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Aaj Ki Aawaz

Gen. V.K. Singh's promotions were based on his DOB being 1951!!!
It's being said that in MOD by a certain lobby 'in he has been done'!!

And Antony has proven to be a nincompoop albeit an honest one!!
But surprisingly Army 'serving and retired' on this issue are not 'being one'!!!

And I'm sure 'our system' does not know the meaning of integrity and honour!!
After one is 'smitten' with these two the outcome is valour!!

Now Congress could get Rajnithi Prasad to tear the General's 1951 age proof!!
On present COAS continuing a Lady who has the Defense Pie in her hand in ire 'hit the roof'!

The basic reason for the General's age woes is his refusing to play ball!!
Especially when he took over and made ' I'll clean up Army' call!!

Had he made this call prior to being appointed as COAS he would have not made it!
In COAS's chair The System will always try a 'understanding' General should sit!!

I recall when an ex CNS was asked on retirement why a Guv he hasn't not been made???
He responded with 'Thank God .. or they'd say after becoming CNS a anti Navy role I played'!!!

In Uttrakhand BJP's facing flack!!
Public asking 'first BJP gets a honest CM , sacks him later and then for votes gets him back!

'Politically court-martialling' a decorated and honest General and replacing him with a fixer!
BJP hit its own self in Uttrakhand for a sixer!!

Congress in Uttrakhand is a divided house!!!
And the only way BJP can do better is on account of Congress's internal 'grouse'!!

In Goa though Congress faces double anti incumbency but Church playing a dubious role!!
Church diktat..... do not touch the BJP button on the EVM 'even with a pole'!!

In Punjab there is a reverse swing and Congress is no longer leading!!!!
Some Congis with Central Leadership to take remedial action are pleading?

Congress controls Electronic Media but in Punjab this is done by Akali Dal!!!
And to stop this Congress has no hul (solution)!!

In UP 'inducements' are flowing like water!!
And situation is getting hotter and hotter!!

Congress has everything crossable crossed hoping that SP or BSP do not get majority!
It could then get to 'rule' UP though in a clear minority!!

Now let us see if Modi's able to enthuse the Hindu Voter to rise above caste!!!
And when he or she votes for religion his or her Vote he or she does cast!!

Congress's pally Media referring to Priyanka as a Gandhi.... why????
Her married surname is Vadra..... kyon karr rahe hai iss ko defy???

This is how Congress controls the Media!!!
This should give you an idea!!

'India cannot be totalitarian'.... on India blocking sites like China.... Google's take!!!
You can google and get a lot of embarrassing info on Gandhis and this is making Gandhis in ire quake!

Google needs to google and check out Emergency in India...totalitarianism's height!!!
And also check out recently how Democracy was murdered at midnight!!!!

If Paki Leaders are able to get away with NRO then maybe our Netas would be tempted too!!
And that is flush 'the Law down the loo'!!!!

Now I hope people appreciate why Anna wanted PM to be under Lokpal's preview!!
Whereas as Political Parties were taking a very jaundiced view!!!

Does NRO mean 'Mr. 10 Percent' will get away from his ghoos fest during Benazir's days'!!
NRO means for past and present sins no one in power pays!!

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

To whom BJP ruled CMs' reporting to?
To whom Chief Ministers (CMs) of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled states reporting to? This question is hot topic of discussion in corridors of power.

Which foreign diplomat is cultivating ties with BJP CMs'?
Which foreign diplomat based in India is cultivating relations with Chief Ministers' (CMs') of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled
states? This question is hot topic of discussion in corridors of power.

Sharad Pawar clarifies his legacy between daughter and nephew
Though it's a well known fact that Sharad Pawar wants his daughter to be in the national scene and the nephew in the state, in a recent event he spelt it out and made his mind on his legacy clear. Though, he made a constructive criticism of Ajit Pawar he said that the nephew needs to develop certain qualities which will help in the long run to reach higher echelons of power. However daughter Supriya is more clued in Delhi politics and is carving a niche for herself without any help or advice, states Pawar Senior.

Will Deobandi Muslims support Congress in UP Polls?
Politically, Deobandi's have been pro-Congress, and one of its influential members, Maulana Mahmood Madni, is a close associate of Civil Aviation Minister, Ajit Singh. But with the Berelvi sect (which does not see eye to eye with Deobandi's) committing to vote for Congress after Rahul Gandhi having wooed them there are chances that the Deobandi's may be miffed say Congress insiders.

Will Priyanka Gandhi add to Rahul's hard work?
Is the combined force of Rahul's hard work and Priyanka's 'X' factor good enough to shore up the prospects of a party that virtually has no organisational strength and hardly any caste equation to fall back upon.

BUREAUCRACY

Will P K Sinha be new Secretary Steel?
Latest grapevine has it that Special Secretary Petroleum P K Sinha is being moved as Secretary Steel. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Madhav Lal unlikely to join GoI
Chief Secretary of J & K, Madhav Lal is unlikely to join the Government of India as Secretary. He is 1977 batch IAS officer.

Rajiv is new DG, CISF
Rajiv who so far was Director General (DG) of National Disaster Response Force and Civil Defence (NDRF&CD) has been appointed as new DG of the CISF. He is an IPS officer of 1975 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on January 5)

Rajiv's order was okayed on January 13, 2012
Order relating to appointment of Rajiv as new DG of the CISF were okayed on January 13, 2012. However, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued related order on January 17, 2012. Hitherto, he was Director General(DG) of National Disaster Response Force and Civil Defence (NDRF&CD) has been appointed He is an IPS officer of 1975 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Meeting for empanelment of 1981 batch IPS postponed
Meeting for empanelment of1981 batch IPS officers to the rank of ADG which was scheduled for January 18 has been postponed owing to Home Secretary's official tour.

