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Digvijay using a photo of Anna with Nanaji Deshmukh slammed Anna for being an RSS Agent!!! Within an hour there were photos of Nehru taking salute at RSS parade..... Diggy's own photo with an RSS Leader......Kalam and Mulayam's photo with RSS Leaders!!! Okay Congress has very cleverly used 'minority reservation' to divide the Opposition!!!! BJP maintaining silence for some time has come out strongly against 'Corruptpal Bill'!!!! I think now Team Anna should concentrate on UP Elections..... Anna's not well.......I do not think he should undertake a Fast after a bout of Viral!!! And without Investigative wing.... and suo motu powers Lokpal is a showpiece!!! And yes Parliament will decide on Lokpal..... but then like so many Bills it'll have to relent because of Public pressure!!! Citadel Sonia is not fathoming the swell on the street!!

Hit Congress where it hurts!!!!

There is Fast fatigue so do not waste your efforts!!

Rahul in UP goes on like a broken record!!! He refuses to accept that his home-stays are seen as a drama...... one person in whose home he stayed says..... if he got a tummy upset drinking water in UP has he done anything in his Constituency???? His Chips and Potato ploy also has fallen flat.... its Lays (that started milking the potatoes exorbitantly...... his saying that FDI will change things falls flat... Frito Lay is a Pepsi product for Rahul's info... so FDI is already in potatoes!! Beni Prasad Verma says ' BJP is scared of Rahul's clean image'!!! I think BJP , BSP and SP must be praying that Rahul's attention span does not wane and he continues canvassing in UP... they've already seen Rahul Effect in previous elections!! On the other cleanliness Indians want concrete proof!!! I'm sure if a survey is done 80% of Indians would want proof from Beni to back up his 'Rahul's clean'!!! Before vouching for Rahul's 'clean image' Beni needs to prove his own 'cleanliness' .... many call him Minister of Steal!!!

Rahul aaghe bhadho Opposition says!!

Because wherever Rahul goes Congress's prospects he waylays!!

They say gap between Sonia and PM has widened!!!! Are there going to be mass transfers in Congress??? Of course it'll be after the upcoming State elections.... yes to some extent the elections results could have some effect on the prospects of some in Congress!!!! Sonia is very interested that message goes out that Rahul has moved a step closer to PM's Chair!!!! PC will have to go....... ask any unbiased Jurist and he or she will tell you 'PC is a lost case'!!! So you can say there could be a Cabinet Reshuffle in the offing!!

Within Congress is in a tizzy!!!!

And there is the feeling in Congress that after General Election it'll be BJP sipping 'the fizzy'!!!

PS...... where's Agnivesh..... well he's waiting for his next assignment from Kapil Maharaj....... though some say after his stay in Big Boss's House he's been smitten with becoming a family man... in the real sense!!!

Bharat Kumar
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Is Rahul Gandhi going soft on SP??
It is heard that in his criticism against UP leadership of various party, Rahul Gandhi is harshly against BSP, but low on criticizing SP.

Bad capital markets lead to 25 companies withholding IPO plans
Bad shape of capital markets has lead to nearly 25 companies planning to raise Rs 32,200 crores, have called off their IPOs.

Jail Bharo registration in full swing
There is an SMS registration for Jail Bharo movement in support of Anna Hazare going on in full swing.

(DEBATE-CONCLUSION )

Anna effect derails work implementation
The Anna effect has created a fear psychosis among the corrupt bureaucrats with the result that several projects and schemes including those meant for the welfare of people are languishing for want of initiative at the higher level. This was the conclusion of a debate conducted by the whispersinthecorridors.com titled 'Lokpal Bill and Bureaucracy' recently.

Whispers has asked "The debate on Lokpal Bill and the subsequent anger and protests across the country led by veteran Gandhian Anna Hazare has instilled a fear of accountability among the bureaucracy. How should the bureaucrats react to the situation?" and the majority of respondents felt that since the government officials have become extra careful, even many important works have taken a backseat.

