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D K Mishra

Aaj Ki Aawaz

Anna should remember that he made corruption into a raging fire!!!
Public knows he wanted to make corruption sit on the pyre!!!

Now Team Anna is preparing to go to States going to the Poll!!! I think they should concentrate on UP!!! They should link corruption with inflation, our economic woes and food security becoming a 'thing of the past'!!! And go to UP and ask the Public not to vote for the corrupt and those who have not allowed a strong Lokpal to become law.... and then leave it to Public's wisdom to decide.... do not even utter any Party's name!!! Be focussed.... organised...... humble.......and totally transparent!! Please do remember Media will be with you as long as the wind is behind you.... they'll bask in reflected glory....and when the wind turns against you Media will go against you!!!!

Jaitley righty described the Lokpal's investigation as the 'jalebi route'!!!!
A route that gave ample time to the chors to cover up tracks and hide loot!!!

Imagine before launching investigation Lokpal will have to give Notice to the one being investigated..... what a joke????? Singhvi agreed that Government has to have 'a handle' in all appointments..... this is what needs to be stopped!!! Let it be 2 from Government and 2 from Opposition.....though many say all decisions would be deadlocked ... I think otherwise.....they'll take some time but will decide.... no Government appointee/nominee should be part of the selection panel!! Singhvi was not able to explain the 'crossbreeding of Articles 252 and 253'!!! Singhvi tried to hide reservation in the garb of representation.....and the 50% content will be at Government's will!! Singhvi as Congress's star speaker was just a patch on BJP's star speaker Jaitley!! Singhvi enlightened us on the efforts of His Great Leader to make Lokpal constitutional.... as a Lawyer he knows it means nothing much.... but seems His great Leader was advised this would be one way of delaying the Bill!! Singhvi spoke of creating Chinese Walls... and now I think it is pretty clear that his Party is just playing Chinese Checkers!!

Ram Jethmalani made Congis squeal and shout!!!!
And I think for abusing Ram Jethmalani in RS Mani Shankar should be sorted out!!!

First and foremost the jewel from Ram....... if absolute power corrupts.... thought of losing absolute power corrupts even more!!!! His mention about a list of 14 World Leaders who hold Swiss Bank Accounts made Mani Shankar Aiyer go berserk.......he led Congressmen to raise a shindy.... Mani used unparliamentarily language.... what came out was that Ram had pressed a extremely touchy nerve!!Then Naryanswami who feels shouting makes one right informed the Speaker about 'conflict of interest by Ram.... as per him Ram is fighting black money cases and so cannot bring it up in RS'.... how very stupid...... in fact this shows consistency...... what PC did as HM and as a Vakeel is conflict of interest!!! I'm sure Sonia would be livid with Ram.....but then why does she not sue the magazine that is at the root of Ram's allegation????

Some say Congress playing a smart game!!!
Proposed a weak and 'illegal' Lokpal Bill knowing it'll will flop and on BJP Congress will put the blame!!

When Ramdev wanted Government to declare overseas funds held by Indians as National Asset Sonia panicked!!! And that is the reason for Congress's very harsh reaction against Ramdev and his followers!! When Anna sat on his fast Sonia felt he'll too demand some 'strong action Swiss Bank Accounts' so again Anna was mollified to withdraw his fast!!! Government started talking to Team Anna on the Lokpal Bill perforce..... but Congress was very sure it would put up its own Lokpal (read Jokepal) Bill...... PC, Kursheed, Sibal , Singhvi and Bansal started working on the Bill Congress wanted to propose!!! Then when this Bill was to come up in Parliament it was decided by Congress to queer the pitch with reservation and Article 253... the intention was clear to make the Bill unacceptable to even Congress's Allies!!! So with a empty kartooz (Jokepal) Congress would side step Lokpal and put the blame on BJP!!! And we know why Congress wants to sidestep Lokpal???? It's said Nehru was questioned on corruption and he said it is a 'wee bit' problem.... today his Party has made corruption into a Goliath!!! In fact when it comes to corruption Congress is the Master of the Game!!! Jaitley's jalebi analogy fits like a glove here too....even Sonia illness was made into a jalebi!!!

