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Future of next Lok Sabha?
General impression in the country goes that in the next Lok Sabha election, both the Congress and the BJP will get less than 100 seats each. Only future will give the correct picture.

Is Mittal again up?
Laxmi Mittal had gone in hybernation from the Indian Corporate world. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by going to his function in Punjab seems to have activated him again. At whose behest he attended Mittal's function?

Is Sachin an answer to Dhoni in RS?
It is heard that Sonia Gandhi decided to get Sachin Tendulkar as a PR exercise but it is also heard that there was a plan to checkmate Jharkhand Vikas Morcha's candidate M.S. Dhoni who was being pushed by the party chief Babulal Marandi.

B.A. Agarwal is new Law Secretary (UPDATED)
B.A. Agarwal has been appointed as Law Secretary to the Government of India(GOI) for two years.

Gupta to be Secretary (Security) in GoI?
R N Gupta, Special Director, Intelligence Bureau, is likely to be appointed as Secretary (Security), Cabinet Secretariat. He is a Himachal Pradesh cadre IPS officer of 1976 batch.

Parasuram is new Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh
R Parasuram has been appointed new Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh. 1978 batch IAS officer Parasuram is taking over from 1975 batch IAS officer Avni Vaish who is superannuating on Monday.

Will Madhav Lal join the GoI?
Chief Secretary of J & K, Madhav Lal, is likely to join the Government of India as Secretary of an important Ministry. He is a 1977 batch IAS officer.

Pankaj Jain to be Chief Secretary, J & K?
In the event of Madhav Lal joining the Government of India as Secretary, 1978 batch IAS officer Pankaj Jain may move to J & K as Chief Secretary.

Ms. Soumya Gupta on inter-cadre deputation to AGMU
Ms.Soumya Gupta, District Magistrate, Unna Koti District, Government of Tripura, has been granted inter-cadre deputation from Manipur Tripura cadre to AGMU cadre. The official order has been issued. She is an IAS officer of 2004 batch who belongs to the MT cadre.

Rakesh Kumar to be Joint Secretary, Health
Dr Rakesh Kumar is all set to join the Government of India as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. He is an Uttarakhand cadre IAS officer of 1992 batch.

P K Jain to join GoI as JS, Culture
Pramod Kumar Jain Fin. Commr, Revenue is joining the Government of India as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Culture. He is a J&K cadre IAS officer of 1985 batch.

Rajinder Kumar is elevated in IT Ministry
Rajinder Kumar, Director (Projects) in the Department of Information Technology has been promoted in the same department as Joint Secretary. He is a Tamil Nadu cadre IAS officer of 1992 batch.

Sanjay Kumar gets JS rank in FCI
Sanjay Kumar has been promoted as Executive Director, Food Corporation of India (FCI). It is a Joint Secretary level equivalent post. Kumar is Bihar cadre IAS officer of 1992 batch.

Sinha may not continue as PS after promotion
K A Prasad Sinha, PS to MOS (External Affairs), will be transferred out of External Affairs Ministry to some other Ministry as Joint Secretary. He is a Punjab cadre IAS officer of 1992 batch.

Will CVO, NIFT move?
Ms. Neelam Shammi Rao, CVO, NIFT, is likely to be transferred to some other Ministry or Department as Joint Secretary. She is a Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer of 1992 batch.

Vulunmang Vualnam promoted in MHA
Vulunmang Vualnam (IS-I) Division and, Staff Officer, Home Secretary, Government of India, has been promoted within the Ministry as Joint Secretary(Admn) in place of R P Nath. He is a Manipur -Tripura cadre IAS officer of 1992 batch.

Narendra Bhooshan is now JS, Agriculture
Narendra Bhooshan, OSD to ITPO, Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, New Delhi, has been promoted as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. He is an Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS officer of 1992 batch.

Upma Srivastava is now CVO AAI
Ms. Upma Srivastava, Joint Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, has been appointed as CVO, Airport Authority of India. She is a Sikkim cadre IAS officer of 1988 batch.