And the fear about the adverse impact of Anna Hazare (Lokpal bill) on 'mega projects' is not totally unfounded. In the absence of 'speed money', the projects could slow down temporarily due to fear in taking rational decisions. The institution of Lokpal will check, if not stamp out, inflow of black money - into the realty sector and social sector schemes - that is being misused as a corpus for bribery. Though, the Realtors, as private players, will not come under the ambit of Lokpal bill, their nexus with corrupt government functionaries will get exposed.

However, some of the respondents said, "Only the corrupt should fear Lokpal Bill". The Anna effect, according to him, has created a fear psychosis only among the corrupt bureaucrats by enhancing their accountability. The corrupt Ministers alongwith the public sector executives handling projects are also feeling immensely threatened by the impending Lokpal Bill. The nexus between the corrupt political Executives and bureaucrats is an open secret. No Minister can indulge in corruption without the collusion of corrupt bureaucrats and vice versa.

Let the performance of bureaucrats/executives be assessed in relation to physical and financial progress of government projects. Greater transparency in tender evaluation is required. The and PSU executives must also refuse to buckle under the political pressure.

(Detailed report in December issue of Whispers in the Corridors )

BUREAUCRACY

Over one lakh posts vacant in paramilitary forces
Over one lakh posts are lying vacant in seven paramilitary forces. They include 25,000 in BSF and 17,000 in CRPF. Of the total 1, 00,883 vacant posts, 74,816 posts are of constables, 22,016 posts are of Junior Commission officers and 4,051 are of group A officers.

Eight IAS officers of 1977 batch still waiting
About eight IAS officers belonging to 1977 batch are still waiting in the wings to become Secretary in the Government of India.

Sharma is new ADG BSF
Banshidhar Sharma ADG & IGP Correctional Services (WB) has been appointed as Additional DG (BSF) Border Security Force. He is an IPS Officer of 1980 batch, who belongs to the West Bengal Cadre.

Tayal is ADG SSB
R C Tayal, IGP, Manipur & Nagaland Sector, CRPF, has been appointed as Additional DG Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) New Delhi. He is an IPS officer of 1980 batch who belongs to the Assam Meghalaya cadre.
(We said this on Dec 21, 2011)

Sanjiv Sharma, AGM, SAIL to be Director (Fin.), GSL
The name of Sanjiv Sharma, AGM, SAIL, has been recommended for the post of Director (Finance), Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) at the Public Enterprises Selection Board meeting held on Monday. As many as nine persons were interviewed for the same.

No posting of CCIT in Delhi
Delhi reportedly does not figure in the list of posting of seven CCITs which is being issued this week.

Vitul Kumar appointed as OSD Minister for WRD
Vitul Kumar who earlier, on central deputation was Chandigarh based Regional Passport Officer (RPO) has been appointed as an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Indian Minister for Water Resources department (WRD), Pawan Bansal. He is an IPS officer of 1996 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on October 20, 2011)

Batra posted in New York
Ashish Batra has been appointed as Police Liaison Officer (P4), New York City. He is an IPS officer of 1997 batch who belongs to the Jharkhand Cadre.
( We said this only yesterday)

Madhya Pradesh IPS officers don't want to go to GoI
It seems Madhya Pradesh cadre IPS officers are not very keen to go on deputation to the Government of India. This is evident from the fact that out of the deputation quota of 63, currently only 39 officers are serving in the GoI.

Vivekanand appointed DIG SPG
Vivekananda has been appointed as DIG, Special Protection Group (SPG). He is an IPS officer of 1996 batch who belongs to the Chhattisgarh cadre.
(We said this on Dec 7, 2011)

CBDT to be active after 2 days
Activities in the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) will pick up after two days when it's Chairman Mukesh Chand Joshi & other CBDT Members return from leave.

Mismanaged parking in Rail Bhawan
Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi has reportedly transferred 43 officers & constables for their mis-management in the parking lot of Rail Bhavan.

