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Covering neighbouring country's whispers is a good move. Now you may think of looking at the whispers in the Corporate world.

Anand

Mr. Firm is the image Gadkari wants to project?
He has a mind of his own and he is `Mr. Firm' is the image Nitin Gadkari wants to project be it Modi, Porngate, Yeddy, or UP ticket distribution.

BUREAUCRACY

Jawed Usmani to be Secretary, Planning Commission
Grapevine has it that Jawed Usmani is being appointed Secretary, Planning Commission. 1978 batch IAS officer of UP cadre Usmani is back from his foreign assignment.

1978 batch IAS to get in-situ promotion on April 1?
After the posting of Jawed Usmani as Secretary 1978 batch IAS officers are expected to get in-situ promotion from April 1.

Rajat Bhargava to be JS, DEA
Rajat Bhargava is being appointed Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affair in the Government of India. 1990 batch IAS officer Bhargava is presently RC Andhra Pradesh in Delhi.

Sathyanarayana appointed new Secretary, IT
J Sathyanarayana has been appointed new Secretary, IT in the Government of India for a period of two years or further orders. He is a 1977 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on Nov 30, 2011 and again on January 16 and Feb 24, 2012)

Madhya Pradesh govt. appoints Nandan Dubey as new DGP
Madhya Pradesh government has appointed Nandan Dubey as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of the state. The orders in this regard have been issued on Tuesday. The MP cadre IPS officer of 1976 batch, Dubey, will succeed S K Rout who would be retiring on February 29, 2012.
(We said this on Feb 14)

Joy Oomen seeks VRS
Outgoing Chief Secretary of Chhattisgarh; Joy Oomen has sought VRS from April 1. He is 1977 batch IAS officer.
(We said this on February 8)

Ms Harinder Hira to succeed Sandhu as CS, HP
Ms Harinder Hira is all set to succeed Rajwant Sandhu as new Chief Secretary of Himachal Pradesh on April 1. She is 1976 batch IAS officer. Ms Sandhu is retiring on March 31.

C K Mathew appointed CS of Rajasthan
C K Mathew has been appointed successor to Salauddin as Chief Secretary of Rajasthan. He is a 1977 batch IAS officer. Salauddin is retiring today.
(We said this on January 12)

Three bankers get post retirement jobs
As many as two senior bankers after their retirements have got jobs. They are: S.K. Goyal Chairman India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL), J M Garg Vigilance Commissioner & ex CMD Corporation Bank and Basant Seth will be Information Commissioner (IC) in CVC from next month. Seth will be retiring on February 29, 2012.

Rajiv Kumar is new JS, Expenditure
Rajiv Kumar has been appointed as JS, Department of Expenditure. He is 1984 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

Rohit Kumar moves to Road Transport
Director in the Ministry of Rural Development Rohit Kumar has been moved to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in the same capacity. He is 1997 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

B S Mishra to be CVO, CIL
B S Mishra is going to be new Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of the Coal India Ltd (CIL) from March 1, 2012. He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of 1989 batch who belongs to the Manipur-Tripura (M-T) cadre. However, he will hold this as additional charge for three months. Presently, he is CVO Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL), Asansol.

GoI refuses to repatriate JD, CBI
The Government of India is believed to have refused to repatriate Ms. Suman Bala Sahu, Joint Director, CBI Kolkata to the parent cadre. She is an IPS officer of 1987 batch who belongs to the West Bengal cadre.

Inter cadre deputation tenure of IAS officer H R Srinivasa extended
The inter cadre deputation tenure of H R Srinivasa from Bihar cadre to Karnataka cadre has been extended for a further period of two years. Srinivasa is a 1996 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Gupta is new Passport Officer in Jammu
IPS Officer Rajinder K Gupta is taking over as Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office, Jammu on Wednesday.

Gautam joins as IG, NIA
Dr. Y K Gautam, DIG, NIA has assumed the charge as IG, NIA, Headquarters, New Delhi. He is an IPS officer of 1990 batch who belongs to Assam Meghalaya cadre.

Name of DTP, Dubai reaches ACC
The name of new incumbent to be appointed as Dubai based Director Tea Promotion (DTP); West Asia & North Africa in the Indian Ministry of Commerce & Industry has gone to the ACC. The post has been lying vacant ever since MP cadre IPS officer Manish Sharma returned from Dubai, last year.

