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SP already doing its political maths
In UP the discussions have already started on Akhilesh Yadav's charisma and whether the party can further encash it instead of waiting for 2014. Will SP pull the plug, needs to be seen.

Tug of war delays CM's election in Manipur
A tug of war has delayed election of new incumbent to be sworn in as Chief Minister of Manipur where the ruling Congress won state assembly polls for the 3rd time in a row. Main claimant is Chief Minister O. Ibobi Singh. Others who are on contention are: Y Irabot and Gaikhangam Gangmei, president of the Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC). He belongs to the Zeliangrong tribe. Initially, it looked as if Ibobi Singh's re-election as the next CLP leader was a mere a question of formality.

Decision about Manipur CM by Monday
A final decision regarding new Chief Minister of Manipur is expected by March 12, 2012. Newly elected Congress MLAs had left the decision about it to the party command. Three leaders are in fray: O. Ibobi Singh, Y Irabot and Gaikhangam Gangmei.

Fears in Mayawati camp
It is heard that there is going to be a lot of clearing up in the camp of Ms. Mayawati as there is likely to be action in the coming days and evidence will be collected against her and her team.

Rahul Gandhi needs to come above Youth Congress
In hush tones, there is a talk going on among members of the Rahul Gandhi brigade that he needs to rise above cadres & politics of Youth Congress. This demand is fast catching up in the wake of poll debacle in Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.

None of the SC leaders of Congress could help the party
None of the Congress leaders belonging to scheduled castes (SCs) who are there in Punjab were of any help for the party. Key SC leaders in Punjab are: Chaudhary Jagjeet Singh, Chaudhary Santokh Singh, Mohinder Singh K P & Sardar Sardool.

Political scenario in UP could have been different
Political scenario in Uttar Pradesh could have been different had the Congress entered into a pre poll alliance with Peace Party being headed by Dr. Ayub. It is worth mentioning that the Peace Party had secured 20000 to 25000 votes in many of the assembly segments.

Manpreet's PPP played spoil sport in Punjab
The anti incumbency votes instead of benefiting the Congress party in Punjab caused damaged because those who disliked the SAD & BJP combine regime voted for Punjab People's Party (PPP) being led by Manpreet Singh Badal--the nephew of Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal. The PPP secured five per cent of total votes polled in the last assembly polls.

BUREAUCRACY

Parasuram to be new Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh
R Parasuram is going to succeed Avni Vaish as new Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh. On Friday 1978 batch IAS officer Parasuram was named as OSD. Vaish is scheduled to retire on April 30.

K Sataynarayana selected as Director (Onshore), ONGC
K Sataynarayana, GGM, ONGC, has been selected for the post of Director (Onshore), ONGC Limited at Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on March 9, 2012. As many as 10 persons were interviewed for the same.

Central deputations for Tamil Nadu officers stalled
As the grapevine has it, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has put an undeclared ban on IAS, IPS and Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers as far as central deputations were concerned.

D M Spolia unlikely to be CS, Goa
As the grapevine has it, D.M. Spolia is unlikely to go as new Chief Secretary (CS) to the Goa Government. He is an IAS officer of the 1979 batch who belongs to the UT cadre.

Vivek Rae's name in circulation for CS, Goa
As the grapevine has it, that name of Vivek Rae Director General (DG) Acquisitions in the Defence Ministry is in circulation for the post of Chief Secretary (CS) to the Goa Government. He is an IAS officer of the 1978 batch who belongs to the UT cadre.

Vivek Rae not inclined to be CS, Goa
As the grapevine has it, Vivek Rae Director General (DG) Acquitions in the Defence Ministry whose name is in circulation for the post of Chief Secretary (CS) to the Goa Government is not favorably inclined. He is an IAS officer of the 1978 batch who belongs to the UT cadre.

Nurul Haq gets a new posting in West Bengal
Nurul Haq has been posted Principal Secretary (PS) Food & Commissioner Food in West Bengal. He is an IAS officer of the 1982 batch who belongs to the West Bengal cadre.

IT Commissioners to go on training
40 Income Tax Commissioners are going on three weeks training to Bangalore and two weeks training US in the Syracuse University beginning April 2.

Shalin gets proforma promotion
Shalin, AIG Special Protection Group (SPG) New Delhi on central deputation, has been granted proforma promotion as DIG by State Government of Bihar. He is an IPS officer of 2001 batch who belongs to Bihar cadre.

CBI Director to go abroad
CBI Director, A P Singh is likely to visit Canada and Australia this month.

Two officers of 2008 batch IPS get Maharashtra cadre
M K Bhosle and P V Deshpande State Police Service Officers have been awarded IPS in Maharashtra.

Four State Police Service officers get 2009 batch IPS in Maharashtra
Four State Police Service officers in Maharashtra N B Thamble, S R Dighav, S V Jadhav and S R Shinde have been given 2009 batch IPS.

DANICS officer of 1989 batch promoted as Addl. Secy. in Delhi Govt.
DANICS officer of 2001 batch, Ms. Shashi Kaushal has been promoted to JAG-II after nine years with retrospective effect and now, she can hold full-fledged charge of Additional Secretary in NCT of Government of Delhi.

Three DANICS officers of 1990 batch promoted as Addl. Secy. in Delhi Govt.
Three DANICS officers of 1990 batch have been promoted to JAG-II after nine years with retrospective effect and now, they can hold full-fledged charge of Additional Secretary in NCT of Government of Delhi. The officers include Devesh Singh Kuldeep Pakkad and Girdhari Lal Meena

Six DANICS officers of 1991 batch promoted as Addl. Secy. in Delhi Govt.
As many as six DANICS officers of 1991 batch have been promoted to JAG-II after nine years with retrospective effect and now, they can hold full-fledged charge of Additional Secretary in NCT of Government of Delhi. The officers include Chokha Ram Garg, Yashpal Garg, P K Panda, A R Talwade, Kuldeep Singh Gangar, Binay Bhushan.

Four DANICS officers of 1992 batch promoted as Addl. Secy. in Delhi Govt.
Four DANICS officers of 1992 batch have been promoted to JAG-II after nine years with retrospective effect and now, they can hold full-fledged charge of Additional Secretary in NCT of Government of Delhi. The officers include Ajay Kumar Garg, Krishana Kumar, Kulanand Joshi and Ram Niwash Sharma.

Five DANICS officers of 1993 batch promoted as Addl. Secy. in Delhi Govt.
Five DANICS officers of 1993 batch have been promoted to JAG-II after nine years with retrospective effect and now, they can hold full-fledged charge of Additional Secretary in NCT of Government of Delhi. The officers include C Udey Kumar, Ajay Kumar Gupta, Ajay Chagti, Arun Mishra and Krishan Kumar Dahiya.

Eight DANICS officers of 1994 batch promoted as Addl. Secy. in Delhi Govt.
As many as eight DANICS officers of 1994 batch have been promoted to JAG-II after nine years with retrospective effect and now, they can hold full-fledged charge of Additional Secretary in NCT of Government of Delhi. The officers include Syed Musawwir Ali, Indu Shekhar Mishra, Ajay Kumar Bisht, Ajay Kumar Kaushal, Vinay Kumar, Anil Kumar Singh, Ms Pooja joshi and P S Jani.

Five DANICS officers of 1995 batch promoted as Addl. Secy. in Delhi Govt.
Five DANICS officers of 1995 batch have been promoted to JAG-II after nine years with retrospective effect and now, they can hold full-fledged charge of Additional Secretary in NCT of Government of Delhi. The officers include Deepak Virmani, Sanjeev Kumar Mittal, Balwan Singh Jaglan, D Verma and O PMishra.

11 DANICS officers of 1996 batch promoted as Addl. Secy. in Delhi Govt.
As many as 11DANICS officers of 1996 batch have been promoted to JAG-II after nine years with retrospective effect and now, they can hold full-fledged charge of Additional Secretary in NCT of Government of Delhi. The officers include Ms. Geetika Sharma, Arun Kumar Mishra, Pankaj Kumar, G Shudhakar, A Nedunchezhiyan, Raj Kumar, Neeraj Bharati, Kamal Dev Dogra, Philip Thangliamang, R P Meena and Ms. Ranjana Deswal.

Nine DANICS officers of 1997 batch promoted as Addl. Secy. in Delhi Govt.
As many as nine DANICS officers of 1997 batch have been promoted to JAG-II after nine years with retrospective effect and now they can hold full-fledged charge of Additional Secretary in NCT of Government of Delhi. The officers include Ravi, Gurpal Singh, Mohammed Ahsan Abid, Sanjeev Kumar, Rajesh Kumar, Shamim Akhtar Tamanna, C Arvind, Satnam Singh and Eda Raja Babu.

Six DANICS officers of 1998 batch promoted as Addl. Secy. in Delhi Govt.
Six DANICS officers of 1998 batch have been promoted to JAG-II after nine years with retrospective effect and now, they can hold full-fledged charge of Additional Secretary in NCT of Government of Delhi. The officers include Rajesh Chopra, Manish Garg, Ms Sonika Singh, Sandeep Kumar Mishra, Mohd Ali Ashraf and Anil Banka.

Two DANICS officers of 2001 batch promoted as Addl. Secy. in Delhi Govt.
Two DANICS officers of 2001 batch have been promoted to JAG-II after nine years with retrospective effect and now, they can hold full-fledged charge of Additional Secretary in NCT of

Maj Gen Venugopal takes over charge
Major General K S Venugopal has taken over as General Officer Commanding (Karnataka and Kerala Sub-Area). He has succeeded Maj Gen A K Pradhan.

CBEC to hold post-budget interactive session on March 23 (UPDATED)
The Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) is holding a Post-Budget Interactive Session on March 23, 2012 at the Auditorium of National Museum at 3 PM. Representatives of all Chambers of Commerce and Organisations will take part in the same.

Arvind Singhdeo to be PS to Uttar Pradesh CM (UPDATED)
As the grapevine has it Arvind Singhdeo is poised to be principal secretary (PS) to new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav. He is an IAS officer of 1984 batch who belongs to the UP cadre.