Placement of 1990 batch IRS-IT officers soon
Placement of over 60 IRS-IT officers belonging 1990 batch is expected to take place soon. For this a final decision will be taken by Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairman, Mukesh Chand Joshi & two Members i.e. Ms. Manjiri Kacker Member(P&V) and Dr.(Ms.) Poonam Kishore Saxena Member(IT).

Jagdish Chandra leads regional channels
ETV's Hindi & Urdu channel's head, Jagdish Chandra, has become the face of regional channels in the country. After bringing Hindi & Urdu channels to a profit making venture this year, now Chandra brings a three point formula for the survival of the loss making regional news channels i.e. (a) to pursue the Chief Ministers and the state governments to make a separate and adequate budget provision for the regional news channels, which should be more or less equivalent to the print media in that state, without curtailing the print media budget and making only an additional provision for the electronic media (b) to purse the I&B ministry to issue directions to DAVP/NFDC to provide for a 33% of the total media budget for regional channels only and (c) to also pursue the finance ministry to issue instructions to PSUs like nationalized banks, LIC, IDBI etc., to release at least those display Ads to regional channels, which are already being issued to regional newspapers. To implement this three-point agenda, now all the leading regional news channels like Sahara, India News and Sadhana have now joined hands with ETV to put up a brave front before the State governments and the Centre. Recently, Chandra had a tiff with the Chhattisgarh Government on the same issue but he is unfazed and is determined to bring this entire issue to a logical conclusion. On the same lines, Regional Channels Association of India, headed by Kartik Sharma, has also taken up the issue with the five Chief Ministers of North India.

A.K. Mittal is GM; South Western Railway
A.K. Mittal has assumed charge of GM South Western Railway (SWR), Hubly on late Monday evening. Earlier, he was Chief Controller Administration (CCA) of the Varanasi located Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW).
(We had said this on November 19,2011)

B.P. Khare is GM; DLW Varanasi
B.P. Khare had assumed charge as General Manager of the Varanasi located Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) on late Monday evening. Hitherto he was Principal Chief Engineer (PCE) South Eastern Railway Kolkata.
(We had said this on November 19, 2011)

Radheshyam is GM, CLW Chittaranjan
Radheshyam had assumed charge as GM of Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW), Chittaranjan on late Monday evening. Hitherto, he was Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)-construction North -Frontier (NF) Railway.
(We had said this on November 19,2011)

Ms. Vijaya Kant is FC, Railway Board
Ms. Vijaya Kant who so far was GM -Construction in North Frontier Railway (NFR) is new Financial Commissioner (FC) in the Railway Board.

(We said this on November 19,2011)

Dinesh Trivedi has the last laugh
Developments that have enssued ever since Dinesh Trivedi became the Minister for Railways (MR), are a clear pointer to the fact that he is having last laugh. Even though, efforts were made to tarnish his image that proved to be an exercise in futility.

1996 batch of IPS officers become DIG in UP
As many as 16 IPS officers belonging to 1996 batch had been elevated as DIGs in Uttar Pradesh before the model code of conduct was imposed there in UP.

Next Economic survey to have imprint of Kaushik Basu's freshness
Since the Chief Economic Advisor (CEA), Kaushik Basu, has got extension till August 2012, the next Economic survey will have imprint of his freshness. It may be stated that Basu had introduced it two years ago.

Two new Additional CGDAs
Two 1978 batch IDAS officers Arunava Dutt and Vandana Srivastava have been promoted as Additional Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA).

IFS officer debarred for central deputation
2001 batch IFS officer of J & K cadre Shally Ranjan has been debarred for central deputation because he failed to join the GoI as Deputy Secretary, Food Processing Industry.

Post of Adviser (Ind.& Engg.) vacant in Embassy of India, Brussels
The post of Adviser (Industry & Engineering) has been lying vacant in the Embassy of India, Brussels, under the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry. The post will be filled by the officers of the rank of Deputy Secretary/ Director of the Government of India or equivalent level.

Will Rana Som become Member of PESB?
Name of former CMD of NMC, Rana Som, has reportedly figured in the panel prepared for the post of Member of the PESB.

Sudhir Yadav to be promoted in Delhi Police
Sudhir Yadav, Joint Commissioner of Delhi Police Northern range will be promoted as Spl. CP, traffic, Delhi Police in place of Bhim Sain Bassi. He is an IPS officer of 1985 batch, who belongs to the AGMU Cadre.

Kaushal gets JAG in Orissa
Sanjay Kumar Kaushal, SP, Sonepur, has been promoted to Junior Administrative Grade by the State Government of Orissa. He is an Orissa cadre IPS Officer of 2003 batch.

Panda to get IG rank in Orissa
Sanjib Panda DIGP (Int.) Orissa, Cuttack, is likely to be promoted to IG rank in Orissa. He is Orissa cadre IPS Officer of 1994 batch.

Tamil Nadu Government wants empanelment of IPS officer
Tamil Nadu government has approached Government of India (GoI) for empanelment of A K Vishwanathan (IGP/CVO TN News Print Kagithapuram Karur) in IG Rank. He is TN Cadre IPS officer of 1990 batch.

Brar to retire this month end
B S Brar, Special Commissioner of Delhi Police (Int & Ops.), PHQ, will retire on Dec 31, 2011. He is AGMU Cadre IPS Officer of 1977 batch.

J K Sharma's request to MHA
J K Sharma, DGP, Puducherry, has reportedly approached Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, explaining his personal problem due to which he is not in a position to attend the Mid-career training at Hyderabad. He is AGMU Cadre IPS Officer of 1982 batch.

Goa DGP to get proforma promotion
Krishan Kumar, DGP Goa will be granted proforma promotion by the Delhi Government for Spl.CP Delhi Police .He is an IPS officer of 1985 batch who belongs to the AGMU Cadre.

Sondhe is back to parent cadre
Dr Ms Gurjot K Sondhe CVO Commonwealth Games is back to the parent IDAS. On return she has been posted as CDA in PCDA (R&D) New Delhi.

Former IAS officer is no more
Govindarajan, IAS retd: Andhra Pradesh cadre, 1967, passed away after a brief illness on Sunday.

IB declares final results of ACIO-II/Exe exam-2011
Intelligence Bureau (IB), under the Ministry of Home Affairs has released final result of ACIO-II/Exe examination-2011.

IAS postings in J & K
Iqbal Khandey today is new Principal Secretary, Finance Department in place of Sudhanshu Pandey, who has been shifted to Power Development Department. He is 1988 batch IAS officer.

Will UP Home Secretary go?
According to Election Commission Sources Uttar Pradesh Principal Secretary Home Kunwar Fateh Bahadur is being changed.

Dwivedi to be PS Finance in West Bengal
Hari Krishna Dwivedi is all set to replace 1983 batch IAS officer C M Bachhawat in West Bengal as Principal Secretary Finance. He is 1988 batch IAS officer.

PAKISTAN WHISPERS
Pakistan : Apex Court's Poser To EC
What will happen if elections are to be held in March 2012
A three judge bench of Pakistan's supreme court expressed displeasure over tardy progress in finalising voters list and said that action could be taken against the election commission's secretary for dereliction of duty. 'What will happen if elections are to be conducted on March 15, 2012', the bench asked and observed that 'if elections are held on the basis of the existing bogus and inaccurate lists the country risks facing a state of turmoil'. The bench issued direction to the Election commission to complete the task by 23 February 2012.

Pakistan : No End Of Housing Woes For Babus
Woes of federal government employees waiting for government accommodation in Islamabad are far from over even after the housing minister Faisal Saleh Hayat and his secretary Kamran lashari have cancelled all out of turn allotments and extensions granted by the former minister. Wait listed employees are being given allotment letters 'subject to vacation by the present occupant' but the occupants have obtained stay orders from courts and according to the estate officer Asim Ayub there are over 1000 such cases. In some cases even the estate office has granted extension in violation of the declared policy. An Associate Professor of Burns surgery in Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences was allotted a house in March 2010 but he hasn't got possession till date as the previous occupant a retired DIG has been granted extension repeatedly by the estate office.

