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Aaj Ki Aawaz

'SC verdict is vindication of PM'..... absurd, farcical and ridiculous!!
PM sitting on the file is so very obvious!!!

And PM's explained he was sitting on file because of the numbers game!!
An excuse that is partly lame!!

Partly because it's said in 2 G scam Congress was a 'collaborator'!!!!
And Congress they say was represented by its 'smoothest Operator'!!

Hopefully very soon his name will be included in 2 G accused list!!!
Let us see then Congress gives this what twist????

How will Congress say 'PC's been vindicated by being included in
accused list'????
Maybe his 'so called services to the Nation' Congress will list!!

Modi's not going to campaign in Uttar Pradesh!!!
Without Modi how will BJP justify its 'Ram Rajya' sandesh!!!

Kashmiri Muslim migrants have settled in Gujarat... feather in Modi's cap!!!
And still for being anti Muslim Congress karti hai Modi ko rap!!

Ghadkari making a huge mistake!!!!
For self glory and personal scores he's putting BJP's chances at stake!!!

BJP has this habit of shooting itself in the foot!!
It's being said BJP's on the comeback path but seems BJP does not even
care a hoot!!!

The Feast has not even taken and the crows are hovering around!!
Arre first come to power and then for power run round and round!!

Government says Radiia tapes are doctored ones!!!!
Again for obvious reasons 'Congress' runs!!

Barkah has already admitted to erring in judgement and so has Vir!!!
So why has Congress now fired this 'teer' (arrow)!!

And why the delay in saying so!!!!!
We know to any lengths for those it wants to get off the hook Congress can go!

Why do they say Kings and ex Kings are far away from reality???
Common sense in most cases is a casualty!!

Amrinder says Farmers with less than 4 acres holding should turn to
farming santras!!
And till the trees bear fruit would like to know his 'how to fee them' mantras!!

Amrinder is fond of Orange Juice and that's the reason for this demand!!!
And he forgets the Right to Food Bill of his High Command!!

If Punjab turns away from farming rice and wheat!!!
Right to Food Bill requirement how will the Nation meet????

Amrinder's not where he is because of his qualities but because of fate!!
His last stint as CM as below average I'd rate!!

Congress's worst dream is ' if SP gets the numbers on its own'!!!!
So Congress is trying to hit two birds with one stone!!!

BSP is now working on puncturing cycle's vote bank!!!
Trying that SP Muslim Vote does tank!!!

Hope that Congress and RLD will reach 80 is like daydreaming!!!
It is like Sheikh Chilli dreaming!!

BJP like I said that the unique habit of kicking itself!!
Before even getting power a so called disciplined Party's Leaders start dreaming of power and pelf!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Pranab Mukherjee to be President and Meira Kumar, Vice President?
If insiders are to be believed Pranab Mukherjee is going to be the next President of India. Lok Sabha Speaker, Meira Kumar will be the Vice President.

Will S Y Qureshi be new Muslim face of Congress?

Will Chief Election Commissioner, S Y Qureshi be new Muslim Face of the Congress party? This is widely believed in the top circles. Two former CEC's M S Gill and T N Chaturvedi are the examples.

SURVEY

Empanelment process in GoI is unfair

The present process of empanelment in the Government of India (GoI) which is more or less on colonial lines is neither objective nor fair or transparent and susceptible to bureaucratic and political pressures.

The above is the conclusion of the survey conducted by the whispersinthecorridors.com asking the surfers - Is the empanelment process in GoI fair and legal?

And the response of the majority was that besides being bereft of objectivity and unfair, the process is highly politicised and so secret that it gives an impression of lack of fairness and something fishy in the process.

"The present practice is neither objective nor fair nor transparent, susceptible to bureaucratic and political pressures. It suffers from serious lacunae as the assessment relies on Annual performance appraisal reports", said one surfer adding that the methodology is subjective, arbitrary, based on 'pick and choose' and thus legally untenable.

This, according to surfer explains why the former Cabinet Secretary refused to disclose the selection criteria treating the process outside the ambit of RTI Act 2005 despite CIC's directions to keep the selection criteria in public domain in response to an RTI application.