Kohli appointed JS, Water Resources
Sunil Kumar Kohli has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India. He is an IDAS officer of 1981 batch.

Ms Bundela is new Dy. Secretary in HRD
Ms. Ankita Mishra Bundela, who is on compulsory wait, has been appointed as Deputy Secretary, Higher Education, Ministry of HRD, Government of India. She is an AGMU cadre IAS officer of 2001 batch.

Two IPS officers of 1981 batch to get posting in GoI
Two IPS officers of 1981 batch are likely to be posted as Additional DG in Government of India. Their file for approval of their names will be sent to ACC on Monday, April 30.

Will AI CMD vacate official bungalow?
Posting of Air India CMD Rohit Nandan from Delhi to Mumbai has created a piquant situation for him. 1982 batch UP cadre IAS officer Nandan has been asked by the Urban Development Ministry to vacate his official accommodation in Delhi. One can only wait and watch.

Devi Pande is Additional Member Traffic in Railway Board
Devi Pande has been posted as Additional Member Traffic in the Railway Board.

Amitabh Lal is Additional Member IT in Railway Board
Amitabh Lal has been posted as Additional Member Information Technology (IT) in the Railway Board. Presently he is Chief Operations Manager (COM) Western Railway (WR).

N C Sinha is COM, Western Railway
N C Sinha who so far was Chief Operations Manager (COM), South Western Railway (SWR), Hubly, has been posted as COM, Western Railway (WR).

G S Banerjee is AGM, Central Railway
G S Banerjee who so far was Chief Commercial Manager (CCM), Western Railway (WR), has been posted as AGM Central Railway (CR).

Girish Pillai is CCM, Western Railway
Girish Pillai who so far was AGM, Central Railway (CR), has been posted as Chief Commercial Manager (CCM) Western Railway (WR).

All files cleared but for GMs postings in Railways
With new postings of Eight DRMs & five other postings all files have been cleared by the Railway Ministry as far as new appointments were concerned, but for General Managers (GMs).

Posting of eight new DRMs
As many as Eight Railway officers have been posted as new Divisional Railway Managers (DRMs). They are: A K Sachan (presently Chief Engineer Central Railway Mumbai) IRSE- Delhi, N C Goyal (presently OSD to Indian Minister of State for Railways K H Muniyappa) IRTS-Ferozpur, Vijay Sehgal (presently Chief Bridge Engineer in Jaipur) IRSE -Agra, Naveen Chopra (presently Executive Director in Railway Board) IRSE -Jhansi , Anirban Datta IRSME - Alipurduar, A K Sharma IRSME-Katihar, N K Prasad IRPS - Guntur & Sandeep Silas (Private Secretary to former Minister of State Oscar Fernandes) IRTS -Mumbai. Their orders were issued on late Friday evening.

Ms. Sudha Sharma has bright chances of becoming CBDT's Member (P and V)
As the grapevine has it, Ms. Sudha Sharma has bright chances of becoming new Member Personnel and Vigilance (P and V) of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).

Khandare to return to J & K
DIG CRPF, Nagpur Range, Satish Shriramaji Khandare is returning to the parent J & K cadre after completion of central deputation tenure. He is an IPS officer of 1995 batch who belongs to the J&K cadre.

Debashree Mukherjee is new CEO Delhi Jal Board
Debashree Mukherjee has been appointed by the Delhi Government as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Delhi Jal Board. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Ramesh Negi Transferred to Arunachal Pradesh
CEO of the Delhi Jal Board Ramesh Negi has been transferred to Arunachal Pradesh. He is a 1984 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

IAS postings in Uttar Pradesh
On return from central deputation, Pravir Kumar has been appointed Principal Secretary, Urban Development. Sanjiv Kumar has been made Secretary of Public Works Department. Selva Kumari J will now be DM of Kannauj.

Varma is new ACB JD in AP
C Ravi Varma has taken over as joint director, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 2001 batch IPS officer.

