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Aaj Ki Aawaz

Kapil Sibal is looking London and talking Tokyo on his diktat to Social Media!!!
After Google's Transparency Report on his objective we've got a very clear idea!!!

Time and again Kapil Sibal has said that on account of content that can incite religious strife and content that is anti India he has been asking Social Media platforms to expunge such content and to enforce procedures so that such content is not allowed in future!! But the real story is disclosed via the Google Transparency Report... most of what Indian Government has asked Google to expunge is criticism of the Government and Congress and its first family!! Did Kapil think that we would not come to know of this and he'd pass off censorship in the name of religion and Country's prestige???? Okay in Congress it may be blasphemous to criticize Sonia... but India's a Democracy and we have every right to criticize!!! And now US too has expressed surprise at World's Largest Democracy wanting Internet Censorship!!!

On A NDTV talk show Mani Shankar Aiyer simply lost it!!!!
Congress is wilting bit by bit!!!

Many would agree with me after viewing Mani's behaviour on NDTV that Madam Sonia's livid with the turn of events.... Mani's often mirrored her mood and stand!!! Mani called BJP blackmailers..... new terminology for those who do not agree with what Congress says or does!!! And then he made some very personal comments about Rudy and when Rudy laughingly tried to make a point Mani flew into a rage and walked away!! Mani blames NDA for freeze in Governance reforms...fact is if there is no reform in Governance it is Congress's fault!!! Has Congress done anything on Governance Reforms in UPA 1 or 2???? Journo Swapan Dasgupta has been on the receiving end.... he and Mani participated on a talk show on a talk show on NDTV and Mani's been downright rude and acerbic with Swapan!! In fact if you look at it Mani's mindset is ' it's my way or I'll kick and insult you to the highway'!!!

Swamy too like Team Anna has paid the price for taking on Congress!!
Though it's not going to give Swamy any stress!!

Harvard has discontinued Swamy's summer lectures!! Harvard has cited an article penned by Swamy and opined that his views are reprehensible!!! Initially Harvard had refused to take action citing 'free speach'!!! But seems Harvard has faced extreme pressure and Swamy's been shown the door!! Many of his students has expressed shock.... one has even said 'is this America'???? I hear some say it's been done because Congress got its arm is US to send in numerous letters demanding Swamy's expulsion.... they say Montek also played a pivotal role.... ole boy network!! Congress will soon realize its folly..... for a few months Swamy got out of Congress's hair..... now he'll not be visiting Harward and will spend his time 'literally plaiting Congress's hair'!!!

I think it's time for PC to quit!!!
To sit in HM's chair he is both morally and technically unfit!!

Swamy's got the Court's permission to question ex Joint Secretary Finance and Joint Director CBI...... many would agree PC's goose is cooked!!!! Of course Congress will back PC..... but PC will have to go!!!! His continuance will be unsustainable!! You have Kursheed saying 'PC is very valuable to Government'..... I look at as balm from the Party for a Minister who will 'axe himself from the Cabinet'!!! Why PM too may have some stellar words for him...again balm!!! Bottom line is ...can Indian have a Home Minister who faces corruption charges.... and who will be questioned by CBI ... technically CBI does come under him!!!!

PS.... in a KF flight the Pilot announced ' We have not received our salary for two months and we fly you out of our sense of duty'!!! Any guess why does Congress want UP elections to be held last....???? Will EC oblige??? Joke..... Kursheed's statements have elicited following comment ..... is he the Law Minister or Anti Law Minister??? BJP MPs to declare we do not have black money......and we shalt take this oath by BJP MPs with a sack full of salt! Dada says 'FDI decision was right but we did not want mid term elections'.... meaning.... we know we are on the way out and we would like to complete our term in Office'!!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

FDI only put off for UP
West Bengal Chief Minister Ms. Mamata Banerjee should not really take credit for FDI and oil price rollback Congress insiders say
its a move not to allow Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ms.Mayawati from making a claim that the Congress is anti poor. These issues will be brought back once the elections were over in Uttar Pradesh.

