IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 14TH OCTOBER 2009 / 22ND ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 24273 of 2009(D) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SAPNA K.V., W/O. SURESH BABU K.M., PACHA HOUSE, MOONUNIRATHU, AZHIKODE P.O., KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.KALEESWARAM RAJ. RESPONDENT: ---------------------- KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY MR. ALEXANDER THOMAS, SC, PSC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/10/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.24273/2009-D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 14th day of October, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein was included in the short list for the post of Lecturer (Malayalam) in the Collegiate Education Department. The written test was held on 08/11/2008. Ext.P2 is the copy of the short list published by the Commission after the conclusion of the selection to the above post. She was included in the Supplementary Ezhava list as Reg.No.S 1469. The petitioner is aggrieved by the valuation of the answer sheet. 2. The main relief sought for in the writ petition is for a direction to the P.S.C to furnish a copy of the answer sheet of the petitioner bearing Register No.S.1469 in respect of the written test conducted for the post of Lecturer (Malayalam). 3. The learned Standing Counsel for the P.S.C submitted that the candidate is not legally entitled to get the answer sheet and the said stand has been accepted by this Court in the judgment dated 24/07/2009 in W.P. (C).No.20353/2009 and connected cases and reliance is also placed in the decision of the Apex Court in Civil Appeal.No.461/2008 [K.P.S.C v. Narayanan]. W.P.(C). No.24273/2009 -:2:- 4. The grounds raised by the petitioner show that the petitioner is relying upon the provisions of the Right to Information Act in support of the plea. It is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner that in the decisions relied upon by the learned Standing Counsel for the Commission, this aspect was not being considered. 5. Whether the petitioner is entitled for the reliefs sought for under the Right to Information Act is a matter which the petitioner can agitate before the various authorities provided under the Act. With liberty to do so, the writ petition is closed. The contentions of the parties are left open (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms