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Aaj Ki Aawaz

How is a peaceful protest illegal!!!
Elected are elected by us and so if we protest to let them know our mind it is legal!!!

I'm sure had Justice Mazumdar's Judgment been tested in SC , the SC would have literally binned Justice Mazumdar's judgement! It is every Citizen's right to peacefully protest.... and just because Parliament is discussing the issue it does not mean no one can protest on the issue! I'm sure Congress has placed Justice Mazumdar's Resume in 'Potential CJI' candidates file!!!! The Lokpal Bill is in Public Domain and many Indians have found this Lokpal to be a Jokepal or Corruptpal.... so why can't they protest to show the MPs that this Bill is unacceptable???? It's pure hogwash that Team Anna and protestors are demeaning Parliament!!!! The Sarkaari Lokpal is just a showpiece....cannot even appoint a Secretary..... that's because the Secretary will be expected to serve as a 'Ghar ka bhedi' by the Party in Power!!!! Lokpal will go after the corrupt and CBI will protect whoever the Party in Power stamps CBI... 'Cannot Be Investigated'!!! It is pretty evident Congress does not want corruption to be tackled...... and so Congress is plugging for a Lokpal that will in fact be a Post Office and CBI will be used to whitewash the 'allegations of corruption' that Lokpal forwards to CBI!!!! And then just see the perverseness in this Bill.... those who face corruption charges get Government Legal Aid....and even Legal Aid to sue the Whistleblowers however no aid to the Whistleblowers!!! Whistleblowers are left to the mercy of the corrupt....some are bought over... some pressurized to withdraw and some are neutralized!!! And the beauty is just 10% of Politicians and 5% Officials come under the ambit of Lokpal!! And why should a Show Cause Notice be sent to the Politician or Official prior to commencement of investigation??? CBI needs to be Independent....CBI coming under the control of the Government , whose corruption CBI is supposed to investigate, is indeed against the very spirit of Justice!!!

As BJP's star speaker Sushma made valuable points in her speech!!
And Congress's start Speaker Sibal gave one message 'Congress stands behind every leach'!!

The Minority reservation is only a ploy used by Congress with one eye on the vote bank and the other on creating a wedge in the Opposition!!! There is no reservation in Judiciary..... EC.... CVC..... CAG.... then why in Lokpal..... as it is any Body in the Judicial domain should not have any 'reservation'!!!! And enforcing Article 252 is technically wrong.... our Lokpal has been in the pipeline for 42 years... way before we signed the UN Charter on corruption!! The fair mode of selecting Lokpal and CBI Director would be ..... PM, Leaders of Opposition in RS and LS, CJI and any Cabinet Minister of PM's choice!!! And then PM delivered his speech....spoke on the various Schemes launched by UPA...he needs to be reminded about the phenomenal corruption ..... NREGA for example...... it's a bleeder!!! He spoke of the RTI..... may I remind him of his efforts to water down RTI!!!! Inclusive growth...what a joke.... the gap has widened phenomenally....and what progress in Economy is he talking about.... our Economy is in a fix!!!! Mr . PM how can we trust a lopsided selection Group and Mr. PM that's the objection to the Selection mechanism of the Lokpal and CBI!!!! And Democracy is not in danger because of a strong Lokpal but because of the rampant corruption in India!!!!!

Pranab Da Congress's fire fighter spoke last!!!
PM speaks last usually so why in this role was Pranab Da cast!!

Pranab Da played his role to the hilt!!!! He took on Yahswant Sinha on his statement that this was PM's bye bye speech...... Yashwant responded later that he said this because this was the talk in Parliament!!!Pranab forgets that fighting corruption goes beyond numbers..... in fact if fight is constrained by numbers the fight is shackled!!! Pranab reached out to the Opposition.... but it's said Congress's floor managers were haughty....maybe they were being commandeered by PC!!!! In the end Lokpal Bill was passed .... Rahul's game changing idea was not!!!!! Post the Vote Rahul was on his feet with his 'Brat Gang' doing some arithmetic.... to pass Rahul's idea Congress needed BJP's vote.... viewing Rahul's reaction seems something went amiss!!

Team Anna needs to go back to the drawing board!!!!
'Loose talk' it simply cannot afford!!

