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How serious is Ms.Sonia Gandhi about reshuffle?
It is heard that Ms.Sonia Gandhi has made up her mind to shuffle the
pack of her coterie, but there are some compulsions that are keeping
her off from doing so. In a recent meeting with someone she trusts,
she has spoken about her compulsions. Besides she has also taken a lot
of feedback on the recent debacle of her party in UP and the downward
slide that the Congress has been facing in southern states.
Has Praful Patel made inroads in Congress?
It is heard that former Indian Minister for Heavy Industries and NCP
heavyweight Praful Patel has made strong inroads in Congress Party and
10 Janpath. Much of this has to do with his souring relations with NCP
supremo & Indian Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar as also the health
of the NCP leader. Looks like Patel is keeping his options open for
the future, says an insider.
Is there more trouble coming in for J.M. Reddy?
It is heard that with the Congress' defeat getting imminent in the forthcoming
by polls there is a preparation to nail Jagan Mohan Reddy. Sources say
that his arrest is likely. Will this attempt to expose him work in favor
of the Congress in winning election?
Is CPM brain wracking on holding its last bastion
Kerala?
It is heard that Prakash Karat and the central leadership of CPM which
has been reduced to arm chair variety of politicians are facing a tough
time holding the last bastion of Kerala. Reports say that violence and
revenge killings are taking place in the state. The left-leaning intellectuals
are embarrassed by the violence and loathsome public behaviour of some
the top leaders of the party.
Raymond group to develop Bihar as a tailoring
hub
Raymond Tycoon Gautam Singhania was in Patna on May 15, 2012. He was
there to sow seeds for a bloodless revolution in the economy of Bihar
and apparel industry. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has welcomed
him with open arms. A fortnight after the May Day, maiden tailoring
unit was inaugurated by both top shots in ITI Patna. It is aimed at
skill up gradation of tailors in Bihar by turning the state into a tailoring
hub for ready garments of the Raymond group. Machines worth Rs.One crore
were commissioned on May 15,2012 at a ceremony. The scheme will be spread
to other ITIs by Raymond with the support of the Bihar Government.
Who is behind CBI raids BS Yeddyurappa's residence?
Who is behind raids by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI?) on
former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa's residence in Bangalore
in connection with the mining scam on May 16, 2012? This question is
a hot topic of discussion in corridors of power.
Are CBI raids a bail out move by Congress for
BJP?
Are raids by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI?) on former Karnataka
Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa's residence in Bangalore, a bail out
move by Congress. As the grapevine has it raids were being conducted
at the behest of certain leaders of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)?
BUREAUCRACY
Who will be new Election Commissioner?
One thing is certain, this time the slot is available only to an IAS
officer belonging to 1976 batch or 1977 batch .Reason is simple that
after the appointment of V S Sampat as Chief Election Commissioner,
the next incumbent will be 1975 batch IAS officer H S Brahma. And any
officer belonging to 1974 or 1975 can not work under 1975 batch IAS
officer.
Sudhir Mittal to be Secretary Food and Public
Distribution?
Grapevine has it that Sudhir Mittal is being appointed new Secretary
Food and Public Distribution in the Government of India. He is 1978
batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre. One source said that Minister of
State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Independent
Charge) Prof K. V. Thomas may have a bureaucrat of his choice as Secretary
Food and Public Distribution to GOI.
Does Anoop Mishra stand a chance of becoming
Secretary Banking?
Does Anoop Mishra stand a chance of becoming Secretary Financial Services
i.e. Banking in the Government of India (GOI)? As the grapevine has
it there are chances of his becoming Secretary Financial Services, if
D K Mittal moves to the Commerce Ministry. Presently, Mishra is Chairman
UPSRTC. He is former Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh. He is an IAS
officer of 1978 batch who belongs to the UP cadre. Mishra is rated as
a no non sense and a sincere bureaucrat.
IAS officers of 1978 batch are unhappy over
extension to R.Gopalan
As the grapevine has it, IAS officers of 1978 batch are unhappy over
extension to R.Gopalan as Secretary Finance. He is an IAS officer of
1976 batch who belongs to the Tamil Nadu cadre. Their reason for being
unhappy is that owing to Gopalan's extension their (IAS officers of
1978 batch) posting as Secretaries in the GoI have been delayed.
Saurabh Chandra is also Secretary, Commerce
in GoI
Saurabh Chandra, Secretary, Industrial Policy and Promotion, has been
assigned additional charge of Secretary, Commerce. Chandra is a 1978
batch IAS officer of UP cadre.
A B Mathur hands over charge to leave for
UN assignment
Secretary Security in the Government of India A B Mathur has handed
over charge as Security on Tuesday to go Kosova on an UN assignment
. 1975 batch Manipur-Tripura cadre IPS officer Mathur was scheduled
to retire this month end.
(We said this on may 8)
IRS officer Rahul Nath quits service
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Rahul Nath has quit the service.
Inter-cadre deputation of IAS officer approved
The inter-cadre deputation of Cholleti Prabhakar from AGMUT to Andhra
Pradesh has been approved. He is a 2000 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.
