POONAM RANI @ POONAM vs STATE OF HARYANA

The Supreme Court held that the Haryana Staff Selection Commission's destruction of answer sheets violated its own policy decision dated 1.10.1994, which mandates preservation of examination records. The Court ruled that the High Court erred in dismissing the appellant's writ petition challenging the selection process for Lecturers in Hindi, as the lack of transparency in disclosing marks under the Right to Information Act, 2005 undermined the fairness of the selection. Consequently, the Court directed the Commission to reconsider the appellant's case in light of the established principles of fair recruitment and transparency.