They should concentrate only on corruption!!! Forget about everything else!!! They should have remembered that Mumbai's ethos is different.... time is money!!! Here when there are torrential rains Mumbaikars will walk in knee deep water to reach their place of work!!! In Delhi a drizzle keeps Delhites away from work.... Mumbaikars have chai pakodas at work when it rains and Delhites have chai pakodas at home after bunking office......just to show Mumbai;s work culture!!! I think now Team Anna should concentrate on the upcoming State elections!!! Anna's unwell... they should be worried about this!! It was their duty to dissuade him from this fast and go in for the protest outside Sonia's house and then take the anti corruption fight to the States going in for elections!! Congress is counting 'his days on its finger'.... because Congress feels post Anna Team Anna would lose its credibility!!! And then 'fast fatigue' has set in.... I think Public wants Team Anna to do a Hissar in UP!!!

PS..... PM said 'road is paved by good intentions'.... if some MC has tendered for this and work executed by Government Contractor.... I do not need to tell you what will be the condition of the road in a few weeks'!!! Sharad Yadav very rightly said Pranab Da is overworked..... Sibal, PC, Kursheed etc., create fires and Pranab Da has to blow out there fires... and the fact that PM delivered his speech in the mid of the discussion and Pranab Da gave his response at the end , exemplifies this!! Laloo said that he felt only Manmohan Singh qualifies to be Lokpal as per him (Laloo)...... so then Manmohan Singh as Lokpal will do what he did as PM.... clean chit, white wash and side with corruption!! In act in the English Dictionary there is a new word because of Manmohan Singh.... Dishonest-honest or Imaandar- Beimaan!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Whose idea was to celebrate Vajpayee's birthday with such aplomb?
It is an idea that is surely being used to save the sinking image of BJP as a headless party. Who is behind the release of full page ad and aplomb for latest birthday celebration of Atal Bihari Vajpayee?

Is RSS micro managing the BJP show?
It is heard that the Sangh is micro managing most of the party affairs and has a tight leash on the leaders and on issues that are being raised.

Irony of fasting in MMRDA grounds
Anna Hazare is performing his fast right under the nose of the corporate bigwigs whose offices serve as the backdrop of MMRDA. Ironically these corporate houses are themselves involved in fuelling corruption.

Who in Congress is funding Anna agitation?
It is heard that old Congress warhorses who were sidelined by Sonia Gandhi after coming to power are funding Anna's movement.

Is Ms.Sonia Gandhi trying to get old trusted Congressmen back?
It is heard that Ms.Sonia Gandhi tried to get in touch with old Congress men who left the party or were sidelined. Some were Rajiv Gandhi's friends and family and others were Ms.Indira Gandhi loyalists but all have shied away from coming back.

Is Capt.Satish Sharma back in action?
It is heard that former Central Minister, Capt.Satish Sharma who continues to be close to Ms.Sonia Gandhi has been trying to open talks with Gandhi family friends and relatives.

(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

Will U P Singh be Member (Administration) NHAI?
Name of Joint Secretary Steel Udai Pratap Singh has started doing the round for the post of Member (Administration) NHAI. He is 1984 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Dr B K Gairola gets extension?
DG NIC Dr B K Gairola is believed to have been given second extension by the Government of India. There are strong rumours that he is going to be new Secretary IT.

Will Datt become Member of PESB?
Name of former CMD of the Bharat Electronics Ltd A K Datt reportedly figures in the panel prepared for the post of Member of the PESB.

File of Sudha Sharma moved again?
There are reports that file pertaining to the appointment of Sudha Sharma as new Member of the CBDT has again been moved. She is 1976 batch IRS officer.

S S Mohanty selected as Director (Tech.), SAIL
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.

N P Singh moved as CCIT I Mumbai
Narinder Pal Singh, IRS, CCIT-II, Bangalore (CCA Karnatka) has been transferred as CCIT I Mumbai (Mumbai CCA).
(We said this on December 26)

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

M D Kabra shifted as CCIT-I Ahmedabad
Mohan Das Kabra, CCIT, Nagpur (Nagpur CCA) has been transferred as CCIT-I, Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat).
(We said this on December 26)

R N Tripathi transferred as DGIT (Logistics), Delhi
Rajendra Narain Tripathi, IRS, CCIT-I, Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat) has been transferred as DGIT (Logistics), Delhi (Delhi CCA).
(We said this on December 26)

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

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

Kunja K. Tripathy, IRS, promoted & posted as CCIT-IV, Ahmedabad
Kunja Kishore Tripathy, IRS, has been promoted and posted as CCIT-IV, Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat).

