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59. Submissions made by Mr. Mitra that since regulations framed by the University and the WBBSE entitle an examinee to ask for review/reassessment and/or scrutiny of his answer scripts access thereto under the RTI Act would not serve any fruitful purpose is again without merit. It is common knowledge that while the entire answer script is reevaluated on merits in case of review, scrutiny is limited only to ascertain whether marks have been awarded for each question answered and whether there is any totalling error or not. However, in terms of Regulation 14(2) of the said Regulations, review/re-examination cannot be asked for by an examinee successful in the examination. However, they are entitled only to apply for scrutiny. Even if there be apparent error in assessment that cannot be rectified on scrutiny in terms of the said Regulations, an examinee would not have any remedy and is likely to suffer for the rest of his life. In terms of regulations of the University, whether one be a successful or unsuccessful candidate, he cannot apply for review/re- examination of all individual papers but it is generally confined to two of the papers of the examinee's choice. Scrutiny is barred whether review/re-examination is permissible. Ordinarily, an examinee seeks review of answer scripts pertaining to those papers where marks awarded are low and not to his satisfaction. The purpose of allowing review at times is frustrated because the examinee is unaware as to which of the papers he should apply for reviews. If access to each and every answer scripts is given to an examinee, that would only effectuate the right to apply for review and render it purposeful. Take the instance of an examinee who according to his estimation of the merits of the answers written by him expects at least 80% marks in all papers but on being furnished the mark sheet finds that he has secured marks as per his expectation in all but two papers in which he has been awarded 50% marks. Without having access to the answer scripts, the normal reaction would be to apply for review of those scripts in which he has been awarded 50% marks. On revaluation there may or may not be any change. However, in the process, the scripts on which he has been awarded 80% or more marks go unnoticed and even if there be any error in marking a question answered or error in totalling, the examinee would have to bear its consequence for the rest of his life. If all the answer scripts are made open to inspection