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CBI's devious ways....this one is totally illogical!!!

If minority shareholder is arrested arrest of majority one is logical!!

Why is CBI being dayalu towards Karuna's second wife Dayalu????

Seems CBI has been ordered to be dayalu (magnanimous) !!

Congress says 'we've given DMK the best option available!!!

Because definitely if Dayalu was charge sheeted UPA could become unstable!!!

Yes... yes.... SP and BSP have extended 'unsolicited support'!!!!

But if DMK withdraws support Maya will demand ' Congress mujh ko karre report'!!

The price for 'midstream' and 'solicited' support will be steep!!!

DMK in its corner Congress would very much like to keep!!

Dayalu Amal has been treated specially from the very beginning!!!

And now on her 'innocent housewife' tag CBI is pinning!!

If one understands how Karuna's family does operate then Dayalu's neck deep in it!!

Not possible that as Kanimozhi used the TV Channel to launder ghoos twiddling her thumbs Dayalu did sit!!

Do not forget she's Kanimozhi's step Mum and not her own Mum!!!!

And those who know Dayalu say 'in benefitting from power in the family kissi se she's not kumm'!!

At long last CBI's arrested Kalmadi!!!

He arrived in style at CBI's office in his Audi gaadi (car)!!!

Of course he knew he was going to be taken in so he came prepared!!!

He was told CBI's request to arrest him could not be pared!!!!!

He had wanted that CBI to question him and order him that he should not go overseas!

That he should present himself at the CBI Office everyday .... and at the end of this demand he even said please!

But seems now Sonia Madam is worried if Kalmadi continues to thumb his nose at CBI!!!!!

It'll confirm that Congress has stamped him as Cannot Be Investigated or CBI!!

Public were saying Kalmadi is not being arrested as he's given Congress Party fund its share!!!!

When the chori took place he was a Secretary and was removed jabh chori Media did bare!!

Kalmadi is used to 'extreme five star pampering'!!!!!

And to provide him some relief I'm sure CBI will be scampering!!

Now will CBI also look into Sheila Aunty's roles and that of Tejinder Khanna!!!

Or will someone have to fast for this ala Anna!

Bhushans must realize that as corruption fighters the recent revelations show them in a different light!!!

Many will say 'when they themselves are not clean' corruption how and why will they fight???

Today the Bhushans,

Are Netas and their Media pals ke favourite pin cushions!!!

If there is proof that they demanded the land and then did the allotter favour!!!!

Then their being on the Panel every right thinking person will disfavour!!

But the argument being put forward is the Civil Society nominees are not accountable so they should be more clean!!!!

Hope you can decipher what the Netas by this do mean???

But having said this I feel had these revelations come out when the 'this mission did start'!!!!!

Bhushans would have been told to go if on their own they did not depart!!

Today the Lokpal Bill Draft is ready and proof it is good is that Netas have damned this draft!!!

And changing the legal brains at this stage would be daft!!

Diggy says Rahul's going to play a bigger role!!!

Knee jerk reaction after Rahul's so clamed vote bank (youth) Anna 'stole'!!

Rahul maybe giving up his kurta payjama attire to business attire!!

No..... no....... kurta payajam se Rahul nahi huaa hai tire!!

He wants to give 'I mean business' look!!!

High time to rectify his slacker image he took!!!

Indians feel he's slacking from taking responsibility!!!

The feeling is he's slacking because to shoulder responsibility he does not have the ability!!

Confucius says..... Rahul pull up your socks!!!!!

Remember your 'political clock' like a time bomb tic-tocks!!

Adds...... Indian youth who go through the mill to study and get employed!!

Will never accept a person who to get to the PM's job parachute he deployed!!!

Bharat Kumar
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Marriage of Ahamad Patel's son - everybody wants list of invitees
The marriage of Ahamad Patel's son which was a low profile affair saw selected number of invitees though, people in politics, bureaucracy and corporate world are now eager to know who those lucky persons were who were asked to grace the occasion.