Ashok Chatterjee, IRS, promoted & posted as CCIT-III, Kolkata
Ashok Kumar Chatterjee, IRS, has been promoted and posted as CCIT-III, Kolkata (CCA WB)

Ujjawal K Choudhary, IRS, promoted & posted as DGIT (Inv.), Pune
Ujjawal Kumar Choudhary has been promoted and posted as DGIT (Inv.), Pune (Pune CCA).

Raghu Nandan Gupta, IRS, promoted & posted as CCIT, Trivandrum
Raghu Nandan Gupta, IRS, has been promoted and posted as CCIT, Trivandrum (CCA Kerala).

Mahesh K Idnani, IRS, promoted & posted as CCIT, Jalpaiguri
Mahesh Kumar Idnani has been promoted and posted as CCIT, Jalpaiguri (Kolkata, CCA WB)

S G Joshi transferred as CCIT-II, Pune
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
Jayant Kumar Hota, CCIT, Jalpaiguri (CCA WB) has been transferred as CCIT-II, Bangalore (CCA Karnataka).

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

Local postings of Chief Commissioners of IT
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).

Raids on three IAS in Karnataka
The Lokayukta Police conducted raids on the residence of three IAS officers in Karnataka on Tuesday.

About 600 Election observers to attend Jan 2 meet
About Six hundred Election Observers will be attending meeting convened by the Election Commission on January 2.

Only women observers in Goa?
Most of the IAS officers were keen to go to Goa as Election Observer. Now the Election Commission is believed to have taken a policy decision to send only women officers as observer in Goa.

Doscos ruling the roost in Railway Ministry,
People are busy to find Dehradun located -The Doon school link, of Dinesh Trivedi Minister for Railways (MR) and Chairman Railway Board (CRB) Vivek Mittal who are Doscos'.

I H Khan, Addl PCCF Delhi retiring
I H Khan, Additional PCCF, Delhi, is retiring on December 31, 2011.

Kaushik Basu CEA to GoI is on cloud nine
Kaushik Basu, Chief Economic Advisor (CEA), is on cloud nine. He had forecast that food inflation in India will be down to three per cent by December end. Interestingly, it has come down to 1.30 per cent. This is a very good reason for him bask in glory of his prediction coming true as, none had believed him when he foretold this thing a few months ago.

Gaurav Dave to get extension
Gaurav Dave, Joint Secretary, National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC) is likely to get one year extension in Central Deputation. He is an IRSEE officer of 1987 batch.

Prashar to succeed Bhaskar Chaterjee as Chairman HERC in Haryana
Former IAS officer R N Prashar is going to succeed Bhaskar Chatterjee as Chairman of the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission in Haryana.

Pattnaik to be promoted in Delhi Police
Amulya Pattnaik, Joint Commissioner of Delhi Police, Southern range will be promoted as Spl. CP (Int&Ops)Delhi Police in place of B.S Brar, IPS. He is an IPS officer of 1985 batch who belongs to the AGMU Cadre.

Ahmed promoted in Orissa
Shefeen Ahmed K, SP Berhampur, has been promoted to Junior Administrative Grade by the State Government of Orissa .He is an IPS Officer of 2003 batch who belongs to the Orissa cadre.

Upadhyay to be promoted in Orissa
A K Upadhyay, DIGP Training, Orissa, is likely to be promoted to IG Rank. He is an IPS Officer of 1976 batch who belongs to the Orissa cadre.

TamilNadu Government wants empanelment of IPS officer
State Government of Tamil Nadu has reportedly approached Government of India for empanelment of Ms. Seema Aggarwal (IGP Wel, Chennai) to IG Rank. She is an IPS officer of 1990 batch who belongs to the TN Cadre.

Gera to join GoI
Mohit Gera is going on deputation to the Government of India as Additional Professor Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy Dehradun. He is 1980 batch J&K cadre IFS officer.

Ajay Kashyap to get proforma promotion
Ajay Kashyap currently on an UN assignment is being granted proforma promotion by the Delhi Government to the rank of Spl. CP, Delhi Police .He is an IPS officer of 1985 batch who belongs to the AGMU Cadre.

BMC Commissioner to retire next month
Commissioner of Bombay Municipal Corporation Subodh Kumar is retiring by the end of next month. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

MP cadre IFS officer to join GoI
Madhya Pradesh cadre IFS officer Shivendu Kumar Srivastava is going on deputation to the Government of India as Regional Director Forest Survey of India in Kolkata.