Five 1982 batch IPS empanelled as JS
Five 1982 batch IPS officers have been empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India. They are Mssrs Sanjiv Gupta (Punjab), K K Sharma (Rajasthan), B K Behera (Orissa), S K Bhagat (Uttarakhand) and Parminder Rai (Haryana).

Is Gen V K Singh alone?
Is Army Chief V K Singh fighting his battle all alone ? It is heard that he has moved to the Supreme Court after having legal advice of four retired Chief Justices of India and three noted legal illuminaries.

Jaimini Bhagwati is new High Commissioner to UK
Dr. Jaimini Bhagwati, presently Ambassador of India to Belgium has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom.
(We said this on November 30)

Amol Newaskar, GM, BEL, selected as Director (Others units), BEL
Amol Newaskar, General Manager (GM), BEL, has been selected for the post of Director (Other units), Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on Tuesday. As many as 13 persons were interviewed for the same.

K N Srivastava to get extension
AS and FA in the Ministry of External Affairs K N Srivastava is all set to get six months extension in his deputation tenure. He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

20 interviewed for UGC Chairman
Altogether 20 people have been interviewed for the post of Chairman UGC. The HRD Ministry out of 82 had shortlisted 20 people.

Will RBI and SEBI to have cooling period?
Being autonomous bodies, the RBI and SEBI do not have a "cooling-off" period in their respective service rules. But there is a thinking going on in the finance ministry circles of having a cooling off period of one year for executives who retire from the board of these organizations. Appointment of Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on NSE soon after her retirement has triggered this controversy and is likely to see some action by the ministry in some time to come.

FM's nod on names of new CMDs in 6 PS banks awaited
As the grapevine has it, the list of senior bankers for elevation from Executive Directors (EDs) of Public Sector (PS) banks to six slots of Chairman and Managing Directors (CMDs) in PS banks has been delayed as Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is yet to clear the same. Interviews for this were held on January 12, 2012.Of them Mrs. V R Iyer, R K Dube, Mrs. Shubhalakshmi Panse, Mrs. Archana Bhargawa, Ashwani Kumar & H SMundra ,reportedly figure in the final list.

A K Jain to be Commissioner BMC?
If top sources are to be believed, 1982 batch IAS officer A K Jain is going to succeed Subodh Kumar on February as Commissioner Bombay Municipal Corporation.

Dr. P P Bhojvaid to be Director & VC, FRI
Dr. P P Bhojvaid on central deputation will be joining as Director & Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun on May 2 2012 vice S S Negi when his term ends. He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of 1983 batch who belongs to the Haryana cadre.

Saibal Dasgupta to be DDG (Extension), ICFRE
Saibal Dasgupta on central deputation will be DDG (Extension) in ICFRE, Dehradun. He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of 1984 batch who belongs to the Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Rajesh Kumar Gupta to be Director, MHA
Rajesh Kumar Gupta on central deputation is poised to be a Director, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). He is an Indian Telecom Service (ITS) officers of 1998 batch.

Bagchi to join GoI
Dr S.B Bagchi DIG Greyhounds District AP Police is likely to go on Central Deputation as Director GMR Foundation. He is an IPS officer of 1996 batch who belongs to the Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Bansal to return
S K Bansal is returning from his Canada posting this year. He is 1987 batch IPS officer of Orissa cadre.

Narendra Singh to take over as CMD, Bank of Maharashtra
Narendra Singh will take over as new CMD of the Bank of Maharashtra on February1. Earlier he was ED of the Corporation Bank.

Loku to be DIG, BSF
Ravi Kumar Loku, DIG, PAC Sector Lucknow has been appointed as DIG, Border Security Force (BSF). He is an IPS officer of 1995 batch who belongs to the UP cadre.
(We said this on December 7.2011)

Neera Rawat Kumari to join as CVO?
Ms. Neera Rawat Kumari DIG (Vig) Estt, Lucknow, is likely to join as CVO in the Government of India. She is an IPS Officer of 1992 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh Cadre.
(We said this on December 28, 2011)

Deol gets DG rank
Ms. Kanwaljit Deol, DGP, Arunachal Pradesh has been promoted to the rank of DG (HAG + grade). She is an IPS officer of 1977 batch who belongs to AGMU Cadre.

GMs proposals in Railways to be mooted soon
Proposal for elevation of three senior railway officers as General Managers (GMs) will soon be mooted by the Railway Ministry. Three officers who will be elevated are: V K Gupta, V K Jain and Alok Johari.

Jamshed Godrej is Solar Energy Industry Advisory Council
Noted Industrialist Jamshed Godrej has been made Member of the Solar Energy Industry Advisory Council, set up by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).

Sharma re-instated as Secretary Lalit Kala Akademi
Dr. Sudhakar Sharma has been re-instated by the Ministry of Culture as Secretary of the Lalit Kala Akademi .