Justice Nawal Kishore Agarwal appointed Judge of CG HC (UPDATED)
Justice Nawal Kishore Agarwal has been appointed as Judge of Chhattisgarh High Court. Presently, he is additional judge of the same court.

Justice T Raja appointed Judge of Maras HC(UPDATED)
Justice T Raja has been appointed as Judge of Madras High Court.

201 IRS officers to be Expe. Observes in five poll-bound States (UPDATED)
The Election Commission of India has appointed as many as 201 IRS officers as its Expenditure Observers for the Assembly elections being conducted in five states including Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.

Sandeep Prakash shifted to DG, HRD, Delhi (UPDATED)
Sandeep Prakash, on returning from deputation, has been shifted to DG, HRD, Delhi in Central Board of Excise & Customs.


Sanjay Rathi shifted to CX, Hyderabad (UPDATED)
Sanjay Rathi, CX Mysore (UOP), has been shifted to CX, Hyderabad in Central Board of Excise & Customs.

Alok Gupta shifted to DRI, Delhi (UPDATED)
Alok Gupta, Customs (P), Delhi has been appointed as DRI, Delhi zonal unit in Central Board of Excise & Customs.


P K Mishra transferred to Customs (P), Delhi (UPDATED)
P K Mishra, DRI, Delhi zonal unit, has been shifted to Customs (P), Delhi in Central Board of Excise & Customs.


S Chandramohan transferred to LTU, Chennai (UPDATED)
S. Chandramohan, Customs (P), Tuticorin, has been transferred to LTU, Chennai in Central Board of Excise & Customs.

Rajiv Gupta shifted to CX, Delhi (service tax) (UPDATED)
Rajiv Gupta, DG, HRD, Delhi, has been shifted to CX, Delhi (service tax)in Central Board of Excise & Customs.

IOB to open eight new branches in three states : PK Garg (Updated)
Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) is going to open eight new branches in three states. This was disclosed by P K Garg, Chief Regional Manager of IOB for MP region, who looks after Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh & certain parts of Maharashtra. Garg said these branches will be opened simultaneously in the first week of January 2012. Of them four branches, Garg said, will be opened in MP, three in Maharashtra & one in Baikunthpur (Chhattisgarh). Replying to a question, Garg stated that Indore, Gwalior, Datia, Bhind (all in MP) and Bhandara (Mahrashtra) are places where the IOB's branches will be opened. Besides, Nagpur city will also see two branches of the bank, added Garg.

Santosh Babu, IAS, posted as Commissioner, Horticulture & Plantation Crops in TN (UPDATED)
Dr. Santosh Babu, IAS, Secretary to Government of Information Technology Department, has been posted as Commissioner of Horticulture and Plantation Crops in Tamil Nadu. K Sellamuthu, IAS, has been relieved from the charge of these departments in Tamil Nadu. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

C Umashankar, IAS, posted Commissioner, Disciplinary Proceedings in TN (UPDATED)
C Umashankar, IAS, commissioner of Urban Land Ceiling and Urban Lant Tax has been posted as commissioner for Disciplinary Proceedings, Chennai in Tamil Nadu. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.


S Murugaia, IAS, Commissioner posted as Director, Urban Land Ceiling in TN (UPDATED)
S Murugaia, IAS, Commissioner for Disciplinary Proceedings, Chennai, has been posted as Director of Urban Land Ceiling and Urban Land Tax in Tamil Nadu. He is a 1998 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

S S Mohanty selected as Director (Tech.), SAIL (UPDATED)
S S Mohanty, CEO, SAIL, has been selected for the post of Director (Technical), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board meeting held on Tuesday. As many as 10 persons were interviewed for the same.