201 IRS officers to be Expenditure Observes in five poll-bound States
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
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
Sanjay Rathi, CX Mysore (UOP), has been shifted to CX, Hyderabad in Central Board of Excise & Customs.

Alok Gupta shifted to DRI, Delhi
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
P K Mishra, DRI, Delhi Zonal Unit, has been shifted to Customs (P), Delhi in Central Board of Excise & Customs.

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

Santosh Babu posted as Commissioner, Horticulture & Plantation Crops in TN
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.

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

Murugaia posted as Director, Urban Land Ceiling in TN
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.

Dr K S Uma promoted on deputation to Andhra Pradesh
Dr.K S Uma, Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) officer of Indian Economic Service, has been promoted to Higher Administrative Grade (HAG) and is on deputation to Andhra Pradesh.

Suresh Sharma is IGP in Punjab
Suresh Kumar Sharma has taken over the charge of Inspector General of Police, Punjab on promotion. Earlier, he was holding the charge of DIG, CID & Security of Punjab Police based at New Delhi.

Vyas inducted into IPS
K K Vyas, Deputy Commissioner of Delhi Police, EOW has been inducted for IPS to the AGMU cadre. He is a DANPS officer of AGMU Cadre.

Pradhan is Addl Secretary Home in Orissa
P K Pradhan has been appointed Additional Secretary Home in Orissa. He is 2000 batch IAS officer.

PAKISTAN WHISPERS

Pakistan: PM orders inquiry against Defence Secretary for his affidavit in Memogate
Pakistan's Prime Minister YR Gilani has asked the defence minister to order an inquiry to ascertain the circumstances under which he had in an affidavit filed in the supreme court in the 'memogate' case stated that the 'MoD has no operational control over the army and the ISI and looks after only administrative matters'. 'Changing the Secretary is no big deal', the PM said and added, 'but I have asked the defence minister to hold an inquiry'.

Pakistan : Why Hussain Haqqani resigned if Memo is a non-issue, asks CJ
In the resumed hearing of the 'memogate' case on 27the December 2011 the supreme court has rubbished the federal government's stand that the 'memo is a non-issue and a worthless piece of paper' by asking the attorney general why has the government appointed a parliamentary committee, why were a series of meetings held at the Presidency and why former ambassador to US, Hussain Haqqani had to resign if the memo was a non-issue.

Rita Menon appointed Chairperson ITPO (UPDATED
Rita Menon Secretary, Ministry of Textiles has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director, India Trade Promotion Organisation for a period of two years with effect from the date of assumption of charge after her retirement or until further orders, whichever is earlier. She is 1975 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.
(We said this on December 23 )

Mrs. Vijaya Kanth takes over as New Financial Commissioner, Railways (UPDATED)
Mrs. Vijaya Kanth has taken over as the new Financial Commissioner (FC) (Railways) and ex-officio Secretary to the Government of India. Prior to her appointment as FC in Railway Board, Mrs. Kanth was General Manager, Northeast Frontier Railway (Construction) Organization, Guwahati. She is 1975 batch officer from Indian Railway Account Service (IRAS).
(We said this on Nov 19 and Dec 27, 2011)

Tenure of Dr. Prajapati Trivedi as Chairman NACWC extended(UPDATED)
The tenure of Dr. Prajapati Trivedi as Secretary (Performance Management) and Chairman, National Authority for Chemical Weapons Convention, Cabinet Secretariat has been extended from January, 2012 to August 2013.

Yamal Datta, IRS, appointed Sr. Tech. Officer, CEIB (UPDATED)
Syamal Datta, IRS, has been appointed Senior Technical Officer in Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (CEIB) for a period of three years.

Parekh resigns HUL (UPDATED)
HDFC's Chairman Deepak Parekh, who is an independent director on FMCG major Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) has resigned from the board.

Nalin Singhal selected as CMD, CEL (UPDATED)
Nalin Singhal, Director (T & M), IRCTC, has been selected for the post of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Central Electronics Limited (CEL) at Public Enterprises Selection Board meeting held on Wednesday. As many as 10 persons were interviewed for the same.

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

IOB to open 8 new branches in 3 states: P K Garg
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.

Three new appointments in Micromax
Micromax has appointed Deepak Mehrotra as CEO of the company and Khaja Muzaffarullah as Feature Phone Division's Head while Ajay Sharma will lead the Smart Phone Division.

PGCIL appoints two Non Official Directors
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has appointed Ms Rita Sinha, Former Secretary, Government of India and Santosh Saraf, former Chairman ASSOCHAM as Non-official Part-time Directors on the Board of the company with immediate effect for a period of three years.