45 IRS (C& CE) officers get NFSG in CBEC
As many as 45 IRS (C & CE) officers in Junior Administrative Grade in Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) have been granted Non-Functional Selection Grade (NFSG). The officers include Gaurav Sinha, K Sivakumar, P S Kaduskar, Ram Prakash Khandelwal, K Venkatram Reddy, Ahibaran, Shahla Khan, Khaderoo Virendra Kumar Suman, Sheo Shankar Mahli, Murari Lal Meena, Tej Kumar Samant, Arvind Kumar Singh, Madan Lal Meena, Ram Prasad Meena, Poonam Ambastha, Mihir Ranjan, Dinesh Kant Soni, Lal Singh Bist, Shiv Ram Gaur, Dinesh Chandra Misra, S P Rao, Ashutosh Srivastava, Rakesh Mohan Maindola, Yogendra Pal Badhawar, Sumit K Das, Babul Lal Soni, Sita Ram Sharma, Prem Pal Singh, Amar Singh Pankaj Dwivedi, Ashima Bansal, Pai Giridhar Gopalkrishan, T Tiju, Manish Mani Tiwari, Sachin Jain, Satyajit Mohanty, Rajendra Kumar Gupta, Reyaz Ahmed, Dhirendra La, Rahul Ramesh Nangare, Sophian Martin, P T Pongener, Raju Sakthivel, Amarjeet Singh and Mahfuzur Rahman.

A K Banerjee promoted & posted as GM, CHQ (CNS-Plng) in AAI
A K Banerjee, Joint General Manager (Comm.), Kolkata, has been promoted as General Manager (Comm.) and shifted to CHQ (CNS-Plng) in Airport Authority of India (AAI).

R K Manchanda promoted & posted Adviser (Eco.), Telecommunication
R K Manchanda, Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) officer of Indian Economic Service has been promoted to Higher Administrative Grade (HAG) and posted as Adviser (Economics), Department of Telecommunication.

81 posts of Judges vacant in Allahabad HC
As many as 81 posts of Judges are lying vacant in Allahabad High Court against 160 approved strength. They include 14 posts of Permanent Judges against 76 approved strength and 67 of Additional Judges against 84 approved strength.

Raghunathan to succeed Mohankumaran
Deputy Secretary in the MEA, R Raghunathan is going to succeed K N Mohankumaran as CG in Hambantota next month. Mohankumar is retiring.

Posts of Adviser & Jt. Adviser vacant in P& NGRB
The posts of Adviser and Joint Adviser are vacant in Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (P& NGRB) on deputation basis. Those willing to apply can send their applications to OSD (R), PNGRB, World Trade Centre, Babar Road, New Delhi.

Vacancies in Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board
The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board has got one vacancy each for the post of Chief Engineer and Financial Advisor and two vacancies for the post of Budget and Finance Officer. Interested candidates may send their applications through proper channel latest by January 31, 2012 to the Deputy Director (Admn), Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board.
www.delhishelterboard.in/main/

Anup Dubey, IRS, exempted from election duty
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, Anup Dubey has been exempted by the Commission from election duty.

Pvt Power bigwigs in corridors of power today
Top executives from India's major power companies will be meeting Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Wednesday
at 5 pm to push for swifter action to improve access to coal and make it easier to get funding, acquire land and get environmental clearances. They will also be meeting other top shots under the umbrella of the Association of Power Producers (APP). The main reason that has driven 18 APP members to knock at doors of top shots is lack of progress on such issues has held up projects and threatens India's economic growth. Tata group Chairman Ratan Tata, his deputy Cyrus Mistry, Reliance Power Chairman Anil Ambani, Adani Power Chairman Gautam Adani and top executives from other private power firms are part of the APP's delegation. They will also meet Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, Petroleum Minister Jaipal Reddy, Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal, Minister of State for Environment and Forests Ms.Jayanthi Natarajan, Pulock Chatterji Principal Secretary to the P.M. They began their day by meeting B.K. Chaturvedi Member Energy Planning Commission. Other members of the delegation are G M Rao Chairman GMR Energy, Anil Agarwal Chairman Sterlite Energy, Ashok Hinduja, Girish Agrawal Director of the Dainik Bhaskar group, G.V. Sanjay Reddy vice chairman of GVK Power Company, L.Madhusudan Rao Chief of LANCO, Naveen Jindal Managing Director of Jindal Steel and Power (JSP), Prashant Ruia, Ratul Puri-Executive Director of Moser Baer India Ltd, Sameer Gehlaut Chairman Indiabulls Group, Sachin Jindal of Torrent group, Sudhir Mehta, Dr. Andal Arumugham Managing Director of R.K.M. Powergen Pvt. Ltd & Andrew Brandler CEO of CLP Power, Ashok Khurana is the Director General of the APP.

PAKISTAN WHISPERS

Chief Justice of Pakistan receives PETA award for banning manja
The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has been conferred with PETA award in Mumbai for banning 'manja' (kite thread) killing thousands of birds and injured several humans. "Flying kites with 'manja' may be entertaining for some people, but it is definitely not fun for families who lose their beloved animals or for birds whose wings are cut off", says PETA India campaigner Bhuvaneshwari Gupta. "By banning manja in the Punjab province of Pakistan, Chief Justice Chaudhry has taken direct action to save lives- and now India must do the same."

Pakistan : Anti Terrorism Court Without Judge
Anti Terrorism Court No II (ATC II) of Rawalpindi is without a judge since Nov 28 last year when the then Judge Mukarrab Khan was transferred without any orders as to his successor. Prolonged absence of judge in a court dealing with cases of terrorism and other heinous crimes such as robbery, kidnapping, bomb blasts and murder etc is causing hardships to lawyers and litigants including under trials as well as complainants.

Pakistan: Contempt Notice Issued to PM Challenged

An advocate from Lahore has petitioned the Supreme Court to set aside the contempt notice the apex court has served on Prime Minister YR Gilani in the NRO case. The petition filed by Barrister Zafarullah before the Lahore Registry of the Supreme Court argues that summoning the PM by the court is unconstitutional as article 248-1 of the constitution confers immunity upon the PM from such action. It also argues that the court should have summoned the concerned secretary of the federal government or at the most the Law Minister but certainly not the PM.