For detailed report see the January issue of Whispers in the Corridors.

BUREAUCRACY

Justice Raveendran to be Chairman of Green Tribunal
Former Judge of the Supreme Court of India, Justice R V Raveendran is being appointed as new Chairman of the National Green Tribunal.

Justice Panta is new Lokayukta of Himachal Pradesh
Outgoing Chairman of the National Green Tribunal Justice L S Panta, a former judge of the Supreme Court, is taking over as new Lokayukta in Himachal Pradesh on February 3.

Trigunayat to be Ambassador to Libya
Anil K Trigunayat is being tipped to be new Indian Ambassador to Libya. He is 1989 batch IFS officer.

Zohra Chaterjee is CMD Coal India
Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Coal Zohra Chaterjee has taken over as CMD of the Coal India Ltd. She is 1979 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Will Bhaskar Chaterjee succeed H C Meena in Rajasthan?
In the event of H C Meena going to the centre as DG, CRPF, 1978 batch IPS officer Bhaskar Chaterjee is likely to succed him.

Bala Baskar to be Secretary, Auroville Foundation?
Bala Baskar is likely to be appointed Secretary of the Auroville Foundation based in Tamil Nadu. He is retired 1975 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Govt waiting list for Gymkhana Club
The waiting list of Government officials for membership in Gymkhana Club dates back to 1991.

A K Purwar is CGMT, UP East
A K Purwar, ITS of 1976 batch, has taken over as CGMT, Uttar Pradesh (UP) East Telecom Circle as Om Vir Singh retired on January 31,2012.



Ms. Archana S. Katiyar gets 3 months extension
Ms. Archana S. Katiyar, Director, Planning Commission has got 3 months extension in central deputation tenure. She is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of the 1986 batch who belongs to the AGMU cadre.


14 posts of Judges vacant in Gujarat HC
As many as 14 posts of Judges have been lying vacant in Gujarat High Court against 42 approved strength including 9 posts of Permanent Judges against 29 approved strength and five of Additional Judges against 13 approved strength.


CVO CAPART Y K Singh gets extension
Y K Singh CVO, Council for Advancement of people's Action and Rural Technology (CAPART), New Delhi has been given extension in deputation tenure for a period of two years from Dec 1, 2011 to Nov 30, 2013. He is 1988 batch IRS (IT) officer.

Anil Gupta to return to Uttar Pradesh
A K Gupta, IAS (1979), shall revert back to his parent cadre Uttar Pradesh this month end. He is working as CVO in Kribhco which is reportedly on way to be privatised. The Government equity has come down to 24% now hence he has sought repatriation.

Mathai is Director Commerce
Anu Poulose Mathai has been appointed as Director Commerce under the Ministry of Commerce. He is 1995 batch IES officer.

Sreekumar to move Islamabad
Regional Passport officer in Kochi Bhanu Prakash Sreekumar is going as Second Secretary in Islamabad in place of Chandrasekhar Sharma who has been moved to the MEA Hqs.

14 Group A officers of CSS to retire this year
There are 14 Group A officers of CSS who are reportedly retiring this year. They are:-
- Ray Nath (1975 batch; JS at Home Affairs)
- Sanjiv Datta (1976 batch; JS at D/O H.R.)
- Hari Kumar (1978 batch; JS at New and Reneable Energy)
- J. Balachandran (1978 batch; Additional Secretary at CVC)
- Uma Goel (1978 batch; JS at Agriculture)
- Ramesh Kumar (1978 batch; JS at MoD)
- Om Parkash (1980 batch; Secretary at NPPA)
- Radha Jha (1979 batch; JS at Home Affairs)
- L. Vishwanathan (1979 batch; JS at Home Affairs)
- Prahlad Ranga (1982 batch; JS at MoPower)
- Raj Kalia (1982 batch; JS at Home Affairs)
- C.A. Subramanian (1981 batch; JS at DOP&T)
- Krishna Verma (1982 batch; JS at DOP&T)
- Labh Chane (1981 batch; Director at Revenue)

Subba Rao, IES, promoted as Economic Adviser, Land Resources
V L V S S Subba Rao, Director, Petroleum and Natural Gas, has been promoted to Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) and posted as Economic Adviser, Land Resources. He is an Indian Economic Service (IES) officer of 1985 batch.