Naik ceases to be Director, Hiran Orgochem Ltd
Mukesh Naik has ceased to be a Director of Hiran Orgochem Ltd w.e.f. December 26, 2011 due to on his resignation from the Board of Directors of the company.

Thomaskutty appointed Director, Cochin Minerals and Rutiles Ltd
T. P. Thomaskutty, Executive Director of KSIDC has been appointed as the new Director of Cohin Minerals and Rutiles Ltd in place of Venu Nallur w.e.f. December 17, 2011.

Mohan appointed CFO, ESAB India Ltd
B. Mohan has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of ESAB India Limited w.e.f. December 8, 2011 in place of Sharad Jain who resigned from the company.

Joshi resigns as Director, Arcadia Mercantile Capital Ltd
Tushar Joshi had resigned as Director of Arcadia Mercantile Capital Ltd w.e.f. December 15, 2011

Parigi resigns as Non Exec. Director, Accel Transmatic Ltd
A. P. Parigi, Non Executive Director, Accel Transmatic Ltd has resigned from the company due to his other professional commitments.

Kanoria assumes charge as MD, Viom Networks
Sunil Kanoria has assumed charge as Managing Director of Viom Networks.

Sharedalal resigns as Director, Ruby Mills Ltd
Girish Chinubhai Sharedalal, Director of Ruby Mills Ltd has resigned from the company w.e.f. November 21, 2011.

Sheth resigns as Director, Dynemic Products Ltd
Hitendra H. Sheth has ceased to be a Director of Dynemic Products Ltd w.e.f. December 26, 2011 consequent to his resignation from the Board of Directors of the company.

Endow appointed MD, Sapient India
Rajdeep Endow has been appointed as the Managing Director of Sapient India with immediate effect.

DEBATE

Sir is a matter of courtesy and culture
P K Sharma says in this column that he has never seen a senior officer calling his junior 'sir'. Hasn't he seen a senior in the Hindi belt calling his junior 'Saab'--which is the Hindi equivalent of 'sir'.Also he hasn't seen the Tamil officialdom where senior and junior officials address each other sir as a matter of routine courtesy.
S P Mishra

Orissa Chief Minister Navin Patnaik's advisory to his Cabinet colleagues to refrain from addressing the bureaucrats as "Sir", was unwarranted. He owns a feudalistic and hierarchical mindset . Ego massage is an important aspect of Communication skill.

If an elected representative addresses a bureaucrat as "Sir", his job is completed quickly and without bribe.
Consider the flip side. The CBI officer asked A Raja, former DOT Minister : "Sir, may I arrest you? I have the warrant". Raja did not oblige by 'Sirring' and was soon arrested .

The lesson is : Do not dare bribe CBI. But, treat its officers with respect. Let Navin Patnaik re-visit his advisory in this backdrop and hope for the best !

A K Saxena ( A retired civil servant)

Agitating with Anna & legislating with the Government?
The MPs have been repeating in & out of context the "supremacy" of the parliament & its sole right to legislate. Can they stir their "conscience" to examine honestly if this half-hearted, mechanical exercise in drafting a proper and sturdy law against corruption for a large democracy like India serves the objective? It is no use attacking some people as laying claim to be the second Father of The Nation and sparing the second Karl Marxs or sole repositories of all that is democratic in the heads of those they venerate as the legal inheritors of the legacy. No use shedding crocodile tears, indulging in diversionary debates only to confuse the masses and feigning to be against corruption while in practice promoting it actively. Any serious government can yield visible results in less than one week in thrashing corruption even without this piece of legislation. With what moral integrity can anyone raise a finger against Mayawati Government or any other government, when historical corruption has landed many in jail in spite of the best efforts of the powerful and the saviour advocates of the corrupt? What meaningless exercise is it to give constitutional status to the Lokpal and appoint the best as its Chairman? MPs must do their constitutional duty and do some service to the people. Those threatening Anna or his team are inviting their own doom. Please don't indulge in the charade of agitating with Anna for a clean government or against corruption and consider such an ineffective piece of legislation, because the people understand such show businesses very well and are sick of it. There are several other such exercises the government indulges in for the sake of sheer formality wasting crores of rupees and providing opportunities for all kinds of representatives(elected/nominated/otherwise) to make hay while the sun shines(or even when it does not shine!).

M L Gupta

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)