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New Year Resolutions:

Sonia: After Right to Food.... next.... Right to Rule.....elections
are a waste of money and the money can be used for my Right to Food!!!

Manmohan Singh: Hai Rabba .... I cannot make a resolution without taking permission from Madam!!!

Pranab: If I do not become Rashtrapati..... then make one more try to become PM.....if I become Rashtrapati..... be a good Patti, father, grandfather as I'd be semi retired and read to my heart's content.... and scowl less and smile more!!

PC: No resolutions till January 07!!!

Antony: I checked with Madam and she says my New Year Resolution should be 'perform my duties to her with all my heart'!!! I will learn how to pronounce Madam's sister's name!! And I will not wear a lungi when someone important comes to meet me at home!!

Pawar: Be alert (slap)...... and I'm still way behind in my 'target' and time is running out.....will spend summers in my hill station Lavasa!!! And I have to own every 1 cr plus car!

Krishna: All joke joke about my wig so I'm going to go in for hair transplant .... dress nattily...... and stay away from Karnataka!!! And work on opening a Cafe Coffee in 10 Janpath and Rashtrapati Bhavan!!

Anand Sharma: A couple of Savile Row suits....like the one's TESCO's CEO wears..... Salvatore Ties that Wal-mart CEO wears......Testoni shoes like the Carrefour Boss wears!!!!

Kamalnath: Despite inflation I kept rate at 15%.... this year I plan to hike rate and all payments only in Dollars!!!

Ajit Singh: Make AI go in for a total makeover....look into niche market and look into prospect of buying Executive Jets... fly like a Maharaja!!!! And ensure that my ideas 'take off' during my stint.... not that I do the spadework and the next Aviation Mantri eats the malai!!

Kurshid: I've got the tag of being India's 'unlawful Law Minsiter'.... I will pen a book to give my side of the story!!!! It'll have a forward by Karan Thapar!!!

Praful Patel: Work to get Aviation Ministry back....even if I have to grovel outside 10 Janpath or get Pawar Sahib to use his artful negotiating skills to get me this Ministry!!

Faroukh Abdullah: Hike my rates for appearing at marriages.... get a BMW mobike ..... find a starlet who will ride pillion and find a replacement for Haji Yousuf!

Jairam Ramesh: Curl my hair and look like Suhel Seth..... message I'm an authority on everything !!! And adopt the CEO look..... message this year 'I mean business'!!

Soni: I'm going to work on getting my old job back.... now that Ahmed's on the way out!!!!! You will see me in khadi saris and I'l wear ethnic jewellery and I'm also going to chew gum all the time!!!!

Azad: Will deliver report 'how to scare Team Anna with HIV needles threat'...... and undertake field trials with dud needles!!!

Beni Prasad Verma: I'm going to work at ridding myself of the title Minister of Steal that has been given to me!!!! And like Rahul I will roll up my sleeves!!

Bansal: Shucks.... seems I'm going to be jobless soon! If I'm not sacked will improve on my speaking, social and counting skills!!! And I have to change my looks...

Laloo: Will make Amar redundant for Congress!!! Now I'll be the hatchet man for Congress!!!! As I'm, not going to get Bihar back I have to work on making myself relevant in Delhi!!

Rahul: Keep the bearded look..... it makes me look mature .... could be a game changer!!!

Digvijay: Going to request Madam to now give me some serious work!!

Anna: Bharat Mata ki Jai...... need I say more?

Bharat Kumar
aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

Is Imran Khan a front for the Pak army?
The talks in diplomatic circles are rife about Imran Khan being an agent of the Pakistan Army. The latest tie up of his party Tehrik-e-Insaf with former military ruler Parvez Musharraf only proves the point amply.

Is the slowdown hitting rural India?
The slowdown in two wheeler segment is an indicator that rural market is now witnessing a slowdown. Hero Motocorp, Bajaj Auto and TVS numbers are indicating the same.

BJP can't get UP list together
With the state elections just round the corner, BJP cannot get its list together of the candidates that it wants to field. Such is the infighting in the party that barely a list of 100 plus has been prepared as against a total list of 400.

Is the mood against Shiv Sena -BJP in Municipal elections?
It is heard that the mood of the masses is against Shiv Sena BJP in the forthcoming civic elections, it may go in favor of NCP.

Will NCP cut into Congress votes?
It is heard that NCP is funding many independent candidates in the forthcoming civic polls just to cut into Congress votes. Its been Maratha strongman Sharad Pawar's strategy.

BUREAUCRACY

Alka Sirohi to join as Member UPSC
Secretary Personnel in the Government of India Alka Sirohi will join as Member of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in a day or two. She is 1974 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Harmeet S Singh to be JS (COFEPOSA)
Harmeet S Singh is going to be new Joint Secretary (COFEPOSA) in the Ministry of Finance. She is 1984 batch IRS (C&CE) officer.

Tenure of Brahmachari as Secy., SIR & DG, CSIR extended
The tenure of Prof. Samir K Brahmachari as Secretary, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (SIR) and Director General, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has been extended for a period of two years beyond December 31, 2011.

Rita Menon joins as Chairperson of ITPO
Outgoing Textiles Secretary Ms Rita Menon has taken over as Chairperson of the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), which organises exhibitions and trade fairs.
(We said this on December 29)

P K Chaudhary assigned addl. charge of Textiles Ministry
P K Chaudhary, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has been assigned additional charge of Secretary, Ministry of Textiles for a period of three months. He is a 1977 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Ajay Chadha joins as Special Secretary (Internal Security)
Ajay Chadha has joined as Special Secretary (Internal Security) in the Ministry of Home Affairs. He is 1977 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.
(We said this on December 16)

Dubey appointed Joint Secretary Defence
Raghvendra Narayan Dube has been appointed as Advisor to Defence Minister A K Antony in the rank of Joint Secretary. He is an Indian Economic Service (IES) officer of the 1984 batch.
(We said this on December 14, 2011)

Kaushik is new JS Justice
Atul Kaushik will succeed S C Srivastava as new Joint Secretary Justice. Orders of 1983 batch CSS officer Kaushik have been issued.
(We said this on December 1)

Ms. Dimple Verma appointed Joint Secretary, Minority Affairs
Ms. Dimple Verma has been appointed as Joint Secretary Minority Affairs. She is an IAS officer of 1989 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh cadre.
(We said this on December 15)

Pankaj Singh to go to Kathmandu
Pankaj Singh is all set to go to Kathmandu on foreign posting. He is 1999 batch IRS (C&CE) officer.

Will Arya succeed Sandhu?
Aditya Arya is likely to succeed M S Sandhu as Special Commissioner of Police, Provisioning & Logistics and Recruitment in Delhi Police. He is 1981 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

C Dorje to be Additional DG, ASI
As the grapevine has it, C Dorje who is currently Director in the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is expected to be elevated as Joint Director General (Jt. DG), ASI in a month's time.

Balwinder Singh retires
Special Director in the CBI Balwinder Singh has retired. He is 1976 batch IPS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Pradhan gets additional charge of Aids Control
Secretary Health P K Pradhan has been given additional charge of Secretary Aids Control till January 15. He is 1977 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

Inter-cadre deputation of IAS officer
The Central Government has accorded approval for extension of inter-cadre deputation of P B Salim from West Bengal to Kerala cadre for a period of three months. Salim is a 2001 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.

One post of AFT in Jaipur
There is one post of Member in Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) Jaipur.

Avinash Mishra shifted to MHA as Director
Avinash Mishra who on central deputation is Director, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has been laterally shifted to the Ministry of Home Affairs. He is an IRS-IT 1991 batch.
(We said this on November 29)

Peeyush Agrawal is DRM, Palghat
Peeyush Agrawal has been posted DRM, Palghat.

A K Singh is now Additional Member Railway Board
A K Singh on elevation has become Additional Member, Store, in the Railway Board.

A K Gupta is now Additional Member, Railway Board
A K Gupta on elevation has become Additional Member, Works, in the Railway Board.

Satya Prakash is now Additional Member Railway Board
Satya Prakash on elevation has become Additional Member, Catering & Tourism, in the Railway Board.

A K Patnaik is now Additional Member, Railway Board
A K Patnaik on elevation has become Additional Member, Commercial, in the Railway Board.

M Suresh is now Additional Member Railway Board
M Suresh on elevation has become Additional Member, Signal, in the Railway Board.