Chandran promoted as GM (ATM) and shifted to Eastern Region, Kolkata
V N Chandran, Joint Secretary (ATM), APD, Bhubaneshwar, has been promoted as GM and shifted to Eastern Region, Kolkata on ad-hoc basis.

Two posts of Sr. Intelligence officer vacant in DGCEI, Vapi
Two posts of Senior Intelligence Officers have been lying vacant in DGCEI, Vapi Regional Unit. The interested officers can send their applications to the Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence, Ahmedabad Zonal Unit.

Transfers and posting in Railways
As many as 10 officers of Railways have been transferred and posted at different places. Accordingly, Mrs. Anita Sharma, SAG/IRAS, has been shifted from Central Railway to East Central Railway and posted in the cadre while Mrs. Apala Singh, SAG/IRAS from Central Railway to North Central Railway and Mrs. Pragya Shangari, SAGIIRAS is transferred from South Eastern Railway to Central Railway. Soumitra Bhattacharjee has been shifted Central Railway to South Eastern Railway; S K Kaushik, from North Central Railway to Northern Railway; Benjamin K Vaiphei from Northeast Frontier Railway to South Central Railway; V V Chakraborty from Northeast Frontier Railway to Central Railway; Shivaram Prasadp from South Central Railway to Northeast Frontier Railway; B B Verma from Northern Railway to East Central Railway; Harsh Kumar, on return from deputation, has been posted to Northern Railway.

B. Prasada Rao receives 'SCOPE Excellence Award'
B. Prasada Rao, CMD, BHEL received 'SCOPE Excellence Award for Individual Leadership in the Maharatna/Navratna Category' from the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh. BHEL also won the MoU Award for Excellence and Outstanding Contribution to the Public Sector Management 2009-2010.The photograph is of the same occasion.

BSNL starts process for recruitment at senior level (UPDATED)
On-line registration of applications have been sought by the BSNL from ITS Group A Officers of Department of Telecom (DoT) for recruitment as Sr.DGM and GM/PGM/CGM in telecom Operations stream on immediate absorption basis. Closing date for On-line Registration is February 14,2012.

88 IRS officers promoted as Deputy Commissioner, C&CE (UPDATED)
As many as 88 officers of Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Central Excise) have been promoted to the grade of Deputy Commissioner of Customs & Central Excise (C&CE) from Assistant Commissioner. The promoted officers are: A chandra Sekhar Reddy, A Pandian, A L Das, Abhinav Pancholi, Akhtar Rashid, Akshavy Joshi, Alok Kumar, Arvind Kumar, Aseem Nanda, Ashish Mishra, Ashok Kumar, B Usha Devi, Bharat Prakash, Bhavrao Duly. Mainali, Bhojraj Gagnani, chander G Jagiasi, Chetan R C, Deepshikha Arora, Dharmendra Pratap Singh, Dharmjeet Kumar, Dilip Kumar Nath, Ezhilmathi K, G sudhakar, Gaurva Singh, Gautam Wahi, Govind Chouhan, Gurkaran Singh Bains, Gyan Chand Jain, Himani Vashist, K Kalimuthu, K Padmavathy, K G V N Surya Teja, Kamla Prasad Dubey, Kamlesh Kumar Gupta, Kotraswamy M, Kurian Ommen, L Beimopha, Lokesh Kumar Lihare, M Xavier Balachandran, M B Mammo, Mahaveer Prasad Meena, Mahesh Pal Arya, Manish Thapliyal, Manoranjan Nanda, Mauria A Gomes, Mohan Krishna Rao Pal, Mohit Agarwal, N Prem Kumar, N V Arvindakshan, N V Joshi, Narinder Singh, P Vinitha Sekhar, P V K Raja Sekhar, Pandurang Komdiram Raut, Pankaj Kumar, Prabhat Kamal Rameshwaram, Pritee Chaudhary, Priya Goel, R Kumar, R L Ramesh Ram, Rahul Rajput, Rajendra Kumbhat, Rajendran R, Rajkumar Thakurdas Golani, Ranjeet Kumar, Ravi Kirana Edara, S B Samant, S K Srivastava, S N Das, S P Sharma, Sadhu Narasimha Reddy, Sangeeta Karmakar, Sanajay Kumar Roy, Sanajay Kumar Singh, Saroj Kumar Behera, Senthil Nathan S, Sharwan Kumar Mittal, P Gopalan, Shrikant vitthal Patil, Sidligappa Teli, Sujata Priyadarshini, Sumit Kumar Yadav, Surinder Gupta, Sushil Yadav, Vihawanath, Vikash Kumar Jeph, Vishal Pal Singh and Yogesh Sharma.