US to hold Pacific trilateral on 19 December
US- India- Japan will hold the first trilateral meet in Washington on December 19, 2011. This is the first time after Obama administration's reassertion of rising the US concentration in Pacific region that three powers will meet. However the curious question remains why is India invited to the Pacific party when it is an Indian Ocean country? Diplomats say US wants to stem China's influence in the region and wants to discuss other regional issues like trade, exploration of mineral wealth empowering countries like Myanmar and Vietnam.

India to be 3rd largest player of steel Manufacturing
India is poised to become third largest player of steel manufacturing in the world within 2-3 years eclipsing US says the World Association of Iron and Steel. It will be direct competitor to China and Japan.

Chinese growth to stem further?
Chinese growth is likely to fall further says a academic think tank explaining that export which is the growth engine is likely to slow down in 2012. The think tank Chinese Academy of Social Science predicts that in 2012 the growth is going to be at the rate of 8.9 percent as against expected 9.2 percent.

BUREAUCRACY

Army Chief to move to AFT?
If insiders are to be believed, Army Chief Gen V K Singh is moving to the Armed Forces Tribunal on his age issue.

Ajay Chadha is ahead?
Ajay Chadha is reportedly ahead in the race for the post of Special Secretary Internal Security in the Government of India. He is 1977 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

Parliament delays appointments in GoI
Appointments in the Government of India (GoI) at different levels have slowed down due to ongoing winter session of the Parliament.

Orders for appointment of Rajive Kumar as Addl Secy, Cabinet Secretariat issued
Orders for the appointment of Rajive Kumar as Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat have been issued on Thursday. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on November 18, 2012)

Naini Jayseelan is now AS Environment and Forests
Naini Jayseelan, IAS, 1980 batch, UT cadre who was posted in Planning Commission has reportedly moved to Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India as Additional Secretary.

Singh to be JD CBI
Amrendra Kumar Singh is all set to join CBI as Joint Director. He is 1990 batch IPS officer of Sikkim cadre. He will perhaps be the only IPS officer to join the CBI as Joint Director.

Garg to join CBI as DIG
Name of Anurag Garg is believed to have been cleared for the appointment as DIG in the CBI. He is 1993 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Navin Kumar Singh to be DIG CBI
The Selection-Committee is believed to have cleared the name of Navin Kumar Singh for the post of DIG CBI. He is 1996 batch IPS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Saravanan to join CBI as SP
S R Saravanan is all set to join the CBI as SP.Name of 2000 batch Nagaland cadre IPS officer is believed to have been cleared by the Selection-Committee.

Vhatkar to be SP CBI?
R M Vhatkar is likely to join the CBI as SP. He is 1998 batch IPS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Kavita Gupta is new ADGFT
Dr Kavita Gupta will be new Additional, Directorate General of Foreign trade, Mumbai. She is 1985 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Ms Yadav to be Dy Secretary, NETGRID
Ms. Yashasvi Yadav SP Kolhapur is likely to be appointed as Deputy Secretary, National Intelligence Grid (NETGRID), Ministry of Home Affair, Government of India. She is an IPS officer of 2000 batch who belongs to the Maharashtra cadre.

Saurabh Tripathi could not make it?
Saurabh Tripathi, SP, CBI had reportedly applied for the position of Deputy Secretary, NETGRID but could not make it because of central deputation tenure policy. He is an IPS officer of 1997 batch who belongs to the MT cadre.

Meenai is new JS Social Justice
Ghazala Meenai has been appointed Joint Secretary Ministry of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. She is 1985 batch IA&AS officer.

Sudhanshu to join SPG
Sudhanshu S.Srivastava DIG Counter Intelligence Punjab Chandigarh,is all set to join as DIG SPG Shortly. He is an IPS officer of 1994 batch who belongs to the PB cadre.

Gautam is OSD to MoS Home
Sanjiv Gautamhas been appointed as Officer on Special Duty in the personal staff of the Minister of State (Home), Jitendra Singh. He is 1995 batch irs (C&CE) officer.

Deepak Pental to be Chairman UGC?
Name of former Delhi University Vice Chancellor Deepak Pental has started doing the round for the post of Chairman University Grants Commission (UGC).

Rajeev Bhargawa is GM Rail Wheel factory, Bangalore
Rajeev Bhargawa has taken over as General Manager (GM) Rail Wheel factory,Bangalore. His posting orders were issued on November 9,2011.

