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HEARING:

Facts emerging during the hearing:
The following were present:
Appellant: Mr. Sohan Singh through WhatsApp;
Respondent: Gp. Capt. Sanjay V. Kute, GM (Legal) & CPIO and Mr. Ashwani Kr. Bagga, Jt. GM / HR through WhatsApp;
The Appellant reiterated the contents of the RTI applications and stated that wrong and misleading information was provided by the CPIO/FAA. He further submitted that the lists of selected candidates were not available on the website of the Respondent Public Authority. Therefore, he inter alia prayed to the Commission to furnish him the list of the selected candidates for the aforementioned examination along with the secured marks as also the formula adopted in Normalisation Process by DMRC. In support of his contention, the Appellant referred to the decisions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in CBSE v. Aditya Bandopadhyay and Ors. SLP (C) NO. 7526/2009 dated 09.08.2011 and the Delhi High Court in UPSC V/s Arun Kumar 2015 (1) SLP 165, etc. He alleged large scale corruption in the selection process by the Respondent Public Authority. In its reply, the Respondent submitted that the available information had already been provided to the Appellant. The copy of answer sheet of the Appellant had also been furnished to him. On being queried by the Commission whether the lists of selected candidates were available on the official website, the Respondent replied in the Affirmative. The Appellant vehemently contested the averments of the Respondent and submitted that names of the selected candidates along with the marks secured was not available in the public domain and that the Respondent was duty bound to upload the same as per the decisions of the Superior Courts to maintain transparency and accountability. The Respondent however, agreed to re-examine the matter and furnish the names of the selected candidates along with the secured marks as also the formula adopted in Normalisation Process by DMRC.