PS.... please get Chandan Mitra a nail cutter.... as Jailtely spoke you got to see Chandan using his teeth like a nail cutter!! Laloo was in the gallery... seems he stage managed his MPs misbehaviour.... Laloo is dead against even a Jokepal leave a Lokpal!!!!

Flash: Congress did not have the numbers so its stage managed the show in such a way that House was adjourned Sine Die!!! Congress has eggs by scores of dozens on its face!!! Congress was not even prepared to reveal dates to when the Bill would be taken up again!! Shame!!! Speaker declares House adjourned Sine Die ... reason.... too much noise!! BJP was ready to discuss and vote .......Congress stage managed a limbo state..... this show was stage managed and seems after Congress realized it did not have the numbers Congress and in the evening it was decided to let the session adjourn sine die!!!! Public ditched Anna and he had to cut short his fast.......see what happens when Anna is not there to put pressure on the Government!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Does BJP have a strategy?
On its own the BJP does not have a strategy. Its only objective is to ensure that the Congress is shown as bumbling and unable to manage.

BSP tend to be loser
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is bound to suffer a setback in forthcoming assembly polls. Sacking of
ministers by BSP supremo & Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati will lead to vehement opposition and sabotage, feel bureaucrats in UP.

Why Mukesh Ambani wants to raise funds in Dollars?
Despite sitting on an estimated $25 bn in cash and cash equivalents Mukesh Ambani wants to raise $1 bn worth of Dollar denominated bonds. The reason is simple says a finance wizard in the company, Dollar interest rates are very low, and by raising Dollar funds now, and assuming the Dollar will only go down against the rupee over the long term, the move is set to be the right one.

MGP holds key to next Govt. in Goa
The Maharashtrawadi Gomanntak Party (MGP) holds the key to next Government in Goa as far as next assembly polls were concerned.

Maharashtra government on a complete holiday
After the legislative session that ended in Nagpur on December 22, the entire Maharashtra bureaucracy and Ministers are on a holiday. Work will only resume on the January 3, 2012 say sources and after that Municipal election will start and the state expects to get investments.

BUREAUCRACY

Laxman Das is new Member of CBDT
Laxman Das has taken over on Thursday as new Member of the CBDT. He is 1974 batch IRS officer.
(We said this on December 5)

Susheel Kumar to be JS, HUPA?
Susheel Kumar is likely to be appointed as Joint Secretary, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA), Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India. He is an IAS officer of 1982 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Who will be new JS Agricultural Corporation?
Who will be the new Joint Secretary Agricultural Corporation in the Government of India? A panel consisting of Ashok Singhvi (IAS 1983, RJ), Ashok Kumar Jain (IFS 1983, AP), Ravinder Kumar Singh (IFS 1983, Chhattisgarh) and Amarnath Sethi (IFS 1983, Kerala) has been prepared.

Praful Kumar Pattnaik to return to Bihar?
P K Pattnaik, Joint Secretary, Ministry of North East region, is likely to return to the parent Bihar cadre to get promotion. He is an IAS officer of 1980 batch who belongs to the Bihar cadre.

Four vacancies of Permanent Judges in SC
Four posts of Permanent Judges have been lying vacant in Supreme Court of India.

