1. Sccrecy in the day of transparency is the theme of the controversy that has brought the State, in the exercise of its police power to investigate a crime in conflict with the petitioners, the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (for short, the Commission), a Constitutional Body charged with the responsibility of holding examinations for recruitment to various public services under the State.

2. The Commission represented by its Secretary and the Secretary to the Commission are the two petitioners here who have brought the present petition under Art.226 of the Constitution seeking to quash a written order dated 31.05.2019, issued under S.91 CrPC by the Circle Officer, Pindara / Investigating Officer, Special Task Force, Varanasi in Case Crime no.172 of 2019, under S.406, S.409, S.420, S.120B IPC and S.7, S.8, S.13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 . By the said order, the Secretary to the Commission, has been directed to disclose certain information and produce certain documents, concerning the aforesaid crime. The aforesaid order is hereinafter referred to as the impugned order.

3. This Court proposes to examine the validity of the challenge laid to the impugned order