ASSOCHAM interactive session with Ambassadors on Jan 19 (UPDATED)
ASSOCHAM Interactive Session with Ambassadors of Latin America and the Caribbean Countries is being held on January 19, 2012 at ASSOCHAM House, Prithviraj Road, New Delhi. The session will be addressed by Dammu Ravi, Joint Secretary, LAC, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, Sushil Maroo, Chairman, ASSOCHAM India-Latin America Business Promotion Council, H E Mrs. Milena Santana-Ramirez, Dean, Group LAC & Ambassador of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, H E Juan Fernando Cordero Arias, Ambassador of Republic of Costa Rica, H E Abelardo Rafael Cueto Sosa, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba, H E Dr. Ruben I. Zamora Rivas, Ambassador of E1 Salvador, H E Jairam Ranald Gajrak, H E Julio De La Guardia A, Ambassador of Republic of Panama, H E Javier Manual Paulinich Velarde, Ambassador of the Republic of Peru, H E Chandradath Singh, High Commissioner for Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Rodrigo Gallardo F, Agricultural & Commercial Counsellor, Embassy of Chile, and D S Rawat, Secretary General, ASSOCHAM.

North East Food Processing Expo inaugurated at NEDFi Haat (UPDATED)
North East Food Processing Expo initiated by NERAMAC with the support of the Ministry of DoNEAR was inaugurated by Nilamani Sen Deka, Minister Agriculture, Horticulture, Food Processing & Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Assam at NEDFi HAAT, Ambari, Guwahati on January 16, 2012 . There are around 26 exhibitors at the Haat. The Minister has participated in the same and showcased their strength in this sector. A theme pavilion of NERAMAC was made during the Expo highlighting the significance of the Food Processing in the North East and also showing its pivotal role for the agri-business entrepreneurs of the region. Hage Kojeen, IAS, Commissioner, Agriculture & Horticulture, Govt of Arunachal Pradesh was the guest of Honour. He was optimistic with the event and shared that such initiative of NERAMAC would bring a good future to this sector in the region. S Bhattacharjee, MD, NERAMAC gave the keynote address covering theme of this strategic initiative made for the first time in North East. Ajit Sarma, MD, Bhogali Jalpan spoke on the active role of the Food Processing entrepreneurs in the region and highlighted few specific requirements to augment its development. A Souvenir was released by Minister during the event. Bhaskar Barua, General Manager gave the vote of thanks. This four day long Expo will have parallel sessions on seminar, one to one business meet and also Cookery Competition etc. The Expo will continue till January 19, 2912.

Sumeet Jerath relinquishes his charge to join GoI (UPDATED)
Sumeet Jerath Principal Secretary Power to the Government of Assam relinquished his charge on January 18,2012.He on central deputation is going join on newly created post of Additional Director General of Foreign Trade,at Delhi,Joint Secy level under the Department of Commerce for a period of five years. He is an IAS officer of 1985 batch who belongs to the Assam-Meghalaya(A-M) cadre.
(We said this on August 4,2011)

Dr (Ms.)Kavita Gupta is new ADGFT (UPDATED)
Dr Kavita Gupta has joined as new Additional, Directorate General of Foreign Trade(ADGFT), Mumbai. She is an IAS officer of 1985 batch who belongs to the Maharashtra cadre.
(We said this on December 9,2011)