Sujatha Singh is new Ambassador to Germany
Sujatha Singh, presently high Commissioner of India to Australia, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Germany.
(We said this on November 11)

Sikri gets additional charge of Pharmaceuticals
Secretary Justice in the Government of India D K Sikri has been given additional charge of the Department of Pharmaceuticals. He is 1975 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Basu gets additional charge of Animal Husbandry
Secretary Agriculture PK Basu has been given the additional charge as Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry till January 8. He is 1976 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Pradhan gets additional charge of Power
Secretary, New and Renewable Energy Gireesh B Pradhan has been given an additional charge as Secretary, Ministry of Power till January 15. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Jerath is new ADGFT
Sumeet Jerath has been appointed Additional Director General Foreign Trade, a newly created post in Delhi. He is 1985 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Sarkar appointed CMD of Union Bank of India
The Executive Director of Allahabad Bank, D Sarkar, has been appointed as the next Chairman and Managing Director of Union Bank of India. He is expected to take charge in April.

T.R. Chawla's orders as ED, Allahabad Bank by mid January
As the grapevine has it T.R. Chawla's orders as Executive Director (ED) of the Allahabad Bank is likely by mid January, 2012. Presently, he is a General Manager (GM) with the Dena Bank.

Rajkumar elevated as ED Indian Bank
The General Manager of the Andhra Bank, B. Raj Kumar, has been elevated as Executive Director of Indian Bank. He will assume charge on January 1.

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K K Mishra joins as ED Andhra Bank
The General Manager of the Canara Bank, K K Mishra, on elevation has joined as Executive Director of Andhra Bank at Bangalore today.

Dev Raj Dev incurs wrath of Bihar CM
Dev Raj Dev who on inter cadre deputation was Collector, Saharsa (Bihar) was shifted as he incurred wrath of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Dev is an IAS officer of 1999 batch who belongs to Tamil Nadu cadre. He has been replaced by Misbah Bari who was recently inducted into the IAS cadre of Bihar.

Dr. Vasantha Kumar appointed Director Census Operations
Dr. Vasantha Kumar has been appointed as Director, Census Operation, Lakshadweep. He is an IAS Officer of 2004 batch who belongs to the AGMU Cadre.

Sarangi appointed JD ARCS
Sudhansu Sarangi Chairman-Cum-MD&WC BBSR has been appointed as Joint Director (G), Aviation Research Centre of Security, New Delhi. He is an IPS officer of 1990 batch who belongs to the Orissa Cadre.

A .D. M. Chavali is ED, IOB
A.D.M. Chavali who was earlier a General Manager (GM) in the Bank of Baroda (BOB) has taken over as new Executive Director (ED) of the Indian Overseas Bank (IOB).
(We said this on October 18)

Raghavan is new ED Bank of India
General Manager Indian overseas bank M.S. Raghavan has been appointed as Executive Director Bank of India. He assumed charge on December 29, 2011.

PMO has six IIS officers
Besides Media Advisor Harish Khare there are five Indian Information Service officers posted in the PMO. They are Mssrs: - R C Joshi, Abhishek Dayal, Sharad Chandra, Himani and Mutthu.

Ms Renuka Mishra to join GoI
Ms. Renuka Mishra, IGP (Admin.), will be shortly going on central deputation as IG. UP Government has recommended her name for central deputation. She is an IPS Officer of 1990 batch who belongs to Uttar Pradesh Cadre.

O P Singh to join as CVO?
Om Prakash Singh is expected to join as CVO in the Government of India. He is an IPS officer of 1983 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Eight new DG rank officers likely in Tamil Nadu
The Tamil Nadu Government has sought permission from the MHA to promote eight Additional DGs to the rank of DG.

Sinha posted as Principal Accountant General in Patna
RB Sinha, IA&AS-1983, on return from leave has been transferred as Principal Accountant General (Audit), Bihar, Patna. He will relieve R Preman Dinaraj.

150 IPS officers to be Poll Observer
The Election Commission is going to deploy about 150 IPS officers as observers in five poll-bound states to monitor Law & Order.

