ADITYA BANDOPADHYAY .
- Citation / case number
- SC 2009/8272
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- CENTRLAL BOARD OF SEC.EDUCATION
- Respondent
- ADITYA BANDOPADHYAY .
- Author
- R.V. RAVEENDRAN,A.K. PATNAIK, , ,
- Bench
- R.V. RAVEENDRAN,A.K. PATNAIK, , ,
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the provisions of Section 8(1)(e) of the Right to Information Act, 2005, which exempts disclosure of information held in a fiduciary capacity, apply to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) regarding the evaluation of answer sheets. The Court found that the Bye-laws of CBSE, which prohibit re-evaluation and inspection of answer books, are valid and enforceable. Consequently, the Court upheld CBSE's decision to deny the request for re-evaluation and inspection, affirming that the right to information does not extend to the re-evaluation of answer sheets under the current regulatory framework.