Confusion prevails about poll outcome in Kerala
Confusion prevails in Kerala as far as outcome of recently state assembly polls was concerned. Results will be known as late May 13, 2011. Leaders of Left Front (LF) and UDF are claiming that hey will get majority. However, on the basis of bureaucratic perception <whispersinthecorridors.com> had predicted formation of new government comprising UDF, in Kerala.

Madhavan is now in pay-roll of AICC
P Madhavan, key-aid to Sonia Gandhi in the Ten Janpath, after his retirement from government job, is now employee of the AICC at a staggering salary of Rs. 90,000 per month. He is considered to be 10 Janpath's most trusted man.

Turbulence in Arunachal Pradesh politics
Turbulence in ruling Congress party of Arunachal Pradesh is there.

Maha confusion over Jaitapur
There is a great deal of confusion in Maharashtra over whether the
Jaitapur Nuclear plant is being set up in the state. Jairam Ramesh's
recent u- turn on the subject is a case to the point. There is a
differnce between what he said in Mumbai last week about Jaitapur and
what he said two days back about a rethink. Maharashtra CM Prithviraj
Chavan is in New Delhi to meet the PM to clarify the issue. The CM is
meeting is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.

Maha CM files nomination
Prithviraj Chavan has filed his nomination papers for his election. He
will be declared elected on Wednesday.

BUREAUCRACY

Eight EDs selected as CMDs of Banks (UPDATED)
As many as eight Executive Directors of Public Sector banks have been selected for the slots of CMDs. Their names with banks of which they will be CMDs are MG Sanghvi - Syndicate Bank, Ajay Kumar - Corporation Bank, MV Tanksale - Central Bank of India, Ms. Nupur Mitra - Dena Bank, Narendra Singh - Bank of Maharashtra, SL Bansal - Oriental Bank of Commerce, D Sarkar - Union Bank of India and BA Prabhakar - Andhra Bank.

Interpol to watch movements of Indian bureaucrats !
Will Interpol watch movements of Indian bureaucrats while they are on a personal; visit abroad ? CBI Chief AP Singh is believed to have written a letter to the Interpol in this regards asking the international agency to watch the movements of Indian bureaucrats while they are on a personal visit abroad.

A.P. Mishra has an edge for Chairmanship of Railway Board
As the grapevine has it, A.P. Mishra who is in the reckoning for the post of Chairman Railway Board has an edge. It is so because he is considered to be the favourite officer of Railway Minister Ms. Mamata Banerjee. Presently, he is Member-Engineering in Railway Board.

Ravi Capoor to be Joint Secretary Commerce
Ravi Capoor is joining the Government of India as Joint Secretary Commerce. He is 1986 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Siddhu to succeed Asif Ibrahim ?
Sukh Deo Singh is likely to succeed Asif Ibrahim in Indian Embassy, London. He is 1985 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

D K Jain is now JS RD
D K Jain has joined the Department of Rural Development as Joint Secretary on a newly created post.He is 1983 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Panel of Joint Secretary in IPP scrapped
Panel for the appointment of Joint Secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (IPP) has been scrapped.

Appointment of R K Singh is linked with Anup Mukherjee
In case Anup Mukherjee is appointed Cabinet Secretary, chances of R K Singh becoming Secretary Home are remote. Reason is simple-both are from Bihar cadre.

Now two Rajeev Jain in DAVP
Believe it or not there are two Rajeev Jain in the DAVP.Incidently, they belong to the same 1991 batch of Indian Information Service. One Rajeev Jain only joined last week.

V.K. Jha to join on a 3 year assignment
V.K. Jha is poised to join Power Ministry for a three year assignment after retirement. Presently Jha is Secretary Panchayat with the Goa government who has sought voluntary retirement from service (VRS). He is an IAS officer of the 1995 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre. His notice period expires on June 21, 2011.

Selection list of CMDs of banks reaches to Finance Minister
List of selected EDs for CMDs of Bank has reached to the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee last week. Interviews for eight vacancies were held recently.