1985 batch IPS officers are ADG in Haryana
Five 1985 batch IPS officers Mssrs Dr Kushal Pal Singh, Anant Kumar Dhul, K Selvaraj, Sheel Madhur and Ram Chander Jowel have been promoted to the rank of ADG in Haryana.

IPS changes in Himachal Pradesh
Madhusudan will be new SP, Hamirpur. Kuldeep Sharma has been appointed SP, Chamba.

IAS postings in Punjab
Dharma Dutt has been appointed Special Secretary, Revenue. Nelima will be ADC (G) Barnala and SDM Payal .

Lepcha to go to Amman
Second Secretary in Indian High Commission, London Roshan Lepcha has been moved to Amman to replace Sarvjit Singh. Singh is scheduled to join in Rabat.

Large scale transfers of IAS on the anvil in Haryana
As the grapevine has it, large scale transfers of IAS officers are on the anvil in Haryana.

Many Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to be changed in Haryana
As the grapevine has it, many Deputy Commissioners (DCs) are going to be changed in Haryana.

N.M.Bora CMD, OIL to relinquish charge on April 30, 2012
N.M.Borah Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Oil India Limited (OIL) following superannuation will relinquish charge on April 30, 2012.

S.K.Srivastava to assume charge CMD, OIL on May 1, 2012
S K Srivastava will take over as new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Oil India Limited (OIL) on May 1, 2012. Presently, he is Director General (DG) in Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH).He will assume charge on May 1, 2012.
(We said this on October 21, 2011)

23 IPS officers transferred in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
As many as 23 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers of Rajasthan have been transferred and posted at different places. Accordingly, Rupinder Singh has been deputed as Commandant, 8th Armed Battalion, New Delhi while Bhupendera Shahu will now be SP, Nagor and Umesh Chandra Datta is SP, Alwar. Similarly, Rohit Mahajan was posted as SP, CID, Civil Rights, Jaipur; Ashok Naruka as SP, Jaipur rural; Shivlal Joshi as SP, Dholpur; H G Raghvendra, SP Chhittorgarh; Mahendra Singh Chaudhary, SP Deputy Commissioner, Jaipur; S N Khinchi as Dausa; Dr. Nitin Deep Blaggan as SP, Bhilwara; C Santosh Kumar as SP, Shriganganagar; Vikas Kumar as Commandant, 2nd Armed Battalion, Kota; Swai Singh Chaudhary as SP, CID, CB, Jaipur; Ajay Pal Lamba as Deputy Commissioner (West), Jaudhpur; Dr. Vishnukant as SP, Baran; Mrs. Param Jyoti as SP, Swaimadhopur; Anshuman Bhomiya as SP, Bharatpur; Rahul Prakash as Deputy Commmissioiner, Jaudhpur; Kailash Chandra Vishnoi as SP, Jhunjhunu; Dr. Ravi as SP, Hanumangarh; Barhat Rahul Manhardan as SP, Badmer; Mrs. Lavali Katiya as SP, Sirohi and Mrs. Priti Jain has been made ASP, Nathdwara, Udayapur.

Sudripto Roy is new Chief Secy., Himachal Pradesh (UPDATED)
Sudripto Roy has been appointed as Chief Secretary of Himachal Pradesh. Roy succeeded 1976 batch IAS officer Ms. Harinder Hira who served only month as Chief Secretary of this State. Roy is a 1978 batch IAS officer of this State cadre.
(We said this on March 30, 2012)

Mrs. Shuchi Tyagi is collector, Jaisalmer in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Mrs. Shuchi Tyagi, CEO, District Council, Bharatpur, has been appointed as collector, Jaisalmer in Rajasthan. She is a 2007 batch IAS officer of this State cadre.

Nihal Chand Goyal is also Commissioner, JDA in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Nihal Chand Goyal, Chairman and Managing Director, Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation Limited, has been assigned additional charge of Commissioner, Jaipur Development Authority, Jaipur (JDA). He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of this State cadre.