Two Railway officers Jha and Rao shifted (UPDATED)
Two senior officers of Railways have been transferred and posted at different places. Accordingly, R R Jha of SAG/IRSME has been shifted from East Central Railway to DLW and posted in the cadre while T V Subba Rao of SAG/IRSME from South Central Railway to East Central Railway and posted in the cadre.

Ms Ekta Jain, IRS, posted as OSD, CCIT (CCA), Delhi (UPDATED)
Ms Ekta Jain, Joint Commissioner of Income Tax, has been posted as OSD in the office of CCIT (CCA), Delhi.

Five officers shifted in Railways (UPDATED)
Services of five officers of Railways have been affected. Accordingly, Dinesh Kumar of SG/IRAS has been shifted from North Central to Eastern Railway while Mrs Sumana Mohanty of SG/IRAS is transferred from East Coast to South Eastern Railway and K Ramasubramanian of SS/IRAS from South East Central Railway to Southern Railway. M Chittaranjan of SG/IRASI, has been shifted from Southern Railway to South Central Railway and posted in the cadre and Gaithareo of SG/IRAS, is transferred from Northeast Frontier Railway to Western Railway.

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

WAPCOS conferred "MoU Excellence Award"
WAPCOS has bagged the Top Performing CPSEs' "MOU Excellence Award" - instituted by Department of Public Enterprises, Government of India, to honour those who performed for country's growth. The Award was presented by the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of WAPCOS, R K Gupta, in the presence of Union Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises Praful Patel, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on Jan 31. WAPCOS Limited - an ISO 9001:2008, "MINI RATNA-I" Public Sector Enterprise under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Water Resources - has, in recent years, forayed and forged ahead in new regions encompassing diversified fields of specialization and is now recognized amongst the leading consultancy organizations in India and Abroad. Incorporated on June 26th, 1969 under the Companies Act, 1956; the Company provides consultancy services in the critical areas of Water Resources, Power and Infrastructure Development. WAPCOS has, besides in India, successfully completed/on-going consultancy assignments abroad in more than 50 countries and is currently engaged in providing consultancy services in Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Bhutan, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Laos, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Narendra Singh is CMD, Bank of Maharashtra
Union Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services has appointed Narendra Singh, Executive Director of Corporation Bank as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Bank of Maharashtra with effect from February 1, 2012 till September 30, 2013. He has taken over charge of the Bank on Wednesday.
(We said this on April 26, 2011)