Ms. Alka Jha in race for slot of DG, NIFT
As the grapevine has it Ms. Alka Jha is in race for the post of Director General (DG) of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) under the Ministry of Textiles that has been lying vacant for a pretty long time. She is an officer of the Indian Postal Service (IPS) who belongs to 1987 batch.

Chhattisgarh Government is annoyed with GoI
Chhattisgarh Government and the Government of India are at loggerheads on the issue of repatriation of IAS officers. The Chhattisgarh Government has expressed displeasure over the extension in deputation tenure to 1987 batch IAS officer B V R Subramanyam and 1993 batch IAS officer Amit Agrawal.

Top 11 of ICICI group
1 Ms.Chanda Kocchar - Chairperson

2 NS Kannan - Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer

3 K Ramkumar - Executive Director - Human Resource

4Rajeev Sabharwal - Executive Director , Retail, Rural and SME Banking

5 Sandeep Bakshi - MD and CEO, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance company

6 Pravir Vohra - Chief Technology Officer

7 Vijay Chandok - Group Executive, International Banking

8 Zarin Daruwala - Group Executive , Wholesale banking

9 Bhargav Dasgupta - CEO ICICI Lombard

10 Puneet Nanda - Executive Director, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance

11 Madhivanan Balakrishnan - Executive Director, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance

S.K Aggarwal returns to parent cadre
S.K Aggarwal who on central deputation was a Director in the Ministry of Environment Forest (MoEF) has prematurely returned to his parent cadre: department of Revenue. He is an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of 1988 batch.

Member Planning Postal Services Board to retire
Ms. Indira Krishna Kumar Member (Planning) Postal Services Board is superannuating next month end.

CAT asks Karnataka Government to appoint DGP before June 1
The Central Administrative Tribunal has directed the Karnataka Government to appoint new Director General of Police before June 1.

Tripura tops in implementation of MGNREG
Tripura has secured first position in entire nation for successful implementation of MGNREGA.

Pakistan : Sind is not a Bombay Baker's Cake
Shahbaz Sharif's statement on Sunday that Karachi could be considered for being made a separate province has caused uproar in Sind's political circles. "Sind is not a cake of Bombay Bakers' that could be sliced and divided", said Mumtaz Bhutto Cairman of Sind National Front (SNF) adding that Karachi has always been the centre of the province and can never be separated from it. Qaim Ali Shah CM of Sind too rejected outright any proposal for severing Karachi from Sind and retaliated by suggesting that the (Pakistan) Punjab should be split into two or three separate provinces. Perhaps unnerved by such scathing criticism Shahbaz sharif has taken recourse to the usual plea of 'i didn't mean what the media thinks I did'.

Post of GM, FCI, at Bhopal vacant
The post of General Manager [Madhya Pradesh Region] Food Corporation of lndia, Bhopal, under the Department of Food & Public Distribution is lying vacant. Officers of the rank of Deputy Secretary/Director of the Government of India or equivalent level, eligible for appointment under the Central Staffing Scheme are eligible to apply for it.

Railways transfers and postings
Arvind Kumar of SAG/IRTS has been transferred from SCR to ECR and posted as CSO against an existing vacancy, CBK Singh of SAG/IRTS has been transferred from SECR to SER and posted in the cadre, G.P.R. Srivastava of SAG/IRTS has been transferred from ECR to NR and posted as CSO, BP Swain of SAG/IRTS has been transferred from SECR and posted on the Rly. itself in the cadre, Vinod Kumar of SAG/IRTS has been on return from the training transferred to IRITM in the cadre, Lakshmi Raman of SAG/IRSME has been transferred from ECR on being relieved from the Study leave WCR and posted as CWM/CRWS/Bhopal, AK Singh of SAG/IRSME has been transferred from NER to ECR and posted as Chief Mech. Engg./Workshop projects, Aditya Kumar Vajpayee of SAG/IRAS has been on return from deputation temporarily transferred to NWR and posted in the cadre, DK Gupta SAG/IRSSE has been on return from deputation posted in the cadre in WR and Deepak Krishan, GM,SR, has been transferred.

