Archive · 11 Aug 2026
High Court stays PSC exam records disclosure for a month
Some people in Kerala took a test to try to get a government job.
A man named Shyam Krishna thought something might be wrong with the test.
He used a special rule called the Right to Information to ask for the test papers and interview marks.
A group called the Information Commission said the records should be shared.
But the Public Service Commission, the group in charge of hiring, did not want to share them yet.
They said the hiring process was not finished and sharing the papers could ruin it.
The High Court, a very important court, heard both sides.
The court decided to pause the order for one month.
So for now, no one has to hand over the records.
Later, the court will decide what should happen.
The Kerala High Court stayed for one month an order of the State Information Commission directing the PSC to disclose examination records.
The case involves alleged irregularities in a Kerala State Planning Board recruitment examination.
The court issued notice to complainant Shyam Krishna, a Thiruvananthapuram resident whose RTI application led to the Information Commission's order.
The PSC argued the selection process, including the interview, was not yet complete and that premature disclosure could compromise confidentiality and integrity.
The PSC's writ petition had earlier faced a technical hurdle and was refiled after rectifying a defect; the complainant must now respond to the challenge.
- Who
- Kerala High Court, Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC), State Information Commission, and complainant Shyam Krishna
- What
- The court stayed for one month the Information Commission's order directing the PSC to disclose examination records in an alleged Kerala State Planning Board recruitment irregularity case
- When
- Tuesday (exact date not specified in the article)
- Where
- Kerala, heard by the Kerala High Court; the complainant is a resident of Thiruvananthapuram
- Why
- The PSC argued the selection process was not yet complete and that premature disclosure could compromise the confidentiality and integrity of the recruitment process
Transparency advocates
Public Service Commission
Timing of disclosing examination records
Transparency advocates
Records such as answer scripts and the interview mark list should be handed over without delay; the Information Commissioner sharply criticised the PSC for failing to comply with the disclosure order.
Public Service Commission
Records should be furnished only after the selection process, including the interview, is completed; premature disclosure could compromise the integrity and confidential nature of the examination.
- Court
- Kerala High Court
- Order stayed
- State Information Commission directive to disclose PSC examination records
- Duration of stay
- One month
- Petitioner
- Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC)
- Complainant
- Shyam Krishna, Thiruvananthapuram resident
- Examination concerned
- Kerala State Planning Board recruitment examination
- Records sought
- Answer scripts and interview mark list
- Legal basis
- Right to Information (RTI) application