Equations to change with Akhilesh Yadav becoming the UP CM (UPDATED)
Bureaucratic equations will change as Akhilesh Yadav is now going to be new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

CSB to meet on Monday (UPDATED)
The CSB is scheduled to meet on Monday.

Dr Ravindra Singh to be AS Culture (UPDATED)
Dr Ravindra Singh is being tipped to be new Additional Secretary Culture in the Government of India. He is 1979 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Gujarat tourism campaign: Mittra flags off metro train at Delhi (UPDATED)
Vipul Mittra Principal Secretary Tourism and Civil Aviation to the Gujarat Government, flagged off Delhi metro train donned with creative of Gujarat tourism's campaign .These creative wrapped inside and outside the train. The train was to be flagged off by noted film star Amitabh Bachchan but because of his ill health, it was flagged off by Vipul Mittra in Delhi recently. Gujarat tourism has hired the entire train for three months and wrapped the train with Amitabh Bachchan's campaign displays on Gujarat tourism. The train was wrapped from outside with large creative. Also from inside. No other tourism corporation or board has done this level of branding. External wrapping has not been done by anyone in India, though it is popular in Europe. The metro train goes from New Delhi railway station to airport and back. It provides high visibility to Gujarat tourism as thousands of people travel everyday by this. Delhi people will see Gujarat's tourist destinations in their daily life now. This will create fantastic hype for Gujarat tourism in the national capital, opined Vipul Mittra. It may be stated that Mittra is an IAS officer of 1986 batch and belongs to Gujarat cadre.

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

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

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

CORPORATE

Godrej resigns from the Board of HPL
Jamshyd Godrej has reportedly resigned from the board of Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL).

Venkataramanan appointed MD & CEO, Larsen & Toubro Ltd
Larsen and Toubro Ltd has appointed K Venkataramanan as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company.

Burman appointed Chief Technology Officer, Ashok Leyland Ltd
Sam Burman has been appointed as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Ashok Leyland Ltd.

Kudva re-appointed MD & CEO, CRISIL Ltd
CRISIL Ltd has re-appointed Ms. Roopa Kudva as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company.

Churiwala resigns as Director, BSL Ltd
S.K. Churiwala has resigned as Director, BSL Ltd.

Alwan appointed CFO, Indo Tech Transformers Ltd
D. Alwan has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of Indo Tech Transformers Ltd.

Best thing to have happened to Railways

MM is the most important member as far as IR is concerned. Keshav Chandra as MM is the best thing to have happened to Railways at this critical juncture. His contribution as GM of NFR has been massive on all fronts, including safety. We wish him the very best.

Babu Ram

Country should be proud of Pranab Da

I agree that one has only to visit any foreign country be it Japan ,China, Korea or Russia. Japnese are polite but they would avoid you if you talk to them in English because they fear they would not be able to communicate. Others have their own home bread way of speaking this Foreign lingo. It is a treat to hear Pranab Babu. He is an excellent speaker-one of the best this country has! He is a thousand time better than others and also towers over them in content and articulation. This country should be proud of Pranab Da and he should be made the first citizen according to me. I am a big fan of this statesman of this country.

Kailash Gupta

Will the GoI please take a leaf out of Kerala's book?

The government and the people of Kerala showed more courage in dealing with arrogant foreigners than the government of India is capable of. Kerala united in ensuring that the Italian murderers of Indians were put behind bars in Indian jails and were denied special privileges like stay in 5 star guest houses and provision of Italian government meals. What arrogant demands the Italian government made after its men murdered Indians! Will the GoI please take a leaf out of Kerala's book and secure the release of the two Indian children kidnapped by the Norwegian government?

D Choudhury

Should the legal course of action against a party be disclosed to them?

Information on the implementation or otherwise of Hon'ble Gauhati High Court's order dated 6.1.2010 and 29.6.2010 in the matter of Writ Petition No. 591 of 2008 (including Miscellaneous Case No. 479 of 2010), 1048 of 2008 and 2814 of 2008 preferred by M/s Dharampal Satyapal Limited and others was sought. The PIO rejected the application by claiming exemption u/s 8 (1) (h) of the RTI Act holding that the disclosure of the same at this stage may dilute the process
and harm the revenue interest. On appeal, the FAA rejected the first appeal upholding the decision of the PIO that information sought by the appellant at this stage is in the private domain and is not eligible to be disseminated. The CIC upheld the stand of the respondents.

Comments

As a third party, a Public Authority is entitled to protect an information which relates to it and which it has considered confidential. A person cannot have the right to access all information about how the Government is seeking to defend its position in a legal proceeding without having access to similar information of the opposite party. Hence, the disclosure of the information which the department has internally processed through consultation with the legal advisers and officers of the department can cause serious harm to the Public Authority's ability to safeguard public interest as well as the Department's interest in any litigation.

Citation: Ms. Amreeta Swarup v. Central Excise & Customs in Case No. CIC/SS/A/2011/000808

- 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)