R Vijay Mohan is now Additional Member Railway Board
R Vijay Mohan on elevation has become Additional Member, Mechanical, in the Railway Board.

D K Saraf is now Additional Member Railway Board
D K Saraf on elevation has become Additional Member Planning in the Railway Board.

R Raman is now Additional Member Railway Board
R Raman on elevation has become Additional Member Civil in the Railway Board.

R Bhardwaj gets addl. charge of CCIT-I, Delhi
R Bhardwaj, CCIT-II, Delhi, has been assigned an additional charge of CCIT-I, Delhi.

Dr. Alok Saxena joins as Director, IGNFA, Dehradun
Dr. Alok Saxena, on central deputation, has joined as Additional Director, Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), Dehradun. He is an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of 1983 batch and belongs to the AGMUT cadre.
(We said this yesterday only)

Sunil Rai to be promoted to ADG rank
Sunil Rai IGP (L&O), Orissa, Cuttack, is likely to be promoted to ADG rank. He is an IPS Officer of 1987 batch who belongs to the Orissa cadre.

17,388 posts vacant in ITBP
As many as 17,388 posts are vacant in Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Force.

Ms. Munivenkatappa is Sr. DAG (A/Cs & VLC), C&AG, Hyderabad
Ms. Hema Munivenkatappa, Senior Deputy Accountant General (Coml/MCD) in the office of Principal Accountant General (Audit), New Delhi, has been transferred and posted as Senior Deputy Accountant General (A/Cs & VLC) in the office of Principal Accountant General (A & E), Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad under the department of Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

UPSC to hold NDA & Naval academy exam on Apr 15
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is going to hold National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (I), 2012 on April 15, 2012, for admission to Army, Navy and Air force Wings of NDA for 129th course and for the 91st Indian Naval Academy course (INAC) commencing from December, 2012.

Major IAS reshuffle in Haryana
As many as 21 IAS officers have been transferred and posted at different places in Haryana. Accordingly, Sanjeev Kaushal has been posted as Financial Commissioner & Principal Secretary, Technical Education while M Kithan will now be Principal Secretary, Housing Department and Secretary, Cell for Proper Utilization and Tarun Bajaj is being made MD, Vidyut Prasaran Nigam, Special Secretary, Power & DG, Power Reforms. Similarly, Vineet Garg has been posted Special Secretary, Training, Vigilance and Parliamentary Affairs & DG, Training & Inquiry officer, Vigilance; Shrikant Walgad is now Registrar, Cooperative Societies & Administrator, CADA; R P Gupta is posted as Commissioner, Ambalal division; Anurag Agrawal will now be looking as MD Haryana Power General Corp. Ltd & DG S&T; Smt. Vijayendra Kumar has been posted as MD, Haryana Agro Industries, Corp.; Chander Parkash is being assigned the charge as Administrator, HUDA, Rohtak; C R Rana is given additional charge as Director, Medical Education & Research; Pradeep Kasni is now Joint Secretary, Health Department; Pankaj Yadav is posted as State Project Director, Haryana Prathmic Shiksha Pariyojna Parishad and Project Director Rashtriya Madhyamic Shiksha Abhiyan; Smt.Amneet P Kumar has been made Director, Industrial Training; R C Verma, is Deputy Commissioner, Kaithal; M L Kaushik will now be Joint Secretary, Forests and Deputy commissioner, Fatehabad; J S Ahlawat is Administrator, HUDA, Faridabad; A Sreenivas posted as Deputy Commissioner, Sirsa; Sameer Pal Srow has been made Director and Joint Secretary, Secondary Education; Smt. A Mona Sreenivas is posted as Deputy commissioner, Panipat and Commissioner, M C Panipat and D K Behera will now be Secretary, Haryana Board of School Education, Bhiwani.

IFS promotions in J & K
Six IFS officers have been promoted in J&K, A. K. Srivastava on proforma basis, Lal Chand to the above Super Time Scale-II (Pr. Chief Conservator of Forests). Deepak Khanna, Ravi Kumar Kesar, Suresh Chugh and Mukher Jeet Sharma, to the above Super Time Scale-I (Additional Pr. Chief Conservator of Forests).

IFS changes in Chhattisgarh
M K Nandi will be Joint Secretary Forest, Ashish Bhat has been CF Durg.Arun Pande will be CF Kanker.