G.K.Dwivedi posted as ADRM, Hubli
G.K.Dwivedi IRSEE has been transferred from South Central Railway, Secunderabad and posted as Additional DRM(ADRM), Hubli vice R Baskaran who has been transferred to cadre in South Western Railway itself.

Process of CIL chief to re start
The PESB has been urged to search and select new Chairman Coal India Ltd (CIL) within 75 days. As it is the old panel had been scrapped in September 2011. It was scrapped in the wake of CVC having turned down clearance on both names. T.K.Lahiri Chief of Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL) and D.C. Garg - Chief of Western Coalfields Ltd (WCL) on number one and two respectively for the slot of CIL's chief interviews for which were held over about six months ago.

Khandelwal on the Board of GAIL
Former Bank of Baroda chairman AK Khandelwal is being nominated as independent director of the GAIL.

Kundu is new IG (Ops) BSF
Sanjay Kundu, has joined as IG (Ops), Border Security Force (BSF.He will also look after additonal charge of IG (Air Wing). He is an IPS officer of 1989 Batch who belongs to Himachal Cadre.

Ashok Kumar gets additional charge in BSF
Ashok Kumar, IG (Admn.), Border Security Force (BSF has been given additional charge of IG (Pers.)He is an IPS officer of 1989 Batch who belongs to UK Cadre.

Ram Niwas on one month training course
ADG in Chhattisgarh Ram Niwas is on a training course for a month. He is an IPS officer of 1982 batch who belongs to the Chhattisgarh cadre.

CAG Vinod Rai elected Chairman of International Body
Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG), Vinod Rai has been elected as the Chairman of the Panel of External Auditors of the United Nations, the Specialized Agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency. He succeeds Norbert Hauser, Vice-President, Federal Court of Auditors, Germany.Like any other organization, the accounts and management operations of the United Nations, the Specialised Agencies (WHO, WFP, WIPO etc.) and the International Atomic Energy Agency are required to be audited and reported on periodically by independent external auditors. The General Assembly in 1959 established the Panel of External Auditors, comprising the individual external auditors of the United Nations system, who are also Heads of Supreme Audit Institutions. Panel Members share experiences and methodologies on an on-going basis to ensure, to the extent possible, uniformity of external audit practices throughout the United Nations system. The findings and recommendations of Panel Members are taken seriously and the status of recommendations is closely monitored for timely and effective implementation. In this way, Panel Members contribute significantly to the fulfillment of the Charter of the United Nations.Much of the Panel's work is undertaken by the Technical Group which is mandated to research and review specific topics of interest to the Panel. The Technical Group reports to the Panel at its regular meetings on the topics reviewed and its recommendations. Shri Jagbans Singh, Director General, in the office of the CAG of India, has been elected as the Chairman of the Technical Group of the Panel.

Who will succeed Sandhu?
Who will be Special Commissioner of Police, Provisioning & Logistics in Delhi Police ? S M. S. Sandhu has retired on 30.11.2011 and new appointmemnt is yet to be made.

Dhall Law Chambers is lauded in UK
Noted professional law journal of United Kingdom, 'Lawyer Monthly' has announced DHALL LAW CHAMBERS as the Cartels Law Firm of the Year 2011 in India. Lawyer Monthly awards recognise the achievements of law firms and individual lawyers who have stood out from their peers by demonstrating professional achievement and excellence in their region and sector of practice. The Awards are announced based on six months of research involving collection and collation of votes. Dhall Law Chambers is headed by Vinod Dhall former Secretary GOI.

Anil Kumar is new Home Secretary Chandigarh
Anil Kumar is taking over as new Secretary Home Chandigarh Administration on Friday. He is 1988 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.
(We said this only last week)

Post of MD vacant in IMPCL
The post of Managing Director (MD) has been lying vacant in Indian Medicines Pharmaceuticals Corporation Limited (IMPCL). Those willing to apply can send their applications before January 20, 2012 to Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB).

Now BSNL on the red list?
The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is going to go hat in hand to the Government for a bailout. After oil companies, airlines it's the turn of state run Telecom Company to approach the government for a bailout package.