P. Bhaskara IAS accorded sanction to visit China
The Andhra Pradesh government has accorded sanction for Pola Bhaskara, Joint Collector & Additional District Magistrate, Visakhapatnam to visit China from April 28 to May 7, 2011 as a part of Advanced Post Graduate Diploma in Urban Management (APGDUM). Bhaskara is an IAS officer of the 2005 batch who hails from Andhra Pradesh cadre.

AP promotes IFS officer Selvaraj as Chief Conservator
The Andhra Pradesh government in compliance to the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) promoted S.M. Selvaraj Conservator of Forests to the Super Time Scale in the rank of Chief Conservator of Forests, Nizamabad. Selvaraj is an IFS officer of the 1990 batch.

AP promotes IFS officer, Suryanarayana
In compliance with the orders of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad Bench, the AP government has promoted K. Suryanarayana DFO, Khammam to the Selection Grade scale of Indian Forest Service. He is an IFS officer of the 1997 batch.

Pavan Kumar re-designated as Addl Secy by AP Govt
Following the promotion of K.S.P.V. Pavan Kumar Joint Secretary to Government, Irrigation & Command Area Development, Andhra Pradesh by his parent cadre Assam, the AP government has redesignated his as Additional Secretary to Government, Irrigation & Command Area Development Department. He is an IFS officer of the 1992 batch who hails from Assam cadre.

Reddy re-designated as Special Secy, Finance, AP
Mora Bhupal Reddy, who is on deputation to the Andhra Pradesh government as Additional Secretary to Andhra Pradesh government, Finance Department has been re-designated as Special Secretary Finance, AP following his promotion as Commissioner Income Tax. He is an IRS officer of the 1988 batch.

Yogita Rana transferred as Jt. Collector, Hyderabad
The Andhra Pradesh government has transferred Yogita Rana, Deputy Commissioner, Commercial Taxes, Kakinada and posted her as Joint Collector, Hyderabad District. She is an IAS officer of the 2003 batch who hails from AP cadre.

Brar gets DG rank in Delhi
B S Brar has been promoted to the rank of DG in Delhi Police.1977 batch IPS officer Brar will now be Special CP (Intelligence).

Deepak Mishra promoted in Delhi Police
Deepak Mishra has been promoted to the rank of ADG in Delhi Police.1984 batch IPS officer Mishra will now be Special CP (Operations).

Dhaliwal moves to Arunachal Pradesh
H G S Dhaliwal has been moved to Arunachal Pradesh from Delhi.He is 1997 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

Vijay Singh goes to Goa
Addl.DCP (South ) Delhi Vijay Singh has been transferred to Goa. He is 2005 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

IPS changes in Delhi Police
Chhaya Sharma will now be DCP (South Delhi).V Renganathan on promotion has been posted as Additional CP (West). SS Yadav has been promoted and posted as Additional CP (Traffic) from his current DCP (North).IB Rani has been posted as DCP (North) from DCP (East). BS Jaiswal has been posted as DCP (Outer) from Additional DCP-I (North) . P Karunakaran will be the new Additional DCP-I (Outer). Meghna Yadav has been promoted and posted as Additional DCP-I (South East) from ACP (Lajpat Nagar) in South-East District. Surender Kumar has been promoted and posted as Additional DCP-I (South) from ACP (Dwarka) in South-West district. Aslam Khan has been promoted and posted as Additional DCP-I (Central District) from ACP Model Town (North-West District).