PAKISTAN WHISPERS
Pakistan: 60% of Police is for VVIPs, rest for Aam Admi
According to statistics available with Pakistan's print media out of 26330 police personnel in the Lahore City Police 15730 are engaged in VVIP duties, protocol, escort and ancillary deployment regularly. Whatever little is left in terms of manpower and logistics is meant to
guard the life and property of nearly 10million 'aam admi'. Powerful politicians and their families are the chief beneficiaries of the police force and its resources. Prime Minister YR Gilani's private residence in Lahore's defence housing authority is guarded by 150 personnel in three shifts while a whooping 1200 personnel are engaged in guarding the residences and offices of PML (N) chief Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz who also happens to be the CM of Punjab. Serving and retired police officers are ahead of politicians when ity comes to deployment of gunmen as out of 2500 gunmen available with the force 1000 are with these cops and only 800 with other notables including politicians, judges and media persons.

Pakistan : Government mulls criminal action against former Indus Commissioner
Pakistan's federal government is considering criminal prosecution of Syed Jamaat Ali Shah former commissioner of Indus Water (PCIW) 'for not vigorously pursuing cases to stop India from constructing the controversial (Nimoo-Bagzo hydropower) project and getting carbon
credits' for the project from UN Forum for Climate Change (UNFCC). Jamaat Ali Shah who retired after serving as PCIW for 18 years was denied pension and other retirement benefits as India got carbon credits from the UN agency even in the absence of cross boundary environment impact assessment and a mandatory clearance from Pakistan. The officer's plea has been that his mandate as Indus Water Commissioner was to secure due implementation of the Indus Water treaty between the two countries and since cross boundary environmental impact assessment is a factor extraneous to the said treaty he couldn't do much. Nevertheless he had from time to time been prompting the environment ministry to take up the matter with their Indian counterparts. Recently Pakistan's law ministry had opined that a retired public servant could be proceeded against only if criminality were to be attributed to his acts and the establishment division is accordingly examining the matter.

Nalavade replaces Nahata in Maharashtra (UPDATED)
Promod T Nalavade is the new DG- Public Relations and Information, Maharashtra. He has replaced Dr. Vijay Nahata.

N P Singh assumes charge as CCIT-I, Mumbai today (UPDATED)
Narinder Pal Singh, IRS, CCIT-II, Bangalore (CCA Karnataka), is taking over the charge as CCIT-I, Mumbai (Mumbai CCA) on Wednesday.

Anita Kaul gets extension in deputation tenure (UPDATED)
Additional Secretary School Education Anita kaul has been granted three months extension in central deputation tenure beginning January 2. She is 1979 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Amit Agrawal gets extension till July 2013 (UPDATED)
Director in the PMO Amit Agrawal has been granted extension in deputation tenure till July 2013.He is 1993 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

Two IRS officers resign (UPDATED)
Two IRS (IT) officers N V Kumbhare, Assistant Commissioner, Income Tax, (HQ), in the office of CIT-II, Nagpur and R Andiappan, Deputy
Director of Income Tax (Investigation), Unit-II (4), Mumbai, have resigned from the service.

New Year week extravaganza-2011 organised at Chandigarh (UPDATED)
For the first time, the Tourism Department Chandigarh organized a 'New Year week Extravaganza' with the joint effort of Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation Limited, CITCO from December 24 to 31, 2011. The Christmas Eve celebrations were organized at Sukhna Lake, which was decked up with colourful balloons, buntings and a huge Christmas trees with gifts and goodies indicated the commencement of celebrations and merriment. The children of the slum areas were the special guests of Department of Tourism & CITCO at the lake where Santa Clauz on a motor boat came with bag of gifts spreading fun and frolic on a colourful decorated boat. More than 100 children from the slum areas were given a ride on Chandigarh's most popular double decker hop on hop off tourist coach by CITCO. D KTiwari, IAS, Secretary Tourism, says that the Chandigarh is fast emerging as a tourist destination and such week long celebrations attract a large influx of domestic and foreign tourists and give them a milieu of the cultural performances of not only this region but also of International fame during the period of merriment and festivities, this would also give a multiplier effect to tourism. Prominent Punjabi singers Honey Singh, Alfaaz, Jay Star and Deep Money performed on December 29 with a huge crowd of visitors thronging at the venue. On December 30, Sikkimese students gave a colourful performance followed by live performance by Manak Ali, a famous Punjabi musical group. The concluding finale of the New Year Extravaganza on December 31 had a thunderous performance by a renowned Punjabi singer Satinder Sartaaj and a beautiful colourful International dance performance by Korean group consisting of 20 artists who specially flew in from Korea to perform in New Year Week Extravaganza celebrations organized by Tourism Department during the last week.