5 CGMs to be as DMDs in SBI (UPDATED)
There are five out of 10 contenders who have selected as Deputy Managing Directors(DMDs)in State Bank of India (SBI) interviews for which were be held on April 28,2012. They are:B.V. Chaubal,Sushil Kumar Mishra, B Shriram , V Murali & Sharad Sharma

Subhash Joshi to be new NSG Chief ? (UPDATED)
In all probability Subhash Joshi will be new DG of the National Security Guards (NSG). He is 1976 batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Mohanty to be CEO Food Safety (UPDATED)
Satyanarayana Mohanty is being appointed new CEO of the Food Safety in the Government of India. He is 1980 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Pragati Kumar posted as OSD, CCIT (CCA), Mumbai region (UPDATED)
Pragati Kumar, Commissioner of Income Tax, has been posted as OSD in the office of CCIT (CCA), Mumbai region.

Three CCsIT get addl. charges (UPDATED)
Three Chief Commissioners of Income Tax (CCsIT) have been given additional charges. Accordingly, B Dutta, CCIT-II, Hyderabad has been assigned additional charges of CCIT-I and III, Hyderabad while M N A Chowdhary, CCIT, VI, Delhi will hold additional charge of CCIT-V, Delhi and KK Tripathi, CCIT-IV, Ahmedabad was given the charge of CCIT, Rajkot.

Three CCsIT retire today (UPDATED)
Three Chief Commissioners of Income Tax (CCsIT) have retired on April 30, 2012. The officers include: G Rajeshwar Rao, CCIT-III, Hyderabad, A K Manchanda, CCIT-V, Delhi and S Rajguru, CCIT, Rajkot.

Three IPS officers get new postings in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
Three Indian Police Service (IPS) officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Rajasthan. Accordingly, Shivlal Joshi has been posted as SP, Baran while Harendra Kumar Mahawar will now be SP, Dholpur and Kunwar Rashtradeep is ACP, Pratapgarh, Jodhpur.

Indraneel S Dani gets additional charge of ACS,Home in MP (UPDATED)
Indraneel S Dani has been given additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Home in Madhya Pradesh. Presently he is ACS Medical Education to MP Government. He is an IAS officer of the 1980 batch who belongs to the Madhya Pradesh cadre.

DEBATE

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked civil servants to take bold decisions, assuring them that there would be no witch-hunting in the name of fighting corruption. How far it is possible ?

Mail your views-mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com or Suresh. Mehrotra @yahoo.com

CORPORATE

25 vacancies of Chief Executives in PSUs
As many as 25 Central Public Sector enterprises have posts of Chief Executives vacant.

2 Appointed as director of Axis bank
V Srinivasan and Somnath Sengupta have been appointed as whole time directors of Axis 8ank

Sharma appointed Additional Director of IndusInd Bank
R.S. Sharma has been as appointed Additional Director of IndusInd Bank.

2 resign as directors from Cinerad Communication
Abhinit Gupta and Dowakar Bhagwati Gandhi have resigned as directors of Cinerad Communications

Khanchandani, appointed Managing Director of MK Exim India
Pushpa Khanchandani has been appointed as managing director of MK Exim India.

Saito appointed as additional director of Maruti Suzuki
Kinji Saito has been appointed as additional director Maruti Suzuki.

Ayabe appointed as director & whole time director of Maruti Suzuki
Kazuhiko Ayabe has been appointed as director & whole time director designated as director & managing executive officer (supply chain) of Maruti Suzuki.

Rajnish Kumar is CGM, SBI North East Circle
Rajnish Kumar has taken over as Chief General Manager, State Bank of India, North East Circle. He was earlier posted in London.

Oishi resigns as Whole-time Director, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd
Shuji Oishi, Whole-time Director, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd has resigned from the company w.e.f.April 27, 2012.