IHM Banderdewa to start soon
With tourism promising to be the best road to self sufficiency for the scenic and historical state of Arunachal Pradesh, infrastructure development and service provision has become the most strongly felt necessity. With a vision to deliver both, the Government of Arunachal Pradesh, having acquired approval from the Ministry of Tourism for setting up of an Institute of Hotel Management at Banderdewa, is all set to streamline functioning of the institute at the earliest. A preliminary meeting was held by the Principal Secretary Tourism G N Sinha with Ranjit Chaudhury (MIH), Secretary of Board of Governors of Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, Kolkata, and Principal of the IHM CT&AN Kolkata, a premier institute on Hotel Management, churning out professionals every year in the field ,since its inception in 1963. The Principal of the institute Ranjit Chaudhury, who will provide expert guidance to the running of the institute as a mentor and faculty members of the Institute welcomed the team from the Govt of Arunachal Pradesh led by Principal Secretary Tourism , Sinha who accompanied Ms Mamata Riba Additional Resident Commissioner, Arunachal Bhavan Kolkata at the IHM premises at Taratala on December 27,2011. An extensive tour of the institute was made by the officers to acquire firsthand knowledge of the curricula and infrastructure for better planning. The team was made familiar with the gamut of training facilities for hospitality and hotel operations like food production, Patisserie, Food & Beverage service, accommodation operation and front office operation. Immediate starting of training facility for 120 boys and girls on a degree on Hotel Management, Catering Technology& Applied Nutrition against the upcoming training facility at Banderdewa was envisaged in order to meet up the needs of emerging tourism and hospitality sector in the state. At the same time it was shared that skills on computerization was as much a part of the training, in view of the rising dependence on the electronic media in the present day, both for daily functioning , as well as hotel transactions. While extending skilled guidance on legwork required for setting up of the institute, the Principal IHM Kolkata on the request of the Principal Secretary Tourism and Additional Resident Commissioner Arunachal Bhavan Kolkata, agreed to provide one day training for staff of the Arunachal Bhavan Kolkata and also to provide an in service short term training to the food & catering, housekeeping and front office staff of the Arunachal Bhavan in batches.

Lal gets promotion in Orissa
Himanshu Kumar Lal Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) BBSR has been promoted in Junior Administrative Grade by the State Government of Orissa. He is an IPS Officer of 2003 batch, who belongs to the Orissa cadre.

Vinod Asthana soon to be MD of CWC's subsidiary
Vinod Asthana Director -Catering Services (CS) of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is soon going to be Managing Director (MD) of Central Railside Warehouse Company Ltd. It is a subsidiary of the Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC).

V K Prasanth transferred to DGIT (Sys.), New Delhi
V K Prasanth, DDIT (Vig.), New Delhi, has been transferred to DGIT (Systems), New Delhi.

Shishir Jha appointed as Commissioner (Inv.), CBDT-HQ
Shishir Jha, CIT (Media Coordinator), has been appointed as Commissioner (Investigation), CBDT-HQ in the Department of Revenue.

Two posts of Parl. Asst. vacant in Home Ministry
Two posts of Parliament Assistant have been lying vacant in the Ministry of Home Affairs. Assistants/UDCs of the CSS/CSCS cadres working in the Ministries/departments of Government of India are eligible for the same. Those willing to apply can send their applications before January 6, 2012.

PAKISTAN WHISPERS

Pakistan: After Railways, Airlines and Tourism, now Pakistan radio is in dire straits
After Airlines, Railways and Tourism now the Pakistan Radio is facing severe financial crunch. Over 8000 employees and artists of the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) are facing problems due to non-payment of their dues timely. While regular employees haven't got the arrears of 15% salary increase announced in the federal budget of 2011-12 the contractual workers and artists are waiting for their wages for nearly two months. Station Director of Radio Pakistan (PBC) Islamabad however doesn't seem unduly bothered as in his view it is not just the PBC 'but all other corporations in the country are facing financial problems'. He is hopeful of things getting sorted out as higher authorities 'are in touch with the finance ministry'.