DEBATE

Is it appropriate or inappropriate for an elected representative to address a bureaucrat as "Sir"?

Orissa Chief Minister Navin Patnaik has asked Cabinet Ministers to maintain dignity of the office. Patnaik conveyed his mind when a Minister addressed "Sir" to an IAS officer in his presence. "You are Cabinet Minister and should maintain your dignity" the Chief Minister said. How far it is appropriate or inappropriate for an elected representative to address a bureaucrat as "Sir".

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

CORPORATE

Was Deepak Parekh forced to resign from HUL?
It is heard that Deepak Parekh was forced to resign from HUL board because he could not deliver the FDI in retail.

Vyas joins P&G as additional director
Amit K Vyas has joined Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care as Additional Director of the company.

Kumar joins Cityman as Additional Director
Anup Kumar has joined Cityman as Additional Director of the company.

Two Directors resign from Greenline Tea
Sushil Kumar Kejariwal and Pratik Kedia have resigned from the board of Greenline Tea & Exports.

Shah reigns from Ambitious Plastomac
Nayan B Shah has resigned from the directorship of Ambitious Plastomac Company.

Is India's factory output to do better than China's?
The foreign agencies that monitor manufacturing indices across Asia are showing that India has done better business in December than China which is showing signs of further slowdown.

Will allowing foreign firms to invest in stock save the sagging Sensex?
Foreign fund inflows dried up with net outflows of about $380 million as of 28th December 2011, a far cry from record inflows of more than $29 billion in 2010 that had powered a 17 percent rise in the benchmark index. Will now the foreigners come in droves?

D'Souza appointed Workmen Employee Director, Corporation Bank
The Central Government has appointed Vincent D'Souza, Single Window Operator-B of the Bank as Workmen Employee Director on the Board of Directors of Corporation Bank w.e.f. December 28, 2011.

Lingan appointed Company Secy. Everonn Education Ltd
N P Mathi Lingan has been appointed as Company Secretary of Everonn Education Ltd w.e.f. January 2, 2012 in place of S. Vijayanand who resigned from the services as Company Secretary of the company.

Mitra ceases to be Director, Indian Overseas Bank
Ms Nupur Mitra, Executive Director, Indian Overseas Bank demitted office on October 31, 2011 and also ceased to be a Director on the Board of Directors of the bank.

Gogia resigns as Director, Parsvnath Developers Ltd
Gobind Ram Gogia has resigned as Director of Parsvnath Developers Ltd due to health reasons w.e.f. December 31, 2011. He also ceased to be Director (Business Development) of the company.

Two directors cease to be on Board of Matra Realty Ltd
Anupam Sanghvi and Suneet Gandhi have resigned as directors of Matra Realty Ltd w. e. f. December 5, 2011

Dangi resigns as MD, Libord Finance Ltd
Lalit Kumar Dangi has resigned as a Managing Director of Libord Finance Ltd. However, he will continue as a Director of the company.

Goyal assigned additional charge as CMD, NFL
Sham Lal Goyal, Joint Secretary, Department of Fertilizers has taken over additional charge of the Chairman and Managing Director of National Fertilizers Ltd (NFL) w.e.f. December 23, 2011. He will continue to be a Government Nominee Director on the Board of Directors of the company.

Swarup ceases to be Whole-time Director, DLF Ltd
K. Swarup ceased to be Whole-time Director of DLF Ltd designated as Group Executive Director (Legal) upon expiry of the term of his office on December 31, 2011.

Kaur appointed Manager (HR), Courtyard by Marriott, Gurgaon
Courtyard by Marriott, Gurgaon has appointed Jasleen Kaur as the Human Resources Manager.

Mittal appointed MD, McCain Foods (India & Subcontinent region)
McCain Foods India has appointed Vikas Mittal as Managing Director (India & Subcontinent region).