Ayabe appointed Whole-time Director, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd
Kazuhiko Ayabe has been appointed as Whole-time director also designated as Director and Managing Executive Officer (Supply Chain) of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd w.e.f. April 28, 2012.

Saito appointed Whole-time Director, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd
Kinji Saito has been appointed as Additional Director of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd w.e.f. April 28, 2012

Khanchandani appointed MD, MK Exim india Ltd
MK Exim India Ltd has appointed Ms Pushpa Khanchandani as Managing Director of the company w.e.f. April 17, 2012.

Chandrasekaran to assume charge as new NASSCOM Chairman today?
N Chandrasekaran, Managing Director and CEO, Tata Consultancy Ltd (TCS) is expected to assume charge as the new Chairman of NASSCOM today (April 30, 2012).

Makhija appointed CFO, India TV
India TV has appointed Gulab Makhija as its Chief Financial Officer.

Khatri appointed Chief Manager (Mktg.), India TV
Pradeep Khatri has been appointed as Chief Manager (Marketing), India TV.

Lal appointed VP (Programming), India TV
Rohit Lal has been appointed Vice President (Programming), India TV.

Anand resigns as MD, Thomson Reuters South Asia
Tarun Anand Managing Director, Thomson Reuters; South Asia has resigned to devote his time at the Universal Business School (UBS) which was co-founded by him with two other professionals.

Warrier appointed VP & Head (South), Lintas Initiative Media
Lintas Initiative Media has appointed Subhas Warrier as Executive Vice President and Head (South).

Rediffusion-Y&R appoints Amitava Sinha as COO
Amitava Sinha has been appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Rediffusion-Y&R. He was elevated as Chief Operating Officer - East and South only last year.

Gulab Makhija is CFO, India TV
Gulab Makhija has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of India TV. He will look after financial management and control systems in the company's growth plan as well.

Shubhra Manasi appointed DGM at India TV
Shubhra Manasi has been appointed Deputy General Manager (DGM) at India TV to look after Strategic Planning and Research function for the company.

Pradeep Khatri appointed Chief Manager Marketing at India TV
Pradeep Khatri has been appointed Chief Manager Marketing at India TV. He will be responsible for marketing communication, sales support and sponsorship marketing functions.

Rohit Lal appointed Vice President Programming at India TV
Rohit Lal has been appointed Vice President Programming at India TV. Having worked with Zee, IBN and Star, he has vast experience of programming.

Prashant Sharda appointed Vice President Digital Media at India TV
Prashant Sharda has been appointed Vice President Digital Media at India TV to look after mobile, 3G, and streaming and India TV's website.

Subhas Warrier joins LIM as EVP-Head of South
Subhas Warrier has joined Lintas Initiative Media (LIM) as Executive Vice President. Warrier, who started his advertising career in Mumbai later moved to Bangalore and then Chennai with an in-between sojourn in SE Asia and Middle East, has vast experience of having worked in multiple regions and multiple markets.

DEBATE

The Prime Minister is right in his vision and thinking but practically it is impossible especially given the political developments of the last few years which has created a situation wherein regional politics is more powerful than the central politics. It is next to impossible as civil servants are always under pressure from the political bosses.

Harish Kumar

Bangaru & the P.C Act

Bagaru Laxaman's case is a first of its kind , but the judgement in this case is more than the first of its kind. Bits of the rhetoric employed in the text of the judgement makes more interesting than instructive reading. For example it talks, among other things, of "political corruption". I tried to find a definition of political corruption in the PCA but could not. In the process though, I was amused to see that the Prevention of Corruption Act does not apply to Presidents of political parties ! How could Bangaru be booked under, proceeded and punished? The Act applies to "public servants" and the definition of public servant is given in the Act itself. It does not need the brains of a judicial Einstein to understand that the Act does not apply to president of a political party and Bangaru was the President of a political party when some money transaction took place between him and some other person. But taking money is not synonymous with taking bribe. The law goes strictly according to the language of the law and not journalese. Since there are highly erudite legal brains savouring the Whispers in the morning over a cup of coffee or tea, would they help ordinary visitors like me if my understanding of the provisions of the PCA are anywhere near seemingly correct ? We are not talking morality but cold law alone. Morality, ethics, values will create tehelka for the media indulging in seduction, sucking, inducement to get their way "yen-ken-prakaren" from public servants and blackmail them too if need be ! Radia tapes have exposed their real faces before the public.Is there even one person who can say he/she is incorruptible. Just recall the Mohini offence that worked on the Mahayogi Shiva or the story of viswamitra. The difference is only of degree, by the Grace of God alone. Otherwise frailty thy name is public servants!!!

