SUDESHNA MAITY Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE writ petitioner being aggrieved by the selection process adopted by the respondents authorities for the post of ASHA worker at Gokulpur Gram Panchayat situated in the district of Purba Medinipur applied before the Pradhan of the said Gram Panchayat under the Right to Information Act, 2005, seeking certain information regarding the panel prepared for the post-in-question and the marks obtained by all candidates who participated in the selection process.

(2.) UPON obtaining such information, she found that based on the aggregate score of marks obtained on the basis of academic result and the marks obtained in vivavoce, she ought to have been placed a higher position than the private 2 respondent no.8, in the panel prepared for the post-in-question. Thus, she filed the instant writ petition based on the information obtained under the Right to Information Act, 2005.

(3.) WHEN the writ petition was initially moved an order was passed directing the respondent authorities to produce the records of the case pertaining to the advertisement issued on 24th June, 2010, for the post-in-question on the following date of hearing. However, the same was not produced on the adjourned date and, thereafter, direction for filing of affidavits was passed and ultimately the matter has been placed under the heading "For Final Disposal" upon exchange of affidavits.