Pakistan: Land administration and Police are the most corrupt says transparency international
Transparency International has released its report of the national corruption perception survey 2011 for Pakistan. According to the report released by Suhail Mirza, Chairman and Syed Adil Shah Advisor in Karachi Land administration and Police are perceived as the most corrupt departments and Military and Education the least corrupt. According to popular perception as revealed in the survey corruption has increased in Judiciary as it has jumped to 4th place from the 6th it occupied in the previous survey. 'Corruption has reached unprecedented levels in the country and lack of accountability and lack of punitive action are the factors responsible for its rise' according to the report.

Johri to return M P next week (UPDATED)
V K Johri is returning to the parent Madhya Pradesh cadre next week after completion of central deputation tenure. He is 1984 batch IPS officer.

Yogesh Lohiya CMD GIC retires today (Updated)
Yogesh Lohiya, CMD, General Insurance Corporation of India, is retiring today on attaining the age of superannuation.

A K Roy and Milind Kharat in race for GIC CMD's post (Updated)
A K Roy and Milind Kharat are in the reckoning CMD, General Insurance Corporation of India. The post is falling vacant on the retirement of the present incumbent Yogesh Lohiya who is superannuating today.

IPS changes in Assam (UPDATED)
Anurag Agarwal has been promoted as DIG Dima Hasao (NC Hills), VK Ramishetty has been promoted as DIG of Armed Police.Mugda Jyoti Mahanta will now be the new SP of Dima Hasao.Surinder Kumar has been promoted as DIG of Special Branch.
Sunil Kumar will be the new SP of Nagaon. Paragjyoti Baruah will be SP of Morigaon.

Sibal appointed Director NMDC (UPDATED)
S J Sibal has been nominated as part-time non-official director (independent) on the board of public-sector undertaking, NMDC

175 officers join Indian Air Force(UPDATED)
As many as 175 flight cadets including 30 women flight cadets have commissioned into India Air Force after passing out at Air Force Academy, Dundigal, Hyderabad on Friday.

Diwan appointed CGDA on ad hoc basis (UPDATED)
Virendra Diwan has been appointed Controller General of Defence Accounts on ad hoc basis. He is 1976 batch IDAS officer.

Chopra to succeed Gupta (UPDATED)
A K Chopra will succeed Vijayalakshmy Gupta as FA (Defence Accounts) on January 1. He is 1977 batch IDAS officer.

New postings in railways (UPDATED)
There are new transfers and postings in Railways. Accordingly, Ms. Maneesha Goel of JS/IRSME has been shifted from South Eastern Railway (SER) to North Central Railway (NCR) while Yogesh Mohan of SG/IRSME from North Central Railway(NCR) to North Eastern Railway (NER) in the same capacity and S B Marshale of SS/IRPS, Western Railway (WR) has been appointed to officiate in JAG. Similarly, S K Mishra of JAG/IRTS has been transferred from Western Railway (WR) to RSC/ Vadodara and posted as Professor (Safety Management); S S Karkhal of SG/IRPS, North Railway (NR) has been appointed to officiate in SAG and posted in the cadre on NR itself.

Hiralal Trivedi takes charge as Principal Revenue Commissioner in MP (UPDATED)
Hiralal Trivedi has taken over the charge of Principal Revenue Commissioner. Earlier, he was Secretary Panchayat and Rural Development in Madhya Pradesh. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

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

Pranab Mukherjee to launch printing line in Dewas
Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will launch Rs.239 crore worth newly installed printing line in Dewas (Madhya Pradesh located) Bank Note Press (BNP) on January 7, 2012. It may be stated that on December 17, 2011 Pranab Mukherjee had launched an indigenous unit for print of currency notes
in Hoshangabad. It is worth Rs. 489 crore.