Ashok Lahiri gets one year extension (UPDATED)
ED in the Asian Development Bank, Ashok Lahiri has been given one year extension in his tenure beginning July 1.
( We said this on April 15 )

Oberoi promoted to the rank of Additional Secretary (UPDATED)
Vinay Sheet Oberoi, Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO has been given in-situ promotion to the rank of Additional Secretary. He is 1979 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Order of Ashok Thakur cancelled (UPDATED)
Order of the appointment of Ashok Thakur as Secretary, National Commission for Scheduled Castes has been cancelled.He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

Pipersenia is new Secretary of NCSC (UPDATED)
Vinod Kumar Pipersenia has been appointed as Secretary, National Commission for Scheduled Castes, in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

Ms. Dheera Khandelwal's 'Mukhar Maun' to be released on April 27,2011(UPDATED)
'Mukhar Maun', a book written by Ms. Dheera Khandelwal and published by S Chaand and Co. New Delhi, with the foreward by Padmandhushan G D Neeraj, would be released at a function organised in Haryana Rajbhawan, Chandigarh, on April 27,2011. The function will be held from 11.30 am onwards. She is an IAS officer of the 1986 batch who belogs to the Haryana cadre.

Railways transfers and postings (UPDATED)
Gaurav K. Singh of SS looking after in JAG/IRSME has been transferred from SR to ICF in the same capacity, K. Gopal of SG/IRSME has been transferred from SR to ICF, should be treated as cancelled, Dilip Kumar of SS looking after in JAG/IRSME has been transferred from ECR to SER, should be treated as cancelled, Sudhir Ranjan of SAG/IRSEE has been transferred from SECR to NCR in the same capacity and posted in the cadre, Charan Singh of AG/IRSEE has been transferred from NCR to SECR in the same capacity and posted in the cadre, Mrs. K.Puja of SAG/IRSEE has been transferred from ER, on completion of her training to SWR, RK Rai of SAG/IRSEE has been transferred from COFMOW to NR in the same capacity and posted in the cadre, Madhukar Meshram of SAG/IRSEE has been transferred from WCR to SECR in the same capacity and posted in the cadre, MC Chauhan of SAG/IRSEE has been transferred from CR to COFMOW in the same capacity and posted as CEE while VK agarwal of SAG/IRSEE has been transferred from SER to WR in the same capacity and posted in the cadre by making suitable local adjustments.

DEBATE
Does ACC system have its relevance for all posts?
Does the ACC system has its relevance as far as appointment of incumbents for all posts was concerned? It is time consuming. Under the system it is examined at each level and in every Ministry there are at least six levels. Broadly speaking it goes from concerning Ministry to DoPT Ministry, then to cabinet secretariat and then to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).Finally it goes to the PMO. It is extremely time consuming .In the wake of this please give your valuable views to us.
Mail us-mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com or suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com

CORPORATE

Anupam Goswami to head Corporate Communication in ADAG
Anupam Goswami who is Executive Editor with Business India Publications Limited New Delhi Area has been roped in by industrial tycoon Anil Ambani to head Corporate Communication in Mumbai. Goswami will be joining the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group (ADAG) on a package of Rs. One crore.

Oil India Limited gets prestigious award
The Oil India Limited (OIL) has won the prestigious 360 Degree Growth Award, instituted by Dalal Street Investment Journal (DSIJ), for being the best PSU in the country. NM Borah is the CMD of the OIL.

Why did Singh quit BHEL-NTPC joint venture ?
It is still a mystery as to why did CP Singh quit from the post of Chairman and Managing Director of BHEL-NTPC joint venture.

Five Coal Companies raided by CBI
Five Coal Companies have been raided by the CBI on Monday.Details are yet to be known.

Tenure of two directors end at Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd
The tenure of two Non-official Part-time Directors S.C. Tripathi and Ashok Khanna appointed on the Board of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd w.e.f. 25.04.2008 for a period of three years has come to an end on April 24, 2011 and they have ceased to be Directors on the Board of the Corporation.

Shivkumar resigns as Director, Merck Ltd
K. Shivkumar, Director, Merck Ltd has resigned as a Director from the Board of the company w.e.f. May 24, 2011."

Manubarwala nominated as Director, State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur
Rajesh T. Manubarwala has been nominated as Director of State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur for a period of three years with effect from April 20, 2011 to April 19, 2014.

Sawhney appointed MD, Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd
Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited has appointed Rajiv Sawhney as the Managing Director of the Company w.e.f. May 1, 2011.