Singh is new Commissioner MC, Chandigarh
Vivek Pratap Singh has been appointed as Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh. Appointment of 1996 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre Singh has been made on inter-cadre deputation for a period of three years.
(We said this on February 15)

PESB did not find suitable candidate for MD, CCICL
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) interviewed as many as nine persons but did not find suitable candidate for the post Managing Director, Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India Limited (CCICL). The Board has recommended the Ministry of Textiles to appoint a candidate on deputation basis.

Narendra Modi gives a long rope to officers
As the grapevine has it, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi gives a long rope to officers for doing their work. He also gives flexibility besides a long tenure for one to perform.

B B Pandit to assume charge as DC&AG (Defence & Railways) on March 1
BB Pandit, Additional Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General, who has been posted as Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General after promotion, will assume charge of Defence & Railways on March 1, 2012. He will also look after the work of P& T Audit. He is an IA&AS officer of 977 batch.

Ms Sankar to take over as ADC& AG (Western Region) on March 1
Ms. Usha Sankar who has been promoted to Additional Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General, will take over the charge of Western Region on March 1, 2012.

IA & AS officer Rajib Sharma to retire on Feb 29
An IA & AS officer, Rajib Sharma presently posted Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General (Local Bodies & Accounts) is retiring on February 29, 2012.

Promotions in IOC delayed
Promotions in India Oil Corporation (IOC) have been delayed this time as Director, Human Resource(MHR) in IOC Sudhir Bhalla is not well.

Umesh Revankar to be MD of Shriram Transport Finance Company
Umesh Revankar who is presently Deputy Managing Director (DMD) of Shriram Transport Finance Company (STFC) will be MD of the STFC from April 1, 2012. Revankar MD designate of STFC is a grassroots man who has brought the STFC operation to the present level.

Balbir Singh is now DD, IB
Balbir Singh has been appointed as Deputy Director, Intelligence Bureau, Headquarter, New Delhi. He is an IPS officer of 1996 batch who belongs to Madhya Pradesh cadre.

IAS officers to lose career benefits if they skive off MCTP
The IAS officers, who skive off mandatory Mid-Career Training Programme (MCTP), will face loss of career benefits like promotions and others.

Did a Police Inspector abuse PS to Karnataka CM?
A police inspector allegedly abused Principal Secretary to Karnataka Chief Minister, SN Prasad (1986) who had come to greet former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, at the latter's residence.

Five candidates shortlisted for Chairman, UGC
The Search Committee has reportedly shortlisted 5 candidates for the prestigious post of the Chairman, University Grants Commission (UGC). They are Mssrs, Prof Ved Prakash, Pankaj Chandra , Prof Seyed E Hasnain, S Jaikishan and Dr Surabhi Banerjee.

Extension file of Mizoram CS is with PMO
File of Extension in service to Mizoram Chief Secretary, Vanhela Pachuau has now reached to the PMO. He is scheduled to retire today. Chief Minister has recommended six months extension in service to his Chief Secretary to implement policies and programmes of the Congress.

CBI to probe two IPS officers in Maharashtra
The CBI is going to probe the role of two Additional Directors General of Police in Maharashtra.

Who will be DRM, Mumbai?
Who will succeed Girish Pillai as DRM, Mumbai? A couple of names are already in circulation.

Rajendra Kashyap posted as Addl. Member (Budget), Railway Board
Rajendra Kashyap, HAG/IRAS, Adviser (Budget), has been posted as Additional Member (Budget), Railway Board.

Mrs. Yadav posted as Director (APA) in FT&TR division, CBDT
Mrs. Batsala Jha Yadav, IRS, Additional DIT (TPO), New Delhi, has been posted as Director (APA) in FT&TR division in the Department of Revenue, CBDT, New Delhi.

26 IRS officers of 1979 batch get HAG
As many as 26 officers of Indian Revenue Service (IRS) belonging to 1979 batch have been accorded Non-functional upgradation in the grade of Chief Commissioner of Customs & Central Excise (HAG). The officers include: Ajay Kumar Prasad, J Chaturvedi, Deepa B Dasgupta, Karan K Sharma, Sanghamitra Panda, Shashi Bhushan Singh, Najib Shah, Chirang Dube, C S Prasad, Gautam Ray II, K K Goyal, M D Singh, Arusha Vasude, M I J, Michael, Ashok K Kasuhal, B S Vasudev, Janaki Arun Kumar, V S Krishnan, Ajesh Kumar, S S Rana-II, Jagjit Pavadai, Neerja Shah, Arun Tandon, S Subramanian, M V B Rao and D S Negi-II.