131 IRS officers transferred after promotion as Jt Commissioners, IT(UPDATED)
As many as 131 Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers after promotion to the grade of Joint Commissioner of Income Tax have been transferred and posted at various places. Accordingly, Ashutosh Verma has been shifted Delhi CCA / DELHI to Chennai (CCA TN) while Dipak Kumar Sinha from Mumbai CCA to Chennai (CCA TN) and Umesh Chandra from Kanpur (CCA UP(W)) to Delhi (CCA Delhi). Similarly, Ganga Sagar Gautam from Kanpur (CCA UP(W) to Bhopal (CCA MP & Chhatis); S. Suresh Kumar from Chennai (CCA TN) to IT&TP, Chennai; S Swaminathan from NADT Nagpur DGIT(Trg-)to NADT Nagpur DGIT/Trg; M Sivajothi from Chennai (CCA TN)to Chennai (CCA TN); Chaturbhujdas Chatnan from Mumbai CCA to Mumbai CCA; Baban D. Paul from Mumbai CCA to Mumbai CCA; Smt. Vinita Menon from Mumbai CCA to Pune CCA (Maharashtra); Krishnan Ramanujam Iyengar from Mumbai CCA to Mumbai CCA; Subir Chatterjee from Kanpur (CCA UP(W)to Chandigarh (CCA NWR); Snehotpal Datta from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Guwahati (CCA NER); Am1t Kumar Maitra from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Kolkata (CCA WB); Rama Prasad Nag from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Bhubaneshwar (CCA Orissa); Yacub Toppo from Patna (CCA Bihar)to Bhopal (CCA MP & Chhatis); Swapan Kumar Samanta from Kolkata (CCA WB)toKolkata (CCA WB); Tanuj Kumar Neogi from Kolkata (CCA WB)to Bhopal (CCA MP & Chhatis); Dilip Kumar Raksh1t from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Patna (CCA Bihar); Sarbari Mukhopadhyay from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Kolkaia (CCA WB);Anjan Prasad Roy from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Bhuhuneshwar (CCA Orissa); Asok Kumar Dey from Kolkata (CCA WB)to Kolkata (CCA WB); Niranjan Satpati from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Kolkata (CCA WB); Shyama Prasad Lahiri from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Kolkata (CCA WB); Rajendra Prasad from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Patna (CCA Bihar); Dinabandhu Naskar from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Guwahati (CCA NER); Abhijit Kundu from Kolkata (CCA WD) to Guwahati (CCA NER); Cha1tanya S Anjar1a from Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat) to Bhopal (CCA MP & Chhatis);
Hiranmav Barman from Guwahati (CCA NER) to Guwahati (CCA NER); P. Dam Kanunjna from Delhi CCA to Kolkata (CCA WB); B K Mistri from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Nagpur CCA (Maharashlra); Anantrai Ganeshlal Vyas from Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat) to Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat); V I Mehta from Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat) to Bhopal (CCA MP & Chhatis); R R Meena from Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat) to Bhopal (CCA MP & Chhatis); P Nago from Mumbai CCA to Chennai (CCA TN) ; Raju Lelpcha from Kolkata (CCA WB) to DGIT(Vig.), Delhi; R S Mehta from Chandigarh (CCA NWR) to Chandigarh (CCA NWR) ; K C Meena from Jaipur (CCA Rajasthan) to Lucknow (CCA UP(E); R N Siddappaji from Bangalore (CCA Karantaka) to Chennai (CCA TN); Memories Massar from Gnwahati (CCA NER) to Kolkata (CCA WB); G C Bhoi from Bhubaneshwar (CCAOrissa) to Bhubaneshwar (CCA Orissa); Syed Saleem from Hyderabad (CCAAP) to Nagpur CCA (Maharashtra); S K Mittal from Chandigarh (CCA NWR) to Lucknow (CCA UP(E)); Kalyan Nath from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Patna (CCA Bihar); Alok Nag fromn Kolkata (CCA WB to Patna (CCA Bihar); Alka Singh from Lucknow (CCA UP(E) to Kanpur (CCA UP(W); Sudipta Guha from Kolkata(CCA WB) to Patna (CCA Bihar); B Nageswara Rao from Hyderabad (CCA AP) to Hyderabad (CCA AP); Dharam Chand from Chandigarh (CCA NWR) to Chandigarh (CCA NWR); K Vishwanatham from Hyderabad (CCA AP) to Hyderabad (CCA AP) ; Pooran Chand Sharma from Jaipur (CCA Rajasthan) to Jaipur (CCA Rajasthan); M Murugaboopathy from Bangalore (CCA Karamaka) to Bangalore (CCA Karantaka); S. Arvind from Hyderabad (CCA AP) to Chennai (CCA TN); Ann Mary Baby from Cochin (CCA Kerala) to Cochin (CCA Kerala); Richa Gaharwar from Delhi CCA to Bhopal (CCA MP & Chhatis); Rajkumar Ghosh from Bhopal (CCA MP & Chhatis) to NADT Nagpur; Ajey Malik from Jaipur (CCA Rajasthan) to Jaipur (CCA Rajnsthan); Guruprasad B L from Bangalore (CCA Karantaka) to NADT Nagpur DGlT(Trg.); Sanjay Punglia from Mumbai CCA to Chennai (CCA TN); Amisha S. Gupta from Chandigarh (CCA NV/R) to Hyderabad (CCA AP); Chetan P S Rao from Chandigarh (CCA NWR) to CBDT; Shubhrata Verma from Delhi CCA to DELHI CCA; Surabh1 Sharma from Mumbai CCA to Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat) ; Saravanan B from Cochin (CCA Kerala) to Bangalore (CCA Karantaka); Rajendra Singh from Delhi CCA to DGlT(Systems), Delhi; Rajinder Kaur from Chandigarh (CCANWR) to DGlT(Vig.), Delhi; Amarjyoti Mazumdar from Guwahati (CCA NER) to Kolkata (CCA WB); Inoshi Sharma from Chandigarh (CCA NWR) to CBDT; K P Hara from Hyderabad (CCA AP) to Bhubaneshwar (CCA Orissa); Ramapriya Raghavan from Mumbai CCA to NADT Nagpur DGlT(Trg.); Ramesh Kumar Kakar from Delhi CCA to Chandigarh (CCA NWR); Roopak Kumar from Delhi CCA to Mumbai CCA; Saroj Kumar Dubey from Delhi CCA to DELHI CCA; A Sundararajan from Chennai (CCA TN) to Bangalore (CCA Karantaka); Vivek Kumar Gupta from Lucknow (CCAUP(E) to Kolkata (CCA WB); R. Durai Pandian from Chennai (CCA TN) to Bangalore (CCA Karantaka); Chabungbam Deepak Singh from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Bangalore (CCA Karantaka); Rahul Kumar from Mumbai CCA to Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat); R Ilavarasi from Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat) to Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat) ; Arvinder Sngh from Chandigarh (CCA NWR) to Kanpur (CCA UP(W); V Roy Jose from Hyderabad (CCA AP) to Chennai (CCA TO); Ekta Jain from Chandigarh (CCA NWR) to CBDT; Birendra Kumar Gupta from Lucknow (CCA UP(E) to Bhopal (CCA MP & Chhatis); Shailja Rai from Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat) to NADT Nagpur DGITCTrg.); M D Atahar Hussain Chowdhury from Kolkala (CCA WB) to Bangalore (CCA Karantaka); R K Sharma from Delhi CCA to Kanpur (CCA UP(W); Javed Akhatar from Kanpur (CCA UP(W) to Mumbai CCA; Satpal Singh from Delhi CCA to Kolkata (CCA WB); Sanjeev Kumar Yadav from Delhi CCA to Kanpur (CCA UP(W); Sarita Kumari from Kanpur (CCA UP(W) to Kanpur (CCA UP(W); C V Pavan Kumar from Hyderabad (CCAAP) to Chennai (CCA TN); Sanjeev Ghei from Delhi CCA to Pune CCA (Maharashtra); M.Murau from Bangalore (CCA Karantaka) to Mumbai CCA; Pankaj Singhania from Mumbai CCA to Kolkata (CCA WB) - IT&TP, Kolkatta; B Isaivani from Chemiai (CCA TN) to Bangalore (CCA Karantaka); Nidhi Verma Singh from Lucknow (CCA UP(B) to Lucknow (CCA UP(E); Sanjeev Kumar Kaushal from Kanpur (CCA UP(W) to Chandigarh (CCA NWR); Amol B Kirtane from Mumbai CCA to Chennai (CCA TN); Subrata Guha from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Kolkata (CCA WB); Nimesh Yadav from Delhi CCA to Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat); Vikramaditya from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Chennai (CCA TN); B Jaya Ragavan from Bangalore (CCA Karantaka) to Chennai (CCA TN); Banibrata Datta from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Patna (CCA Bihar); G Nantha Kumar from Chennai (CCA TN) to Chennai (CCA TN); Debasis Roy from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Patna (CCA Bihar); Atiq Ahmad from Lucknow (CCA UP(E) to Mumbai CCA; Soumesh Kumar Das from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Kolkata (CCA WB); Battula Bala Krishna from Hyderabad (CCA AP) to Bangalore (CCA Karantaka); Soumyajit Das Gupta from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Chennai (CCA TN); Santosh Kumar from Mumbai CCA to Chennai (CCA TN); Priyabrata Pramanik from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Patna (CCA Bihar); S Palani Kumar from Hyderabad (CCA AP) to Bangalore (CCA Karantaka) ; Sital Chandra Das from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Bhubaneshwar (CCA Orissa); Binod Kumar from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat); Buddhadeb Mukhopadhyay from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Lucknow (CCA UP(E); Sanjay Mukherjee from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Patna (CCA Bihar); Kakhi Vimal from Jaipur (CCA Rajasthan) to DGIT(Systems); Sucheta Chattopadhyay Roy from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Kolkala (CCA WB); Rajitha Voruvuru from Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat) to Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat); Debasish Lahiri from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Bhopal (CCA MP & Chhatis) ; Dr. Yogesh Kamat from Pune CCA (Maharashtra) to Chennai (CCA TN); Satyendra Mohan Das from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Bhopal (CCA MP & Chhatis); Rahul Dhawan from Chandigarh (CCA NWR) to Chandigarh (CCA NWR); Deepak R L from Bangalore (CCA Karantaka) to IT & TP, Bangalore; Arun Kanti Sinha from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Lucknow (CCA UP(E); M Rajan from Delhi CCA to Mumbai CCA; Dr. Mahesh Deoram Akhade from Pune CCA (Maharashtra) to Pune CCA (Maharashtra); Apurba Kumar Das from Kolkaia (CCA WB)to Kolkata (CCA WB); Sallong Yaden from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Chennai (CCA TN) ; Sumer Singh Meena from Mumbai CCA to Chennai (CCA TN) and Dr. Manjunath Karkihall1has been shifted from Bangalore (CCA Karantaka) to Chennai (CCA TN).