Sharma resigns as ED (Finance & Accounts), National Steel and Agro Industries Ltd
Ashok Sharma, Executive Director ( Finance and Accounts) , National Steel And Agro Industries Limited has resigned from the company w.e.f. April 19, 2011.

Muralikrishna, appointed Company Secy. Shasun Pharmaceuticals Ltd
S. Muralikrishna has been appointed as Company Secretary of Shasun Pharmaceuticals Ltd w.e.f. from April 20, 2011.

Iyer re-appointed MD, Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd has re-appointed Ramesh Iyer as the Managing Director of the Company for a period of five years with effect from April 30, 2011.

Chatterjee appointed Director, PTC India Ltd
PTC India Ltd has appointed. Dipak Chatterjee as an Independent Director on the Board of Directors of the company w.e.f. April 15, 2011.

Kapoor appointed Company Secy. PI Industries Ltd
Naresh Kapoor, has been appointed as Company Secretary, of PI Industries Ltd w.e.f. April 15, 2011.

Bhandari appointed Director, Sentinel Tea and Exports Ltd
Sentinel Tea and Exports Ltd has appointed Sunil Bhandari as Director of the Company with effect from January 18, 2011.

DB Realty appoints additional directors
D B Realty has appointed Krishna Murari Goenka and Usman Balwa as Additional Directors of the company with effect from April 21, 2011.

Ms. Arundhati Bhattacharya in SBI to benefit
Elevation of Pratip Chaudhuri as Chairman of the State Bank of India ((SBI) on March 7, 2011 augurs well for Ms. Arundhati Bhattacharya - Chief Development Officer and Deputy Managing Director (DMD) SBI. She has extremely bright chances of becoming SBI Chairman once Chaudhuri's tenure comes to an end in September 2013.

Banks CMDs to meet in Delhi on April 26,2011
S.K. Sharma Secretary of Financial Services i.e. Banking has convened a meetings of CMDs of public sector banks in Delhi on April 26, 2011.

Pathak is new VP (Media) Essar
Rakeshhari Pathak is reported to have been appointed new Vice-President (Media) of the Essar Group in New Delhi. He was earlier with the PTI.

ICICI Bank board to meet soon, changes likely
ICICI Bank is likely to have a board meeting soon. There are chances that Ms. Zarin Daruwala and Vijay Chandok both of them are currently Executive Directors will be elevated to board of the bank.

FORUM

ACC system ?

There is nothing wrong about any system, the ACC system included, so long as there is honesty of purpose. Since many of our colleagues will be experiencing bits of knowledge as they grow senior and yet demanding to know why something happens the way it happens, I venture to share a little of my experience. The whole exercise is sham, as its implementation lacks honesty and public purpose. This system has been exploited so much by vested interests (in the PM's address to the Civil Services : corruption) that honesty, devotion to duty, functioning as per the law etc are no more virtues. Since the practice of the corrupt are abrasively naked, these virtues are a definite disadvantage. No senior officer will now support his junior if the latter claims to be or worse, be an honest officer. There was a time when the seniors would intervene whenever required, today they are afraid to even suggest or guide an affected officer. The frustration of government servants with their own government is genuinely disturbing. Worse are the compulsions of going to the court. The system having overtaken even the semblance of courts, denies them justice even here on similar grounds on which the ACC system has compelled them to seek redress through the court in the first place. The ACC system has promoted a parallel government (a la parallel economy) and firmly established the rule of corruption. What was meant to select the best person for the job, has become a source of denial of legitimate growth in the service and source of making money for the others. Unless the intervention of the human bias in selections etc is substituted by objective computer assessment, the situation will deteriorate from worse to worst. With everything being tolerated in the name of coalition compulsions, we shall see 2-G/CWG/Adarsh on a daily basis. Those of us feeling disgruntled or harassed will approach some honest and well meaning officer known to them, only to cause embarrassment or discomfiture to the person. Next time you have any cause for suffering at the ACC business, don't flaunt your honesty. Instead, approach some baba, fixer, pleader etc for band aid or instant relief. Who is really more effective? That you have to judge for yourself: binaa mare swarga kisne dekhaa hai?