M L Gupta

No laudable feat of judicial activism!

This is with reference to 'Kudos for Pakistan's Judiciary' by Prashanth (WIC 27-4-12). A nuanced analysis of the case would indicate that the verdict is actually a soft coup and not a laudable feat of judicial activism. If one were to consider a number of other politically sensitive cases handled by the apex court in recent past one would see not only the court's double standards but also a curious convergence between the apex court's approach and the interests or wishes of the military establishment and the fundamentalist elements within the political establishment. Leaving aside merits of the contempt case against PM Gilani (and there is a lot I can argue even on merits), let us look purely at the legal angle. Gilani has been convicted under article 204 (2) of the constitution of Pakistan read with section 3 of the contempt of court ordinance 2003. This ordinance promulgated in 2003 and re-promulgated in 2004 by Parvez Musharraf was, when brought before the national assembly (lower house of the Parliament in Pakistan), was not agreed to be turned in to a law and had therefore lapsed some time towards the end of 2004 and has not been revived ever since. Contempt proceedings were initiated under this ordinance against the IG Police of Islamabad who was accused of publicly manhandling and abusing the present CJ in March 2007 but in 2009 this very Supreme Court upheld the argument of the counsel for the IG that his client can't be punished under a non-existent statute as the ordinance under which he has been punished had already lapsed in 2004. The punishment meted out to the IG was accordingly suspended. Now three years later in 2012 the court seems to have forgotten its own stand and punished Gilani under the same ordinance brushing aside the same argument advanced by Gilani's counsel and also the attorney general of Pakistan who was appointed by the court as prosecutor against Gilani.

NN Ojha

No information on websites?

Why are the different organisations not putting up information on their websites? Why is action not taken for their act of ommission?

Bhawna Behl

RTI Act to be used with responsibility and with due care The appellant sought various details and basis of the regulations for the management of employees in the Public Authority. The Public Information Officer (PIO) provided some information and the Appellate Authority directed the PIO to provide inspection of the documents to the appellant after the payment as per the prescribed fee under RTI (Regulation of Fee and Cost) Rules, 2005. The Central Information Commission (CIC) noted that the appellant has been overzealous in exercising the cherished right given to him under the RTI Act and has put in over 35 RTI applications and 22 appeals before the First Appellate Authority (FAA), seeking voluminous and old information. Further, the appellant has chosen not to appear even for a single personal hearing fixed by the FAA or before the Commission even when the notice is served to him. The Commission warned the appellant to exercise the right given to him under the transparency legislation with responsibility and with due care and not use it as a tool for settling personal scores or with the intent to disturb the smooth functioning of the public authority.

Comments

The RTI Act should not be allowed to be misused or abused. Indiscriminate and impractical demands or directions under RTI Act for disclosure of all information may adversely affect the efficiency of the administration and result in the executive getting bogged down with the non-productive work of collecting and furnishing information.

Citation: Shri Nisheeth Khanna v. Chandigarh Industrial & Tourism Development in Appeal: No. CIC/DS/A/2011/001135

Weekly article by Dr. (Mrs.) Anuradha Verma
(dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in), RTI Consultant to IIM, Indore and Co-author of the books: RIGHT TO INFORMATION - LAW AND PRACTICE and PIO's Guide to RTI by Taxmann. (The views are Personal)