NMDC's best 3rd quarter financial results ever
NMDC Limited achieved commendable performance for the quarter ended December 31, 2011. These are the best results for the 3rd quarter financial results since inception. The unaudited financial result for the 3rd quarter 2011-12 was taken on record by the Board under the chairmanship of N K Nanda, CMD, NMDC today. There is an improvement in its iron ore sales performance by 29.57 lakh tonnes (16.5%) during this nine months ending with its previous corresponding period performance with a significant improvement in off-take by its domestic customers. The turnover for the 3rd quarter of financial year 2011-12 increased to Rs.2, 822 crore when compared with Rs.2, 621 crore for corresponding period of previous year, registering an increase of 8%. The turnover for the nine months ended 2011-12 increased to Rs.8, 667 crore when compared with Rs.7, 599 crore for corresponding period of previous year, registering an increase of 14%. For the third quarter PBT, in comparison with that of the corresponding period of previous year, rose to Rs.2,752 crore from Rs.2,281 crore, registering an increase of 21%. The PBT for the nine months ended 2011-12 in comparison with that of the corresponding period of previous year, rose to Rs.8,320 crore from Rs.6,587 crore, registering an increase of 26%. For the third quarter PAT, in comparison with that of the corresponding period of previous year, rose to Rs.1,859 crore from Rs.1,518 crore, an increase of 22%. The PAT for the nine months ended 2011-12 in comparison with that of the corresponding period of previous year, rose to Rs.5,623 crore from Rs.4,401 crore, an increase of 28%. The Board of Directors has approved in its meeting held on 31.01.2012, a further interim dividend of Rs.1/- per equity share for the Financial Year 2011-12. With this the total interim dividend declared during the year is Rs.2/- per equity share. The Earnings per share (EPS) stood at Rs.4.69 per share for this quarter against Rs.3.83 of the 3rd quarter of 2010-11). The Earnings per share at Rs.14.18 per share for the nine months ended 2011-12 in comparison with that of the corresponding period of previous year of Rs.11.10 per share. The EPS figures mentioned are not annualised. The domestic sales of iron ore were increased by 25% where as exports were reduced by 75% for catering to the needs of the domestic market, improved physical performance coupled with higher prices, transparent pricing systems and improvement in evacuation by railways resulted in the company posting a net post tax profit of Rs.5, 623 crore for the nine months ended 2011-12. The company has been pursuing all its expansion programmes and NMDC as part of its forward integration programme and value addition is setting up a 3 MTPA steel plant at Nagarnar in Chhattisgarh, for which the land acquisition has been completed in August 2010 and major packages are being finalized and awarded.


R P Singh is CMD, SJVN Limited
R P Singh has been appointed Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of public sector SJVN Limited by the Government of India. Earlier Singh, as Director (Electrical), had been holding additional charge of this position since March 1, 2011. In addition, R.P. Singh will continue to hold the charge of Director (Electrical) till appointment of a regular incumbent on the position. R P Singh has since assumed charge of the new position.

Okhde is Director (Pipelines), IOC
V S Okhde has taken over as Director (Pipelines) of the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd w.e.f. February 1, 2012 following retirement of K.K. Jha, Director (Pipelines) on January 31, 2012.


Bapat appointed Exec. VP ADF Foods Ltd
Nishikant Bapat has been appointed as Executive Vice-President of ADF Foods Ltd w.e.f. January 16, 2012.

Bhasin appointed Independent Director, Arihant Foundations & Housing Ltd
Arihant Foundations & Housing Limited has appointed Karan Bhasin as an Independent Director of the company.

Sharma appointed Addl. Director, Accel Frontline Ltd
Accel Frontline Limited has appointed Alok Sharma as an Additional Director of the company.

Kumar assumes charge as Director (Technical), CIL
N. Kumar has assumed the charge of Director (Technical), Coal India Ltd w.e.f. February 1, 2012.

Harnal resigns as Non Exec Director, Seasons Furnishings Ltd
G. S. Harnal, Non Executive Independent Director on the Board of Seasons Furnishings Ltd has resigned from the company w.e.f. December 13, 2011.

Fatehpuria resigns as Deputy MD, Martin Burn Ltd
Kailash Nath Fatehpuria - Deputy Managing Director of Martin Burn Ltd has resigned from the company.

Dhanuka resigns as Non Exec. Director, Martin Burn Ltd
Kailash Prasad Dhanuka, Non-Executive Director of Martin Burn Ltd has resigned from the company.

Goyal re-appointed MD, HB Portfolio Ltd
HB Portfolio Ltd has re-appointed Anil Goyal as the Managing Director of the company for a period of five years effective from February 20, 2012.

Vaidyanathan ceases to be MD, Quintegra Solutions Ltd
Shakarraman Vaidyanathan ceased to be the Managing Director of Quintegra Solutions Ltd w.e.f. January 18, 2012. However, he will continue to be the Director and Chairman of the Board.