18 Additional/Joint Commissioners of IT shifted (UPDATED)
As many as 18 Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers in the grade of Additional and Joint Commissioners of Income Tax have been transferred and posted at different places. Accordingly, Pallavi Agarwal has been shifted from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Kanpur (CCA UP (W) while Deepali Chandra is transferred from Kanpur (CCA UP(W) to DTRTI, Lucknow and Swati Joshi from Jaipur (CCA Rajasthan) -IT &TP, Jaipur to DGIT(HRD). Similarly, Sandeep Chaube is posted to Kolkata (CCA WB); Dinesh Singh to Ahmedabad, (CCA Gujarat); Prabhat Kumar Gupta from Cochin (CCA Kerala) to DGIT(Systems); Somogyan Pal from CCA MUMBAI to NADT, Nagpur; Ashutosh Rajhans from Kolkata (CCA WB) to CCA Mumbai; Dr Vijay Kumar Chadha from Kolkata (CCA WB) to DGIT(Systems); R K Chaturvedi from Kanpur (CCA UP(W) to Kolkata (CCA WB); Vijay Kumar Khanna from Lucknow to (CCA UP(E) to Kolkata (CCA WB); Ajay Kumar Gupta from Kanpur (CCA UP(W) to Kolkata (CCA WB); Ram Ker Ram from Lucknow (CCA UP) to Kolkata (CCA WB); Naresh Kumr Neb from Kanpur (CCA UP(W) to Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat); Anil Kumar Pande from Lucknow (CCA UP(E))to Kolkata (CCA WB);Ashok Kumar Pandey from Kanpur (CCA UP(W) to Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat); Satya Prakash from Kanpur (CCA UP(W) to Kolkata (CCA WB) and Krishna Kant Upadhyay is being shifted from Lucknow (CCA UP(E)) to Bhopal (CCA MP & Chhatis).