Manoj Joshi posted as DIT-II, HRD, Delhi
Manoj Joshi, CIT (OSD), HRD, Delhi has been posted as DIT-II, HRD, Delhi (Post created by diversion of post of CIT (ITAT), Jodhpur).

Ms Sunita Verma posted as Director (Inv.III), Delhi
Ms Sunita Verma, IRS, has been posted as Director (Inv-III), Department of Revenue (Hqrs), New Delhi.

Ms Minakshi Goswami posted as Director (Inv.IV), Delhi
Ms Minakshi Goswami, IRS, has been posted as Director (Inv-IV), Department of Revenue (Hqrs), New Delhi.

Amaresh Singh posted as Director (Inv.V), Delhi
Amaresh Singh, IRS, has been posted as Director (Inv-V), Department of Revenue (Hqrs), New Delhi.

Mrs Prachi Sinha posted as OSD, CCIT (CCA), Delhi region
Mrs. Prachi Sinha, commissioner of Income Tax, on compulsory wait, has been posted as OSD, CCIT (CCA), Delhi region.

B P Gaur gets addl. charge of CCIT-I, Mumbai
B P Gaur, DGIT (Inv.), Mumbai, has been assigned an additional charge of CCIT-I, Mumbai.

Selected candidates allocated IRS (IT) & Central Service Group 'A'
Department of Revenue has issued a list of the candidates allocated to IRS (IT) and Central Service Group 'A' on the basis of civil service (main) examination, 2010.

Jayanti Prasad promoted
Jayanti Prasad (IA&AS 1986), Principal Director, Headquarters in CAG office has been promoted to the grade of Principal Accountant General . He has taken over as Director General, Headquarters on an upgraded post, in the Higher Administrative Grade .

Pakistan : 70% decline in number of Income Tax Returns
Pakistan's income tax department is an unhappy lot these days. Instead of registering any increase the number of individuals and employers filing their income/salary returns has come down to just 30% of the numbers during the last year. Till 21st November i.e. the last date for filing of IT returns for the current assessment year only 1.6 lakh individuals had filed the income returns and salary returns of approximately 5 lakh employees were filed by the employers. The combined figure for last year's income/salary returns was 19.65 lakh. Senior officers of the federal board of revenue term the income/salary returns as 'pathetically low in a country of 170 million people'.

A.K. Jhamb appointed as CMD, NPCC (UPDATED)
A.K. Jhamb has been appointed as Chairman & Managing Director of National Projects Construction Corporation Limited (NPCC), a leading construction public sector under the Ministry of Water Resources. Jhamb is a Civil Engineer with Master of Business Administration. He has vast experience of Business Development and implementation of Projects of varied nature in India and internationally. Jhamb has widely traveled in India and abroad.
(We said this on October 12,2011)

Arvind Kumar IFS in Sikkim gets additional charge (UPDATED)
Arvind Kumar Principal Resident Commissioner, Sikkim in Delhi has been given additional charge of Secretary, Land Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Government of Sikkim. He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of 1985 batch who belongs to the Sikkim cadre.

Lal accredited Ambassador to the Principality of Andorra (UPDATED)
Sunil Kumar Lal, presently Ambassador of India to Spain has been concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Principality of Andorra, with residence in Madrid.

IAS officer seeks VRS (UPDATED)
Manish Kumar will leave Tripura after taking voluntary retirement on January1. He is 1991 batch IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre.

Cadre of IAS officer changed (UPDATED)
Cadre of 2008 batch IAS officer of TamilNadu cadre Ms Lalithalakshmi has been changed to West Bengal on the ground of marriage to 2008 batch IAS officer Saurav Pahari.

Patne to join GoI as Dy Sec Petroleum (UPDATED)
Atul Nilkantha Patne is joining the Government of India as Deputy Secretary Petroleum.He is 1999 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Vimlendra Sharan gets extension (UPDATED)
Central deputation tenure of Vimlendra Sharan,PS to Union Agriculture minister sharad Pawar has been extended upto May next year.He is 1992 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Chhattisgarh HC gets two Addl. Judges (UPDATED)
Two Judges Prashant Kumar Mishra and Manindra Mohan Shrivastava have been appointed as Additional Judges of the Chhattisgarh High Court for a period of two years.