16 IRS officers of 1989 batch get SAG
As many as 16 officers of Indian Revenue Service (IRS) belonging to 1989 batch have been accorded Non-functional upgradation in the grade of Commissioner of Customs & Central Excise (SAG). The officers include: J S Chandrasekhar, Bijoy Kumar Kar, Renu K Jagdev, Reshma Lakhani, Seema J Bisht, D Krishna Srinivas, Ashish Verma, Jane Karuna Nathaniel, Javed Akhtar Khan, P Hemavathi, Tejasvini P Kumar, Ram Chander Shankhla, R Bhagya Devi, Kishori Lal, Chhotu Ram Meena and Gaigongdin Panmei.

37 IRS officers get NFSG in CBEC
As many as 37 officers of Indian Revenue Service (IRS) have been granted Non-Functional Selection Grade (NFSG) in Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) in Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC). The officers include: Javed Akhtar Khan, Irfan Ahmed, Jagdish Singh, M V J Nair, Prafulla Kumar Mishra, A K Raghunathan, K K Jaiswal, Ranbir Singh, M Vivekanandan, D Balasubramaniam, R N Viswanath, Anil W Vairagkar, Amitabh Kumar Radhye Shayam Sangia, A M Sahay, Shalinder Sharma, Vijay Kumar Singh-I, G P Chandolia, Satish Kumar, Ram Swaroop Meena, R S Chandel, V Udaiyar, Ishwar Singh, Rajendra Nagar, Mahendra Kumar Arora, P Rangaswamy, S Arumugam, A B Niranjan Babu, Ms. Elsi Thomas, A Jachandran, Mithilesh Kumar, T Rajendran, Harcharan Singh, M Saudul Hasan, C Rangaraju, Sukhjinder Jit Singh Kahlon and P K Haldar.

Prerna Puri is Secretary, IT in Chandigarh Administration
Outgoing Commissioner of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation Ms Prerna Puri has been appointed as Secretary, Information Technology. She would also hold charge of Secretary House Allotment Committee

Naik is new Chairman of IIM Ahemdabad
CMD of L&T, Anil Manibhai Naik, has been appointed new chairman of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) . He will succeed Vijaypath Singhania.

1979 batch IAS get ACS rank in Andhra Pradesh
Two 1979 batch IAS officers IYR Krishna Rao and S Chellappa have been promoted to the rank of ACS in Andhra Pradesh.

1987 batch IAS promoted in Andhra Pradesh
1987 batch IAS officers have been promoted to the rank of Principal Secretary in Andhra Pradesh. They are Mssrs, J S Venkateshwara Prasad, Neerabh Kumar Prasad, Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, D Sreenivasulu, Aditya Nath Das, Vasudha Mishra and P Krishnaiah.

PESB seeks applications for Director (HR), MTNL
Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) is seeking applications from the willing candidates for the post of Director (Human Resources), Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL). The candidates can apply to PESB before April 27, 2012.

Post of Deputy Director vacant in SSC (WR), Mumbai
The post of Deputy Director has been lying vacant in SSC (WR), Mumbai. The willing officers of Under Secretary level can send their applications for the same to DoPT before March 27, 2012.

ITBP Hq built by NBCC opened (UPDATED)
Ranjit Sinha, Director General, ITBP is being welcomed with bouquet at the inaugural function of Administration Building at Combat Wing, ITBP Academy, Mussoorie. Sinha, inaugurated the building. It may be mentioned here that the NBCC made a saving of Rs.88.52 lacs while implementing the project.