Kunja K. Tripathy, IRS, promoted & posted as CCIT-IV, Ahmedabad (UPDATED)
Kunja Kishore Tripathy, IRS, has been promoted and posted as CCIT-IV, Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat).
(We said this on December 26, 2011)

Ashok Chatterjee, IRS, promoted & posted as CCIT-III, Kolkata (UPDATED)
Ashok Kumar Chatterjee, IRS, has been promoted and posted as CCIT-III, Kolkata (CCA WB)
(We said this on December 26, 2011)

D S Saksena, IRS, promoted & posted as CCIT, Nagpur (UPDATED)
D S Saksena, IRS, has been promoted and posted as CCIT, Nagpur (Nagpur CCA).
(We said this on December 26, 2011)

Ujjawal K Choudhary, IRS, promoted & posted as DGIT (Inv.), Pune (UPDATED)
Ujjawal Kumar Choudhary has been promoted and posted as DGIT (Inv.), Pune (Pune CCA).
(We said this on December 26, 2011)

S D Charan, IRS, promoted & posted as CCIT-IV, Chennai (UPDATED)
Sukh Deo Charan, IRS, has been promoted and posted CCIT-IV, Chennai (CCA TN).
(We said this on December 26, 2011)

Raghu Nandan Gupta, IRS, promoted & posted as CCIT, Trivendrum (UPDATED)
Raghu Nandan Gupta, IRS, has been promoted and posted as CCIT, Trivendrum (CCA Kerala).
(We said this on December 26, 2011)

Mahesh K Idnani, IRS, promoted & posted as CCIT, Jalpaiguri (UPDATED)
Mahesh Kumar Idnani has been promoted and posted as CCIT, Jalpaiguri (Kolkata, CCA WB)
(We said this on December 26, 2011)

R N Tripathi transferred as DGIT (Logistics), Delhi (UPDATED)
Rajendra Narain Tripathi, IRS, CCIT-I, Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat) has been transferred as DGIT (Logistics), Delhi (Delhi CCA).


S K Srivastava shifted as CCIT, Trichy (UPDATED)
Santosh Kumar Srivastava, IRS, CCIT-II, Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat) has been transferred as CCIT, Trichy (CCA TN).

N P Singh moved as CCIT, Mumbai (UPDATED)
Narinder Pal Singh, IRS, CCIT-II, Bangalore (CCA Karnatka) has been transferred as CCIT, Mumbai (Mumbai CCA).

V K Mishra transferred as CCIT, Cochin (UPDATED)
Virendra Kumar Mishra, IRS, CCIT, Trivandrum (CCA, Kerala) has been transferred as CCIT, Cochin (CCA, Kerala).


M D Kabra shifted as CCIT-I Ahmedabad (UPDATED)
Mohan Das Kabra, CCIT, Nagpur (Nagpur CCA) has been transferred as CCIT-I, Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat).

S G Joshi transferred as CCIT-II, Pune (UPDATED)
Sakharam Govindrao Joshi, IRS, CCIT, Trichy, (CCA TN) has been transferred as CCIT-II, Pune (Pune CCA).

Jayant K Hota shifted as CCIT-II, Bangalore (UPDATED)
Jayant Kumar Hota, CCIT, Jalpaiguri (CCA WB) has been transferred as CCIT-II, Bangalore (CCA Karnataka).

Local postings of Chief Commissioners of IT (UPDATED)
Pomela Bali Prasad, DGIT (Logistics), Delhi (Delhi CCA) has been shifted as CCIT-XIII, Delhi (Delhi CCA) while Ravindra Kumar Roye, CCIT-II, Pune (Pune CCa) is being shifted as CCIT-I, Pune (Pune CCA) and Deep Chandra Pant, CCIT-III, Kolkata (CCA WB) will now be CCIT-I, Kolkata (CCA WB). Similarly, Arvind Shankar, CCIT-IV, Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat) has been moved as CCIT-II, Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat) and D Senddarai Kannan, CCIT-IV, Chennai (CCA TN) as CCIT-II, Chennai (CCA TN).

DEBATE

Is it appropriate or inappropriate for an elected representative to address a bureaucrat as "Sir"?

Orissa Chief Minister Navin Patnaik has asked Cabinet Ministers to maintain dignity of the office. Patnaik conveyed his mind when a Minister addressed "Sir" to an IAS officer in his presence. "You are Cabinet Minister and should maintain your dignity" the Chief Minister said. How far it is appropriate or inappropriate for an elected representative to address a bureaucrat as "Sir".