Transfers and posting in Railways (UPDATED)
Ganesh K Dwivedi of SAG/IRSSE from SCR has been shifted to South Western Railway (SWR) as ADRM/UBL while R Baskaran of SAG/IRSSE from South Western Railway (SWR) as ADRM/UBL has been posted in the same cadre and Sunil Sharma of SAG/IRPS from CLW has been posted Northern Railway (NR). B Vijay Bhaskar of SAG/IRTS, on return from deputation, has been posted to South Railway.


Lahiri granted non functional upgradation in HAG (UPDATED)
Arindam Lahiri, Chief commissiondr of Income Tax (Retd) has been granted non-functional upgradation in the Higher Administrative Grade (HAG) with effect from October 7, 2007.

Two posts of Tax Asst. vacant in ADG office, Vigilance, Chennai (UPDATED)
Two posts of Tax Assistant have been lying vacant at the office of the Additional Director General of Vigilance Customs & Central Excises, South Zonal Unit, Chennai. The posts will be filled up on deputation basis from amongst the officers.

Ms Manisha Kinnu, IRS, appointed as Under Secretary, CBDT (UPDATED)
Ms Manisha Kinnu, IRS, has been appointed as Under Secretary (Inv.IV) in the Central Board of Direct Taxes, Department of Revenue.

3 CGMs elevated as DMD in SBI (UPDATED)
As many as three out of five Chief General Mangers (CGMs) of the State Bank of India (SBI) who faced interviews for posts of Deputy Managing Directors(DMDs) on December 6, 2011, have been elevated as DMDs.They are: R.K. Saraf, Atanu Sen & Achal Gupta. (We said this last month & last week)

Atanu Sen as DMD gets a new posting in SBI (UPDATED)
Atanu Sen on elevation from Chief General Manger (CGM) to the post of Deputy Managing Director(DMD) has got a new posting in the State Bank of India (SBI). He has been posted as Chief Credit & Risk Officer (CCRO).

R.K. Saraf as DMD gets a new posting in SBI (UPDATED)
R.K. Saraf on elevation from Chief General Manger (CGM) to the post of Deputy Managing Director(DMD) has got a new posting in the State Bank of India (SBI). He has been posted as DMD of Corporate Strategy and new Business.

IAS transfers and posting in Tamil Nadu (UPDATED)
There is minor reshuffle of IAS officers in Tamil Nadu. Accordingly, Ms Reeta Harish Thakkar, Joint Secretary to Chief Minister, has been posted as Additional Commissioner of Industries and Commerce while Selvi Mariam Farzhana Sadhiq, IAS, Sub collector, Dharmapuri, will now be Joint commissioner (Enforcement), Commerce Taxes, Coimbatore and Ms Bhajibhakare Rohini Ramdas, IAS, on return from leave, is now Sub Collector, Chernamahadevi. Besides, Dr. S Karuthiah Pandian, IAS, has been posted as Commissioner for Disciplinary Proceedings at Nagrecoil.

TN cadre IAS, S Natarajan to retire in December (UPDATED)
S Natarajan, Commissioner of Corporation of Madurai, is retiring on superannuation in December, 2011. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

(DEBATE)
EMPANELMENT IN GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Whether administrative procedure for empanelment of Additional Secretary and Secretary in the Government of India is fair and legally sound?
Mail your views to suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com or mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com

CORPORATE

Tata Capital ropes in Kamlesh Parekh
Tata Capital has appointed Kamlesh Parekh as the compliance officer of the company.

Franklin Templeton appoints Jed Plafker as alternate director
Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund has appointed Jed Plafker as Alternate Director.

Vadodaria appointed Part-time Director, United Bank of India
Union Ministry of Finance has appointed Kiran B. Vadodaria, as Part-time Non-official Director on the Board of Directors of United
Bank of India for a period of three years.

Bhardwaj resigns as Director, Nitco Ltd
S.K. Bhardwaj, Director of Nitco Ltd has resigned from the company with effect from December 7, 2011 due to some other pre-occupation.

Mitra appointed Addl. Director, Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd
Sunil Mitra has been appointed as an Additional Director on the Board of Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd w.e.f. December 07, 2011.