12 IAS officers get new postings in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
As many as 12 senior officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have been entrusted with new assignments in Rajasthan. Accordingly, Mrs. Asha Singh has been made CMD, Rajasthan Small Industries Corporation Limited (RAJSICO) while Pankaj will hold the charge as Principal Secretary, Science and Technology and Mrs. Malovika Panwar is now being appointed as Principal Secretary, Pilgrimage Places. Similarly, Dr. Govind Sharma has been made Principal Secretary, Finance; Dr. Subodh Agarwal is now Divisional Commissioner and ex-officio Commissioner, TAD, Udaypur; Sudhansh Pant is posted as Secretary Mining and Petroleum; Kunji Lal Meena as CMD Jaipur Power Distribution Corporation Limited and Chairman of Power Distribution Corporation Limited, Ajmer, Jodhpur; Mrs. Anandhi was posted as MD, RAJFED, Jaipur; Dr. Rajesh Sharma will now be District Collector and District Magistrate, Jalor while Kunj Bihari Gupta is posted as District Collector and District Magistrate, Banswada and Banna Lal is made District Collector and District Magistrate, Sirohi.

Nagesh Pydah.CMD,OBC to retire on February 29,2012 (UPDATED)
Chairman and Managing Director of Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) Nagesh Pydah will retire on February 29,2012.

Basant Seth CMD, Syndicate Bank to retire on February 29, 2012 (UPDATED)
Chairman and Managing Director of Syndicate Bank Basant Seth will retire on February 29, 2012. He will become Information Commissioner (IC) in CIC from March 1, 2012.

S. L. Bansal to be new CMD, Oriental Bank of Commerce (UPDATED)
S.L. Bansal who is presently Executive Director (ED) of the United Bank of India will assume charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of the Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) from March 1, 2012 .
(We said this on April 26, 2011)

Sanghvi to be CMD, Syndicate Bank (UPDATED)
M. G. Sanghvi who is presently Executive Director, Bank of Maharashtra will assume charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of the Syndicate Bank from March 1, 2012. He will be there till June 30, 2013.
(We said this on April 26,2011)

8 IAS officers of 1988 batch promoted to PS grade in TN (UPDATED)
As many as eight IAS officers of 1988 batch belonging to Tamil Nadu cadre have been promoted to the Principal Secretary Grade of IAS and given various assignments. Accordingly, Dr. V Irai Anbu has been made Principal Secretary, Personnel and Administrative Reforms while Vikram Kapur will be holding the charge of Principal Secretary, Post Tsunami Sustainable & Livelihood Programme, Chennai and Atulya Misra is Chairman, chennai Port Trust, Chennai. Similarly, Jatindra Nath Swain has been assigned the charge of Principal Secretary, Tamil Nadu Khadi and Village Industries Board; P R Shampath is posted as Principal Secretary, Commissioner for the Welfare of Differently Abled Persons; S S Jawahar is now Principal Secretary/Commissioner, Museums; D Jothi Jagarajan has been posted as Principal Secretary/Director, Anna Institute of Management & Director General of Training, Chennai.

Ashish Kumar Heliwal posted as Under Secy., (APA-I) in CBDT (UPDATED)
Ashish Kumar Heliwal has been posted as Under Secretary (APA-1) in the Central Board of Direct Taxes, Department of Revenue, New Delhi.

Ms Mrinalini Kaur Sapra posted as Under Secy., (APA-II) in CBDT (UPDATED)
Ms Mrinalini Kaur Sapra has been posted as Under Secretary (APA-II) in the Central Board of Direct Taxes, Department of Revenue, New Delhi.

Three IRS officers posted as OSD to CCIT, Pune, Delhi (UPDATED)
Three officers of Indian Revenue Service (IRS), who had gone on child care leave or on deputation, have been posted as OSD to CCIT (CCA). Accordingly, Ms Suman Sharma has been made OSD to CCIT (CCA), Pune while Ms Pratima Kaushik is OSD to CCIT (CCA), Delhi and Kamlesh C varshney will be OSD to CCIT (CCA), Delhi.

Amitabh Rajan to be ACS (Home ) Maharashtra? (UPDATED)
Additional Secretary Revenue Amitabh Rajan who is holding additional charge of Director Enforcement is now all set to go to Maharashtra as ACS (Home). He is 1979 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

PAKISTAN WHISPERS

Oscar for Sharmeen Obaid Chenoy
A documentary film 'Saving Face' directed by Pakistan's Sharmeen Obaid Chenoy has won an Oscar, first ever by any Pakistani film maker. Basically about acid attacks on women the film chronicles the reconstructive surgeries performed by British Pakistani Plastic Surgeon Mohammad Jawad on acid attack victims. Dedicating the award to the women of Pakistan Sharmeen said, 'the bravery and resilience of these women inspires me every single day. They are the real heroes'. Whispers in the corridors congratulates Sharmeen for the honour she has brought for herself and for her country.