Mail your to the point views to suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com or mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com

CORPORATE

HEC Chairman to retire
Heavy Engineering Corporation Chairman G K Pillai is retiring on December 31.

Muge Yuzuak is Head; Citi India
Muge Yuzuak has taken over as head of cards, Citi India.

Cyrus P Mistry is a recluse person
Cyrus P Mistry successor to Ratan Tata is a recluse and quiet person by nature.

Mistry appointed Addl. Director, Tata Power Company Ltd
Cyrus P. Mistry has been appointed as an Additional Director of Tata Power Company Ltd w.e.f. December 23, 2011

Mehra resigns as Director, Great Offshore Ltd
Chetan Mehra has resigned as a Director of Great Offshore Ltd.

Two directors cease to be on Board of Bank of Baroda
Dr. Dharmendra Bhandari and Dr. Deepak Phatak ceased to be directors on the Board of the Bank of Baroda w.e.f. December 24, 2011 consequent upon expiry of their term on December 23, 2011.

Patel appointed Non Exec. Director, Suraj Ltd
Bhupendrasinh Babulal Patel has been appointed as a Non Executive Independent Director on the Board of Suraj Ltd w.e.f. December 26, 2011.

Dr Sen, Chairman, Healthspring Community Medical Centres Mumbai, receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr Gautam Sen, Chairman of Healthspring Community Medical Centres, Mumbai, has been awarded The Lifetime Achievement EMS/ EM Award by Lifeline Foundation & AAEMI (American Academy For Emergency Medicine in India).

Balsara promoted as Leader, Ernst & Young, India.
Ernst & Young India has promoted Farokh Balsara as Leader (Media & Entertainment Industry) for Europe, India, Middle East and Africa.

Chalasani resigns as Non Exec. Director, Dhanlaxmi Bank Ltd
Vidyadhara Rao Chalasani, Non Executive Independent Director, Dhanlaxmi Bank Ltd has resigned from the Board of Directors of the Bank w.e.f. December 14, 2011

Sharma resigns as Company Secy. Amco India Ltd
Renu Sharma has resigned as Company Secretary of Amco India Ltd w.e.f. December 15, 2011.

Anand appointed Company Secy. Amco India Ltd
Ms. Kamna Anand has been appointed as Company Secretary of Amco India Ltd w.e.f. December 15, 2011

Venkataraman resigns as Director, JRG Securities Ltd
T. M. Venkataraman, Director of JRG Securities Ltd has resigned from the company w.e.f. December 16, 2011

Three directors cease to be on Board of Gemini Communication Ltd
B. Sreekrishna, B. Srinivasan and S. Hari Sethuraman have resigned as directors of Gemini Communication Ltd w.e.f. September 23, 2011.

Singh appointed Addl. Director, Bio Green Industries Ltd
Bio Green Industries Ltd has appointed Ms Kavya Amit Digvijay Singh as Additional Director on the Board of Directors of the company w.e.f. December 26, 2011

Three Addl. Directors appointed on Board of Overseas Synthetics Ltd
Overseas Synthetics Ltd has appointed Anirudh Sonpal, Sureshprasad K. Roy and Surendra Tamboli as Additional Directors of the company w.e.f. December 20, 2011

DEBATE

I have never seen a senior calling his junior Sir.

P K Sharma

CEC's comment on Anna incomprehensible !

One is at loss to understand the import of the statement of Chief Election Commissioner appearing in the media that Anna refrain from opposing (or supporting) any particular political party. One thought it was the very essence of parliamentary democracy that gives the freedom to the citizen of this country to support or oppose; compaign in favour or against any political party or candidate.

An IAS officer

Why is DOPT depriving people who deserve ?

Why DOPT is depriving people who are likely to get promotion down the chain as a results of these retirements on the pretext of a CAT judgment & pending court case in High Court, when they have already taken a view in the matter (agitating the CAT judgment) and they were doing so when the case of Garima Singh was pending in CAT. Orders can be issued by including the clause that these promotions, is however, subject to the outcome of the verdict Delhi High Court in W. P. No.