Is a Delhi based Television channel under scanner for the 2 G scam?
In a petition filed by Dr Subramanium Swamy there is a mention of a prominent English news channel for routing money from tax havens.

Kacker appointed on the board of Mahindra Satyam
Ashok Kacker has been co-opted on the board of directors of Mahindra Satyam.

Balasubramanian reappointed MD & CEO of City Union Bank (CUB)
S Balasubramanian has been reappointed as Managing Director and CEO of City Union Bank for a period of three months with effect from Jan 31, 2012. It is a leading Private sector lender Bank of South India.

DEBATE

The honorific "Sir" should not be used in oral or written communication in a democratic country as it goes against the tenet "Equality". In India, it remains as a vestige of colonial rule and should be banished now.

S Sharma


Does SC judgement calls for rectifying the procedures suitably?

Will the Supreme Court judgement of Jan 31, 2012 on delay by the PMO in dealing Swamy's letter provide a defence to officers in the Government hierarchy against charges of delay in dealing with letters and files not put up to them and the dealing assistants would be solely held responsible for delays in such matters? If that be so, does it not call for rectifying the procedures suitably? Will some knowledgeable person discuss the issue threadbare as the Indian bureaucracy is quick to take advantage in such matters.

S K Sharma

Congratulations!

Ms Hooja, congratulations on your well deserved honour. I am happy you spared time to be Chief Guest at the release of my novel "Blossom Showers" at Reliance Time Out in Jaipur in Nov 2011. You are warmly wished for your further creative endeavours.

Giselle Mehta

Welcome: New Chairman CBDT

Congratulations, Laxman Das on taking over Chairman CBDT. Tax payers have lot of hope on your innovative capabilities and wish you all the success. Let your term be not colourless. Small tax payers cases can be finalised in this FY itself for AY 2011-12. It should not roll over next FY. Let IT department to pay interest on delayed refund as IT department charges penal interest on delay in payment of tax. ITRs which has been filed electronically still waiting for assessment to be finalised. It defeats all the merits of e-filing when it is not completed in time bound manner. All the best.

RKM

Mocking Ourselves?

Elections are over in Punjab & Uttarakhand, but results will be declared on March 4th (i.e. after 33 days!). This is strange in this age of information revolution. The EVMs were made available so that results could be declared the same day. Why do we display so much diffidence in ourselves? Why do be stall application of technology? Why do we not trust the wisdom of the mature Indian voter, who is past all absurd influences? Why do we mock democracy so brazenly? The days of ideology or two parties contesting are already over. In a country terribly divided on caste and communal lines, nobody can influence anybody else. The voters are committed. Elections are being fought on thoroughly local issues. Results in one state don't matter in another. It is not parliament election. Besides electronic data in the EVMs can be corrupted in this era of high-technologists, who operate from cyber kingdom and are capable of performing any technological wonders. There is no justification for delay in counting & declaration of results for states where elections are already over.

M L Gupta

Using RTI to get a CGHS claim cleared

In respect of a CGHS claim, an appellant sought the details of items of theclaim which weredisallowed by CGHS along with the reasons and the copies ofcirculars on the basis ofwhich the items were disallowed, and whether thecirculars were available onthe CGHS site. The PIO demanded Rs. 8/- for the 4 pagesof information whichwere duly deposited by the appellant. He was not satisfiedwith the replysupplied by the PIO and filed an appeal before the FAA who askedthe appellantto visit the office of FAA on any working day by appointment fordiscussing theRTI of Appellant. After a perusal of the papers, the Commissionobserved thatthe information has not been supplied to the Appellant despitepayment of theadditional fee. The Commission directed to provide theinformation to theAppellant before 05 February 2012 and issued a notice to thePIO why penalty shouldnot be levied on him.

Comments

The case discussed above shows how the RTI Act can be used to solve some of theproblems which the government servants encounter on day-today basis.

Citation : Mr. A.L. Makhijani v. CGHS in Decision No.CIC/SG/A/2011/003275/16955

- 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)