....And a dubious Wikileaks Award for Former DG, ISI Hamid Gul
In its latest cache of over 5 million secret emails to and fro the US based private intelligence agency straitfor Wikileaks has promised to unravel the agency's 'web of informers, pay-off structures and money laundering techniques'. Wikileaks claim to have evidence to show that straitfor gave complimentary membership to former DG ISI Hamid Gul 'who according to US diplomatic cables planned an IED attack against international forces in Afghanistan in 2008'.

Differences between Commerce and Industries Ministries hold up Indo-Pakistan trade ties
Finalisation of the negative list a precursor to normalisation of trade ties (euphemistically called MFN status) between India and Pakistan is held up because of differences between Pakistan's ministries of commerce and industries. The commerce ministry has proposed a negative list of 636 items with a commitment to phase out the same into in a period of nine months. The ministry of industries on the other hand desires to add more items to the list and begin the process of phasing out after three years and complete the process in five years. The matter is coming up once again before the cabinet meets on 29 February when a final view could perhaps be taken.

Imran Khan's PTI a loser in the by elections even without contesting
The Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) party headed by former cricketer Imran Khan has turned out to be loser in the recently concluded by elections even without entering the fray. A forceful appeal to the voters not to participate in the voting and boycott the poll process. Six of the ten seats for which the by elections were held became vacant because the former members belonging to PPP or PML (N) had joined Imran Khan and the former members were touring their erstwhile constituencies urging people not to cast their votes. However the voters in each and every constituency ignored the boycott appeal of PTI and came out in huge numbers to vote. According to a visibly relieved Nawaz Sharif people have rejected Imran's politics and he should 'go back to charity work or activities connected with improving cricket in the country'.

Megacity in Peshawar Suburb to act as counter magnate
Peshawar Development Authority (PDA) has finalised the planning of a megacity on the outskirts of Peshawar to ease the demographic pressure on Peshawar. Named Afsandyar City to be developed over an area of 14000 acres at a cost of Rs 160 billion it will be a model township with the most advanced medical and educational facilities. According to PDA DG Mohammad Laiq it is going to be the best place to live and 'the jewel of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa' when completed.

DEBATE - Should bureaucrats alone be held accountable for policy decisions ?

Bureaucrats now feel that Ministers and Politicians also be held responsible for 'policy decisions' taken by the government. They also want that entire cabinet should be held accountable for policy decisions. How far they are correct in their thinking ?

Mail your to the point views to suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com or mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com

CORPORATE

Will the Nair granddaughters be able to turn around Leela?
CP Krishnan Nair's Grand daughters are ready to take the helm of affairs of the prestigious group at a time when the group is immersed in debt of Rs 4,295 crore. The groups financial performance for the nine months ended December has been a disaster as the company posted its highest ever loss of Rs 191 crore. Will the trio be able to steer the group out of the king sized debt and steer the group back in black is the whispers in corporate corridors.

Thorat cease to be on Board of ONGC
Ms Usha Thorat has ceased to be Independent Director on Board of Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd w.e.f. February 10, 2012, following her resignation from the Board of the company.

Singh to be Director (Personnel), Powergrid Corporation
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited has appointed R. P. Singh, Executive Director to the post of Director (Personnel) of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited for a period of five years with effect from April 1, 2012.

Vijayendra appointed Director, Thakral Services India Ltd
K. R. Vijayendra has been appointed as Director of Thakral Services India Ltd w.e.f. February 22, 2012.

Shetty resigns as Director, Thakral Services India Ltd
Balakrishna Shetty has resigned has Director of Thakral Services India Ltd w.e.f. February 22, 2012.

Praveen Kumar resigns as Company Secy. Sonata Software Ltd
Praveen Kumar D has resigned as Company Secretary of Sonata Software Ltd.

Jaswani appointed Company Secy. Sonata Software Ltd
Ms. Priya Manoj Jaswani has been appointed as Company Secretary of Sonata Software Ltd w.e.f. February 21, 2012.