Ratan Tata and Cyrus Mistry call on Gujarat CM
Tata group chairman Ratan Tata and his successor Cyrus Mistry paid a courtesy visit to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on December 29, 2011.They evinced interest in expanding business ties with the state for mutual growth. Rantan Tata introduced Mistry to the Chief Minister. On the other hand the Chief Minister extended good wishes to Mistry who is taking charge of Tata Group in December 2012.Tata said that he considers Gujarat as his home and that the state is very special to his heart. He also praised Modi's leadership for bringing industrial growth, good governance, transparent administration, qualitative change in socio-economic scenario in Gujarat. Both the top executives of the Tata group expressed interest in knowing about Gujarat's initiatives in energy sector, especially in geothermal energy. They also welcomed the Chief Minister's call to partner the state in human resource development, apart from the industrial development.

Bharathan appointed Addl. Director, Ponni Sugars (Erode) Ltd
Ponni Sugars (Erode) Ltd has appointed K. Bharathan as Additional Director w.e.f. December 28, 2011.

Bhattacharya appointed Addl. Director, Concurrent (India) Infrastructure Ltd
Concurrent (India) Infrastructure Ltd has appointed Abhijit Amarendra Bhattacharya as Additional Director of the company.

Kumar resigns as Director, Karur Vysya Bank
Dr. S Krishna Kumar, Director, Karur Vysya Bank has resigned w.e.f. December 29, 2011.

Singh appointed CFO, Flipkart.com
Flipkart.com has appointed Karandeep Singh as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Khaitan appointed Independent Director, Saregama India Ltd
Saregama India Ltd has appointed Pradip Kumar Khaitan as an Independent Director of the company.

Sibal appointed Part-time Director, NDMC Ltd
Union Ministry of Steel has appointed S.J. Sibal as Part-time Non-Official Independent Director on the Board of NMDC Ltd for a period of three years w.e.f. December 28, 2011

Two directors cease to be on Board of Sun And Shine Worldwide Ltd
The Board of Sun And Shine Worldwide Ltd has accepted the resignation of Navneet Singh and Shambhu Bhagat as directors of the company.

Two new directors appointed on Board of Sun And Shine Worldwide Ltd
Manishkumar Kcharalal Patel and Jimish Jitendra Soni have been appointed as additional directors of Sun and Shine Worldwide Ltd.

Pardeshi resigns as Director, Interface Financial Services Ltd
Anand Jinvanlal Pardeshi has resigned as Director of Interface Financial Services Ltd w.e.f. December 29, 2011.

Rana appointed Addl. Director, Interface Financial Services Ltd
Krunal Gopaldas Rana have been appointed as Additional Director of Interface Financial Services Ltd.

Garg resigns as Director, Cupid Ltd
Durgesh Garg, Director, Cupid Ltd has resigned from the company w.e.f. December 24, 2011.

Teach them lesson

The parties who had abstained from voting and which voted against are all corrupt. How can they miss they share of pie in future. It is for the entire citizen of the country to teach them lesson.

A Srivastava

1600 IES (ITS) surplus

Strange are ways of Government. It is learnt that DoT has set up a surplus cell in DoT to place repatriated ITS from BSNL/MTNL. BSNL is reported bringing in new recruitment for middle and top management vacancies with lateral entry to ITS !!It is not known how many will join if they have already rejected three times??.SO GOI will have 1600 ITS at their disposal. It is beyond logic that why Govt is hell bent on such move when available employees with experience are being done away with, and as per TOI/Economic times, more expensive manpower are being targetted to run the show? Revival of PSUs will be helped if Govt stops interference in its business, policy making etc and not meddling with the workforce. Now with DoT order it is clear that Govt is adamant to declare 1600 officers of JAG/SAG/HAG level of GOI as surplus !!!How are they going to be redeployed?? DoPT has to stop deputing /recruiting in all Ministries immediately because redeployment is time taking and that too for Group A officers..400 officers have already been paid more than 5 Crore as salary for last two months , With 1600 surplus , this will sum up to 10 Crore of public money per month without doing any work when in normal course they are seen devoting more than 10 Hrs a day! Government is rich , people are kept poor. It is hope that good sense prevails in power centre and some logical move is initiated by Ministry.

Rajiv

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)