M L Gupta

Excellent work by CBDT

The work done by IT department must be congratulated under the present Chairman that most of the work for AY 2010-11 is completed in timely manner.

A Kumar

CBDT should fill up posts

It is true that the assessments are finalized by Asstt. Commissioner of Income tax and Income tax Officers, but approx thirty cases per range are finalized by Additional/Jt. Commissioner of Income tax. All the Assessment work is completed by 31st December. Though most of the assessment work is being carried out by ACIT/DCIT. There are more than 500 vacancies in the cadre of ACIT. The CBDT is doing nothing to fill up the vacant posts.

Aman

IT dept returns what is due to tax payers

Do not tell us that issuing refunds adds value to the IT Department. All that the Department does is return back to the tax payers what is due to the tax payers. Second, why the delay in issuing refunds is lack of finessee in the procedure, nothing else. The IT Department might like to earn kudos for all the refunds issued. But it is mostly a mechanical function, and not cerebral. IT Department should learn to earn kudos by telling to the world what best searches they conducted, what newer evasion techniques they detected, and which top corporates it won its battles against in a court of law. Not by hanging its "I-ISSUED-SO-MANY -REFUNDS" flag year after year, which is plain irksome

RTY

Misuse of names of VVIPS

The misuse of positions of VVIPs' relatives is very common in India but even the august office of our President has not been spared. I am resisting to disclose the name of person but that person in his DDA Flat in Parsad Nagar, New Delhi has displayed that " Relative President of India". This may seems to flouting of his connection but the sad part is that the office of our President invite slur as, said person has caused encroachment on Public land but also given portion of his flat for ATM of PNB, a nationalised bank perhaps in contravention of policy.

Adarsh Gupta

Stop criticising the Civil Society panel

People should stop criticising the Civil Society panel headed by Anna Hazare for drafting the Lok Pal Bill by stating that the Parliament is the actual forum to vent in your feelings in a democracy. Where were the Parliamentarians when Rs,1,77,000 crore were being gulped and people making money in the CWG games right in front of their nose. It is only because of the fact that the Legislatures and Executive are not performing their roles honestly that the Civil Society has arisen. As regards the integrity of the members from the side of Civil Society is concerned let the law take its own course. The State Government of UP has issued notice to the Bhushans relating to their Bunglow at Allahabad for depositing more stamp duty. I expect that they will definitely be depositing their legitimate dues with the State Government of U.P.. As far as Land allotted to them in NOIDA is concerned, it is stated that there could be a number of such instances. All of them should be examined say for the last 30 years or so. Let the Lok Pal Bill come if the Bhushans are found guilty they should be punished as per the law of the land.

B B Srivastava

Constitution of bench by the SC

The CIC observed that the information whether the Registry of the Supreme Court (SC) has placed certain papers before the Chief Justice of India for constitution of a Bench as directed in the SC Order in the SLP No. 32855/2009 is plainly administrative in nature. It is difficult to imagine how the disclosure of such information could cause any abrogation of the independence of the judiciary. The CIC directed to provide information on action taken by the SC Registry and also provide copy of the order, if any, for constituting a Bench of appropriate strength for further hearing on the SLP. The CIC further directed to provide a copy of the document, if any, confirming the news about the Hon'ble Chief Justice of India advising Karnataka Chief Justice Hon'ble Mr. Justice PD Dinakaran to go on leave.

Comments

While the CIC deserves applause for the interpretation of the RTI Act, is it not surprising that the CPIO of the mighty Supreme Court of India cannot decipher one of the simplest Acts of the independent India? Even earlier, the CPIO of SC has received a rap on the knuckles for similar aberrations.

Shri Subhash Chandra Agrawal vs. CPIO, Supreme Court of India in File No. CIC/WB/A/2010/000316 & CIC/SM/A/2011/001078

- 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)