Shah appointed MD, Royal India Corporation Ltd
Royal India Corporation Ltd has appointed Manish Navnitbhai Shah as Managing Director of the company.

Brig Ahuja appointed Addl. Director, K Sera Sera Ltd
K Sera Sera Ltd has appointed Brigadier Vinod Ahuja as Additional Director of the company with immediate effect.

Sekhar appointed Addl. Director, MIC Electronics Ltd
MIC Electronics Ltd has appointed Alla Chandra Sekhar as Additional Director of the company w.e.f. February 27, 2012.

DEBATE (1)

When Lord Macaulay came to India in 1834, he saw not a single beggar nor a thief in India. Wealth was so great and people had the highest moral values and highest caliber because of their spiritual and cultural heritage. To conquer India, in the British Parliament, Lord M stated that the best way was to usher in English, change the ancient education system and their culture, thus paving the way to make the Indian's lose their self esteem and corrupt. Thus corruption was born in India. The British have been very successful in their pursuit. Our Netas and bureaucracy have fallen into the trap and so have we the commoners.

K S Palachandran

DEBATE (2)

Inspite of the setback one should go on soldiering honestly in whatever job is assigned to us. A truly great officer cannot be put down by changes and must strive to do his best in public interest regardless of post. Post does not matter, the institution does.

R Bharadwaj

Misuse of RTI

RTI Act came up for the benefit of the citizens but is often used for pulling down the powerful. It gives a sadistic pleasure when the tall and mighty are hit by the RTI Act. However, it is equally important that the people use it for the purpose for which the RTI it was made. Congratulations to your site for such a log series of cases on RTI which have been a true learning experience.

Sanjeev Gupta

Gaur is no looser

On getting no chance to become Secretary to GoI, Gaur is in no way looser. He has been a seasoned & fine officer whom I always adore as a no-nonsense officer. Very polite officer who had the patience of hearing others' views before arriving at justifiable decisions. I have had the opportunity to work under him while he was heading Police Division in MHA. On this day of his retirement, we wish him all the best and pray for his good health & long life.

Pawan Kumar

Public awareness has grown

In the last few months rather almost a year, the happenings in India have given birth to public awareness which is a leading road to real democracy. Through this forum can we discuss or ask for suggestion from the public and learned people as to how India can be a globalized leader in this world the benefit of which reach every citizen of India. Of course this discussion would require a long term continued discussion.

Harish Kumar

May God rest him in peace in heaven

Heart felt message received earlier this week when I was informed of the sudden, unexpected death of Abba Jan, and I cannot imagine the depth of sorrow. I wish I had words to comfort and sustain in grief, but I know there are none that will take away any pain we are feeling now. We pray almighty to bless and admit him in Jannatul Firdous.

Faisal Sultan

Anil Kumar was a great soul, a helping hand and an icon. It was great experience to work under him. May God rest him in peace in heaven.

R K Bhasin

Follow Modi's healthy tradition

A healthy tradition set out by Modi should be adopted and followed by other states also.

N V K Prabhakar

Free advice for Mallaya

Free advice for Vijaya Mallaya : he can apply for a tel. licence - an ever growing sector.

Vineet

Reasons for not granting an appointment with the Commissioner of Police (CP)

The appellant sought to know the reasons why an appointment with the Commissioner of Police was denied to him despite his written request for appointment. He also sought to know whether he was busy; how many persons sought appointment with the CP in writing and how many were given appointment; and how many refused during the period 17.2.2011 to 8.3.2011. The PIO informed that any person can meet the Commissioner of Police, Delhi with a complaint on any working days between 12.00 noon to 1.30 p.m. for which no appointment is required. The CIC held that the respondent can only provide that information to the appellant which is held by them in material form and are not expected to create information simply to answer the request of the RTI petitioners. The CIC directed the PIO to provide the information about the action taken on the appellant's request for an appointment with the CP, Delhi; and information of persons whom the CP met in his office regarding public grievances.

Comments

With the increase in the use of RTI, every letter coming to a government office has the potential of being followed by a RTI application even on matters such as seeking an appointment. Therefore, there is a need for re-drawing the norms of working in the offices.

Citation: Shri J.K. Mittal v. Delhi Police in file no.CIC/SS/A/2011/001527

- 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)