18 Additional/Joint Commissioners of IT shifted (UPDATED)
As many as 18 Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers in the grade of Additional and Joint Commissioners of Income Tax have been transferred and posted at different places. Accordingly, Pallavi Agarwal has been shifted from Kolkata (CCA WB) to Kanpur (CCA UP (W) while Deepali Chandra is transferred from Kanpur (CCA UP(W) to DTRTI, Lucknow and Swati Joshi from Jaipur (CCA Rajasthan) -IT &TP, Jaipur to DGIT(HRD). Similarly, Sandeep Chaube is posted to Kolkata (CCA WB); Dinesh Singh to Ahmedabad, (CCA Gujarat); Prabhat Kumar Gupta from Cochin (CCA Kerala) to DGIT(Systems); Somogyan Pal from CCA MUMBAI to NADT, Nagpur; Ashutosh Rajhans from Kolkata (CCA WB) to CCA Mumbai; Dr Vijay Kumar Chadha from Kolkata (CCA WB) to DGIT(Systems); R K Chaturvedi from Kanpur (CCA UP(W) to Kolkata (CCA WB); Vijay Kumar Khanna from Lucknow to (CCA UP(E) to Kolkata (CCA WB); Ajay Kumar Gupta from Kanpur (CCA UP(W) to Kolkata (CCA WB); Ram Ker Ram from Lucknow (CCA UP) to Kolkata (CCA WB); Naresh Kumr Neb from Kanpur (CCA UP(W) to Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat); Anil Kumar Pande from Lucknow (CCA UP(E))to Kolkata (CCA WB);Ashok Kumar Pandey from Kanpur (CCA UP(W) to Ahmedabad (CCA Gujarat); Satya Prakash from Kanpur (CCA UP(W) to Kolkata (CCA WB) and Krishna Kant Upadhyay is being shifted from Lucknow (CCA UP(E)) to Bhopal (CCA MP & Chhatis).

Two IRS officers made Under Secretary in CBDT (UPDATED)
Two Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers, Satya Pal Kumar,IRS, OSD (FT & TR) in CBDT and J Saravanan, DCIT, Chennai, have been posted as Under Secretary in the Department of Revenue, CBDT, New Delhi, for a period of three years.

B K Singh, IRS, promoted as Chief Commissioner, C& CE (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service officer, Birendra Kumar Singh has been promoted as Chief Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise (C& CE) and posted to DG, HRD, New Delhi.


B S Vasudev, IRS, shifted to Chief Commissioner (AR), CESTAT, Delhi (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, B S Vasudev has been transferred from DG, HRD, New Delhi to Chief Commissioner (AR), CESTAT, New Delhi.

23 IRS officers posted to Directorate (UPDATED)
As many as 23 Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers in the grade of Additional/Joint/Deputy/Assistant Commissioners of Income Tax have been posted to Directorate. Accordingly, Richa Khoda has been shifted from CCIT (CCA), Jaipur to Additional DIT (IT& TP), Jaipur while Pallavi Aggarwal from CCIT CCA, Kolkata to Directorate of IT & TP, Dehradun and Rahul Garg is posted from OSD, (FIPB), CBDT to Directorate of IT & TP, Delhi; Maneesh Mishra from Additional CIT, Database Cell to Directorate of IT & TP, Delhi; Navl Jit Kapoor from CCIT, Thane to Directorate of IT & TP, Mumbai; Abhinay Shivaji Kumbhar from CCIT, Bangalore to Directorate of IT & TP, Mumbai; Pankaj Singhania, on promotion, appointed as Directorate of IT & TP, Kolkata; Ann Mary Baby, on promotion, Directorate of IT & TP, Kochi; S Suresh, CCIT, Chennai to Directorate of IT & TP, Chennai; Ankush Kapoor from CCIT CCA, Chandigarh to Directorate of IT & TP, Chandigarh; Amrita Singh from CCIT CCA, Ahmedabad to Directorate of IT & TP, Mumbai; Byomakesh P K Panda from CCIT, CCA Ahmedabad to Directorate of IT & TP, Mumbai; N Ashok Babu from CCIT, CCA Hyderabad to Directorate of IT & TP, Mumbai; Bhaskar Venkatta Eranki from CCIT CCA, Mumbai to Directorate of IT & TP, Hyderabad; Robin Rawal from CCIT, Ahmedabad to Directorate of IT & TP, Ahmedabad; Gaurav Dudeja from CCIT, CCA Delhi to Directorate of IT & TP, Delhi; Mazhar Akram from CCIT CCA, Delhi to Directorate of IT & TP, Delhi; Ravi Kant Gupta from CCIT, CCA, Mumba to Directorate of IT & TP, Mumbai; Manoj Kumar from CCIT CCA, Mumbai to Directorate of IT & TP, Mumbai; N Padmanabhan from CCIT CCA, Chennai to Directorate of IT & TP, Chennai and Ramakrishan Bandi has been shifted from CCIT, CCA, Chennai to Directorate of IT & TP, Chennai.

Five IRS posted out from Directorate (UPDATED)
Five Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officers have been posted out from the Directorate. Accordingly, Swati Joshi has been shifted from Directorate of IT & TP, Jaipur to DGIT, HRD, Delhi while Vijay Shankar is being posted from Directorate of IT & TP, Mumbai to CCA, Mumbai and S Ravi Shankar Narayan from Directorate of IT & TP, Chennai to CCA, Hyderabad. Similarly, S H Rizvi has been posted from Directorate of IT & TP, Bangalore to CCA, Bangalore and R Bhoopathi from Directorate of IT & TP, Mumbai to CCA, Chennai.

Stations of four IRS officers changed within Directorate (UPDATED)
Stations of four Indian Revenue Service officers have been changed within the Directorate. Accordingly, Vikram Batra has been shifted from Directorate of IT & TP, Delhi to Directorate of IT & TP, Mumbai while Y D Sharma from Directorate of IT & TP, Dehradun to Directorate of IT & TP, Delhi; K R Vasudevan is posted from Directorate of IT & TP, Chennai to Directorate of IT & TP, Mumbai and Anubha Tah Goel from Directorate of IT & TP, Hyderabad to Directorate of IT & TP, Raipur.