Kumar appointed Company Secy. Tayo Rolls Ltd
Tayo Rolls Ltd has appointed Prashant Kumar as Company Secretary with immediate effect.

Madasu appointed Addl. Director, AJEL Ltd
AJEL Ltd has appointed Ms. Vasantha Madasu as Additional Director of the Company.

Rao resigns as Chairman , OnMobile Global Ltd
Arvind Rao has resigned as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of OnMobile Global Ltd w.e.f. December 7, 2011.

Rao to continue as MD & CEO, OnMobile Global Ltd
Arvind Rao will continue as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of OnMobile Global Ltd .

Haight appointed Chairman OnMobile Global Ltd
H H Haight has been appointed as the Chairman of OnMobile Global Ltd w.e.f. December 7, 2011

Sharma quits Bloomberg UTV as Executive Editor
Pranjal Sharma has quit Bloomberg UTV as Executive Editor.

Narayanan resigns as Director, Aqua Logistics Ltd
V. S. Narayanan has resigned as Director of Aqua Logistics Ltd w.e.f. December 5, 2011.

Balakrishnan appointed Director, Aqua Logistics Ltd
S. S. Balakrishnan has been appointed as the Director of Aqua Logistics Ltd w.e.f. December 5, 2011.

Cameras and attendance machine could extend reduce corruption

Installation of hidden video cameras and biometric attendance machine could to great extend reduce corruption. Keeping the Group 'C' employees out of the purview of the Lokpal should not hinge on an election process in a state. The group 'C' employees to a great extent spread the impression of the functioning of government. Nobody would like to take a risk.

A Srivastava

Glaring injustice

It is regarding the appointments of GM a month back where PM had cleared the appointment of one Rajeev Bhargava for open line but Cronies at the end of Dinesh Trivedi prevailed upon to post him at Wheel and axle plane Banglore. A glaring injustice to such and out standing honest officer .

Kunal

Resigned in protest

16 Chief Engineers of Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, 2 Member of NHAI resigned on Dec 07, 2011, in a protest to the misbehaviour of Gajendra Haldia, Advisor to Dy. Chairman Planning Commission.

Akil

Out of sync with present day realities

I regret to say that views expressed by ML Gupta are totally out of sync with the present day realities. For how long, we will continue to be afraid of competition and open markets. If we had followed the left ideology of close markets, there would have been no Indian IT growth. India would not have been in the reckoning of being a superpower but we would have continued to be a country of pied pipers. The opposition to FDI in retail smacks of the same mentality wherein the interests of middlemen were kept ahead of the interests of the farmers and consumers. Gupta may like to consider that even if the retail stores would have initially opened up in 53 cities, their sourcing of food items would have been from rural India thus making the farmers a direct beneficiary. I do hope that Govt. will be strong enough to expose us to competition so that the monopoly of our middlemen could be broken up. Increase in inflation is nothing but a result of these vested interests who are raising prices at will keeping in view the improved purchasing power of the common men.

Kusum Chaudhary

An able officer

Dr YP Singh is a very able and pushing officer. I have had the occasion to work with him in Bureau Of Indian Standards when he was posted as ADG and I was there as DDGA.

Deepak Singh

Should the Property returns be disclosed?

The applicant sought the copies about the movable and immovable property returns of an IAS Officer for a particular period. The PIO consulted the officer in terms of the provisions of Section 11 of the RTI Act. The officer objected to giving the details stating that the property file returns is purely a personal matter and is not related with any public activity or interest. In line with the view taken by the CIC in numerous decisions in the past, the Commission upheld the decision of the PIO not to disclose such information. The CIC has consistently held that the immovable property returns filed by officers are their personal information and should not be ordinarily disclosed. Section 8 (1)(j) of the RTI Act exempts such information from disclosure. The CIC observed that in recent months, on their own several state governments have published the immovable property returns filed by the All India Service officers in their respective websites. Therefore, the Commission directed the CPIO to ascertain from the State Government of Uttar Pradesh about this and disclose the information to the Complainant provided such returns have already been published by the State Government.

Comments

Immovable Property Return (IPR) of a government servant is a personal information and is not liable for disclosure under the RTI Act.

[Shri M P Singh v. Staff Selection Commission in CIC/WB/C/2010/000026SM]

- 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)