Todi quits Financial Eyes India as Director
Ashish Todi director of Financial Eyes India has resigned.

Majumdar joins Entreprenuer as Editor in Chief
Sourav Majumdar has joined as the Editor-in-Chief of Entrepreneur.

Two resign from directorship of Matra Realty
Anupam Sanghvi and Suneet Gandhi have resigned from the directorship of Matra Realty.

DEBATE (1)

Addressing someone as Sir and giving respect does in no way lower your dignity. cabinet Minister remains a Minister even if he gives respect to people working with him. I am surprised if the objection has come from Sh Patnaik who to my memory was abroad for quite some time before joining politics. We command respect and we can never by it. Respect from fear is no respect.

C Mohan

DEBATE (2)

The mindset of politicians is reflected in the statement of the Chief Minister. The statement is a consequence of the fact that the elected representatives have become the masters, as rightly being propagated by Anna Hazare. What's wrong in calling anyone 'Sir' ? Its just a way
of giving respect, similar to addressing a lady as 'Madam'. It seems the CM feels that Ministers ,the so called self appointed VIPs/VVIPs become small by giving respect to Bureaucrats.

Bharat

Long awaited Lokpal Bill to become effective?

Long awaited Lokpal Bill is about to become effective sooner or later. PM is now free from all worries. Now is the fittest time for him to declare the long anxiously awaited issue of enhancing the retirement age of Central Government Employees from 60 to 62 years. Sooner the
better". What a brilliant thesis?!! The very intention and purpose behind RTI and Lok Pal movement is sought to be derailed and defeated by arguing in favour of enhancing retirement age of already self-serving bureaucracy. Yound people with new ideas Goverment is the need of the hour. Raising the retirement age will put back the reform oriented approach at least by 10 years. This will only frustrate the serving honest officials by delaying their promotional prospects. It is a open knowledge that most of the serving group C and D officials in many offices are already getting 'pension' without any responsibility and accountability. It is better to have consultants than to have enroached bureaucrats with all perks.

Vox Populi

Three postings in 5 months

There are people in Indian Railways in NE Railways who has got three postings in only 5 months.

D K Pandey

Congratulations

I will like to congratulate Former Chairman of the CBDT Prakash Chandra Tripathi for his new assignment. He has done wonderful job in CBDT by motivating his officers and staff thru his note from Chairman's desk.

R K Mishra

Thanks for Whisper in the Corridors

Thanks for Whisper in the Corridors and his member. Delhi Police Quarter Allotment Cell of Delhi Police updated his website for allotment of Govt. Qtrs.

M S Bisht

Last laugh in the recent Lokpal fiasco !

The last laugh in the recent Lokpal fiasco is that of Sonia Gandhi. She was found grimacing with a rare smile when her henchmen like Laloo were busy torpedoing the bill. Why did she not come out when Ram Jethmalani was naming Rajiv Gandhi as one of the Swiss bank account
holders instead of allowing sychophants like Mani Shankar Iyer and Vayalar Ravi to cry hoarse in support of the dynasty? Why she is not filing a libel against the Swiss News paper and also against people like Subrahmanam Swamy who are accusing her day in and day.

N Krishnan

Good for country

The country is getting rid of corrupt, dishonest, arrogant officers. Good for country.

Sara

Certified copies of the photocopies

Background

The appellant sought certain attested documents and information regarding the rule of the RTI Act, under which the attested copies of documents should be given. The PIO denied the attested copies of documents claiming that the Public Authority does not possess original documents. The Commission directed the PIO to provide the relevant provision of law to the appellant regarding attestation and to supply attested copies of the photocopies of documents available in the records to the Appellant along with a note on each page clarifying that the same are only copies of photocopies and not copies of the original documents.

Comments

The RTI Act empowers the citizens of India to obtain certified copies of the documents from the Government Organisations and the PIO should not refuse to certify the documents even if the Public Authority does not possess the original documents. In such cases, a note should be given that they are only copies of photocopies and not copies of the original documents. It should be remembered that certified copies of the original may be used as an evidence in a court of law.

Citation: Shrikant Vaidya v. North Central Railway, Allahabad in File No. CIC/AD/A/2011/002311

[Mr. Paras Nath Singh v. Ministry of External Affairs in CIC/SG/A/2011/002072/15657Adjunct]

- 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)