When promotee SOs won a case in CAT relating to judgment in 2008 based on the provisions of Constituion of India (In-situ promotion - right to equality and similarly placed persons to be treated similarly) provisions, DOP&T filed an appeal in Delhi High Court in 2008, which is still pending.

When a judgment was passed in the case of Garima Singh by Hon'ble CAT (policy directive - against article 309), earlier the DOP&T on certain pressures was trying to implement the judgment. Thanks to the views of Solicitor General.

A Srivastava

Tackling dons of politics impossible !

This is the season of Lokpal Bill. But can Lokpal or JanLokpal really tackle wily and crafty dons of politics like Pranabbabu, Lalu, Mulayam, Sharad Pawar and so many others. For most of them it is rags to riches story. 'Don ko pakarna muskil hi nahi namumkin hai'.

Dutta Howrah

Secularism - the last abode of scoundrels

In India secularism has become the last abode of scoundrels. No where it is more manifested than in the recent speech by Laloo Prasad Yadav in Parliament.It was obvious that he was set up by Congress for obfuscating the formulation of an effective Lokpal bill.Laloo has to thank Congress and Congress controlled CBI for allowing him to wander free. But tragedy is that there was not a single member in our Parliament who could call the bluff of this jester and put him in his place.

N Krishnan

PIOs waste time of Applicant unnecessary

Many PIOs have habit to waste the time of Applicant unnecessary. They compel information seekers to knock the door of CIC, resulting piling up of lot of cases in CIC. CIC may look into the matter advising PIOs to provide information as required. This will reduce CIC workload and saving of unnecessary harassments to information seekers.

Ramesh Chhabra

BSNL/MTNL HR Fiasco

It appears BSNL/MTNL HR issue is gong to be another mess in line... 400 people of Group A organized service of GOI ( read ITS) getting paid for no work officially, sitting ideal in Delhi to the tunes of Crores per month in total!! Can happen in India only. Proposal is for another offer for them and rest of ITSs. Had it not been considered before, with 10 yrs of interaction with ITSs/Board of PSUs, that outcome of absorption offer is going to be a major failure? This is again an unhealthy state of management of HR, wastage of available resources in hand. Hope power centre realise that ITS can be used other than those PSUs also , rather than getting paid holiday for two months and more months to come. It also makes another HR ( HUMAN RIGHTS) angle that rest of people are being forced to stay in PSUs despite marching order issued by DoT in November-2011. SO Out of same service/ posts/ cadre/ qualified/selected, some are working under pressure to get paid and some are sitting idle to get paid?

Rajeev

Certified copies of the photocopies

Background

The appellant sought certain attested documents and information regarding the rule of the RTI Act, under which the attested copies of documents should be given. The PIO denied the attested copies of documents claiming that the Public Authority does not possess original documents. The Commission directed the PIO to provide the relevant provision of law to the appellant regarding attestation and to supply attested copies of the photocopies of documents available in the records to the Appellant along with a note on each page clarifying that the same are only copies of photocopies and not copies of the original documents.

Comments

The RTI Act empowers the citizens of India to obtain certified copies of the documents from the Government Organisations and the PIO should not refuse to certify the documents even if the Public Authority does not possess the original documents. In such cases, a note should be given that they are only copies of photocopies and not copies of the original documents. It should be remembered that certified copies of the original may be used as an evidence in a court of law.

Citation: Shrikant Vaidya v. North Central Railway, Allahabad in File No. CIC/AD/A/2011/002311

[Mr. Paras Nath Singh v. Ministry of External Affairs in CIC/SG/A/2011/002072/15657Adjunct]

- Weekly article by Dr. (Mrs.) Anuradha Verma
(dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in), RTI Consultant to IIM, Indore and Co-author of the book: RIGHT TO INFORMATION - LAW AND PRACTICE by Taxmann. (The views are Personal)