Six Sr. Commandants of CISF promoted as DIG (UPDATED)
Six Senior Commandants of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) have been promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector General (DIG). The officers include S N Singh, ONGC, Nazira; Suresh Kumar K C, RTC Arakkonam; R C Huria, OIL, Duliajan; Shuvaloke Sarkar, BCCL, Dhanbad; Ajay Kumar, BSP, Bhilai while S Gusain has been made DIG/Fire, FHQRS, New Delhi after promotion.

A K Debnath selected as CMD, CMPDIL (UPDATED)
A K Debnath, Director (Tech.) CIL/CMPDIL, has been selected for the post of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited (CMPDIL) at a Public Enterprise Selection Board meeting held on Wednesday. As many as eight persons were interviewed for the same.

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

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Is ITC to gain from rupee depreciation?
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Patil appointed Additional Director Kolte-Patil Developers
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Arora appointed Additional Director Camlin
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Patni appointed Director Maharashtra Scooters
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Inequalities in Indian states rise despite liberalization: ASSOCHAM
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Sinha is new CMD of Balmer Lawrie & Co Ltd
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NCR appoints Sandhir to lead Services Sales for Emerging Markets
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Binu Mathews to head South Dailies for ABP
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FM's COO Rana Barua quits
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Hegde appointed Addl. Director, Kajaria Ceramics Ltd
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Anand designated as Company Secy. HCL Technologies Ltd
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Mathias appointed Company Secy. Aunde India Ltd
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Prasad appointed Part-time Official Director, STCIL
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Upadhyaya resigns as Company Secy. Pritish Nandy Communications Ltd
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Vaidya appointed Company Secy. Pritish Nandy Communications Ltd
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Patni appointed Director, Maharashtra Scooters Ltd
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Agarwal resigns as Company Secy. Polar Industries Ltd
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Patil appointed Addl. Director, Kolte-Patil Developers Ltd
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Mungale resigns as Director, Camlin Ltd
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DEBATE

Minister calling a bureaucrat 'Sir' is not appropriate. In the present times, there are instances in some states where some junior officers resign their job, get elected as MLA and become Minister also. He becomes, obviously a big boss for a very senior IAS officer under whom he was a very junior officer earlier. The day to day embarrassment for both of them is still greater, not only for addressing each other and for lot more other issues.

Srini

DEBATE

Sir, smacks of authority, superiority and has nuances of British hang-over. If used by a person in authority for juniors - looks
abnormal and does not look compatible. We should rather use 'Janab' or 'Mahashai' etc. That will be more Indianised and reflects our culture, language and style. Even Americans and Australians have different words for 'Sir'. Japanese and Chinese have their own culturally compatible words. Why not, then, Indian - word for the 'Sir'. Common-man, please change with the times.

Faheem Sheikh

Gen Singh trying to blackmail govt

Having twice accepted in writing as 1950 to be the year of his birth Gen Singh is now trying to blackmail the government into changing it. Nothing will come out of this petition.

Amitabh Agrawal

Knocking the doors of SC for justice

It is sad that COAS of our 31/2 million Army had to knock the doors of SC for justice. The entire responsibility for this lies on the Defence Minister A K Antony who as Keralites know him infamous for indecision and lack of leadership. Many crucial files are pending in the Ministry since Antony will not touch anything that he feels may hurt his so called clean image. After losing every parliamentary seat in Kerala, he was brought to the centre by Sonia Gandhi due to considerations other than politics. He should have referred the matter to SC long time back and solved it instead of getting the opinion of a politically appointed AG. If the court rules in favour of COAS,Antony will have no other way except resigning.

N Krishnan

It is surprising

It is surprising to know that on one side there is shortage of officers in Indian Bureaucracy and on the other side Government of India is threatening its well experienced and qualified Indian Telecom Service officers to be Surplus.

A K Sanghi

EC's attitude unfair?

It is unfair for the EC to order covering of statues of Mayavati and her elephants. What about covering all the statues of the members of Nehru dynasty from where Congress is getting their sustenance. EC should also order covering of millions of name boards put at public costs on public roads, public institutions, buildings, air ports and even wildlife sanctuaries. Congress has started this trend and it is unfair to give the order only to Mayawati who has become the icon of Dalits.

N Sriram

DoPT not bothered about rotational transfers

The DoPT is not acting on the advise and instructions on rotational transfers of staff in the central secretariat.

Kram Singh

Copy of the legal opinion obtained from the Ministry of Legal Affairs.

There was some discussion held between the then Solicitor General of India (SGI), the then Union Minister for External Affairs and the then Union Telecom Minister regarding the aspect of various cases filed by Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) before the TDSAT and the Delhi High Court and during the said discussion, various issues related to the Telecom Sector were also discussed. Through the RTI application, the appellant had sought the copy of the written note / advice tendered by the then SGI. The CPIO informed the appellant that the Department of Legal Affairs is the custodian of the opinion tendered by the SGI and that such opinion is a confidential and privileged document and that the matter is also covered under Section 8 (1) (d) of the RTI Act. The FAA upheld the CPIO's Order holding that the information was exempt from disclosure under Section 8 (1) (e) rather than Section 8 (1) (d) of the RTI Act. The Commission held that the stand taken by the Respondent Ministry is not only incorrect but is also untenable. The Commission held that the advice tendered by the Law Ministry to the Department of Telecom does not per se fall under Section 8 (1) (e) of the RTI Act and directed to provide a copy of the said note / opinion given by the then SGI to the Department of Telecom free of cost within 10 days of receipt of this Order.

Comments

While the transparency in the working is welcome, the disclosure of the legal opinion may sometimes weaken the case of the government.

Sh. Subhash Chandra Agrawal v. Ministry of Law & Justice, Department of Legal Affairs in Appeal No.CIC/SS/A/2011/001476

- 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)