Sharavn Kumar appointed CEO children,s Film
Society
Shravan Kumar has been appointed new CEO of the Childeren's Film Society
in Mumbai. He is 1992 batch IRS (IT) officer.
(We said this on April 25)
Is the post of CMD being split in FCI?
Is the post of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of the Food Corporation
of India (FCI) being split? Grapevine has it that there is a move to
have two different bureaucrats as Chairman and Managing Director (MD)
of the Food Corporation of India (FCI).
Minister accorded farewell to Rahul Khullar
Secretary, Commerce Rahul Khullar who has been appointed the chairman
of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) was accorded farewell
by Minister for Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma in Udyog Bhawan,
New Delhi at 6 pm on May 15,2012. Khullar's tenure as TRAI chief will
be of three years. He is an IAS officer 1975 batch IAS who belongs to
the UT cadre.
852 Army officers take premature retirement
As many as 852 Army officers have taken premature retirement in the
last three years 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Minister yet to take a call for post of ICAO
in Montreal
As the grapevine has it, Indian Minister for Civil Aviation Ajit Singh
is yet to formally approve proposal for appointing India's new representative
at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Montreal. The
last date for applying was April 16,2012. Present incumbent Arun Mishra
will be completing his tenure in August 2012. He is an IAS officer of
the 1986 batch who belongs to the West Bengal cadre. Two Joint Secretaries
of the Civil Aviation Ministry are in fray for the post. They are Prashant
Sukul and Alok Sinha. While Sukul is an IDAS officer of 1982 batch,
Sinha is an IAS officer of the 1986 batch who belongs to the Uttar Pradesh
cadre.
CEO of the NMPB yet to be decided
A final decision regarding new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the
Delhi based National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) is yet to be taken.
Bidhu Shekhar inducted in IB
Bidhu Shekhar ,(DD) Deputy Director (HQrs) Intelligence Bureau, New
Delhi, has been inducted as hard core officer in IB. He is an IPS officer
of 1999 batch who belongs to the Nagaland cadre.
100 positions of IAS officers vacant in Jharkhand
cadre
As many as 100 positions of IAS officers have been lying vacant in Jharkhand
cadre. There are 108 officers in the position against strength of 208
IAS officers in the State.
IA & AS officer Ms. Choure is DG, Defence
& Communication
Ms. Sangita Choure, Principal Director (Defence & Communication),
has been promoted to the grade of Principal Accountant General (PAG)
and posted as Director General, Defence & Communication in this
office under the Comptroller & Auditor General of India. She is
an IA&AS officer of 1987 batch.
Vice Admiral Verma to head information warfare!
Vice Admiral bB K Verma is being moved to head information warfare and
operations in the Navy.
Majar Gen Sandeep Singh to be Lt Gen in Indian
Army
Major General Sandeep Singh has reportedly been cleared for promotion
to the rank of Lt General in the Indian Army.
Harish Chander to join Cabinet Secretariat?
Harish Chander, Astt. SP (City), Kanpur, is likely to join the Cabinet
Secretariat.He is an IPS officer of 2010 batch who belong to UP Cadre.
Neeraja Shekhar is new Director Justice
Ms Neeraja Shekhar has been appointed as Director (Justice), Ministry
of Home Affairs, Government of India. She is an IAS officer of 1993
Batch belongs to the Haryana cadre.
Will Kini join NCB?
Radha Krishna Kini, Inspector General, Bureau of Police Research &
Development (BPR&D) is likely to join Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)
as Additional Director General. He is an IPS officer of 1981 batch,
who belongs to the Bihar cadre.
Upma Srivastava to continue in GoI till 2014
CVO Airport Authority of India Upma Srivastava is going to continue
on central deputation till August,2014.She is 1988 batch IAS officer
of Sikkim cadre.
Sharma to go to Brussels
K M Praphullachandra who is presently posted in the MEA has been transferred
to Brussels as Second Secretary.
Transfers in Income Tax this month end
Transfer and posting of IRS (IT) officers are expected to take place
by May 25.
Praveen Agrawal to join private sector?
Former Chief Commissioner of Income Tax and former Chairman of the Goa
Port Trust Praveen Agrawal is all set to join a big company .There are
also reports of his starting consultancy on shipping and infrastructure.
14 IIS officers cleared for promotion
14 Indian Information Service officers have been cleared for the promotion
to the rank of Additional Director General (ADG).
IRS officer B K Rao deputed as Director, Corporate
Affairs
B Koleswara Rao, Additional, DIT (Intelligence & Criminal Inv.),
New Delhi, has been appointed as Director, Ministry of Corporate Affairs,
New Delhi on deputation basis.
Seju P. Kuruvila relieved to join Arunachal Pradesh
Seju P. Kuruvila, Addl. Dy. Commissioner of Delhi Police, New Delhi
District has been relieved to join Arunachal Pradesh. He is an IPS officer
of 2007 batch, who belongs to AGMU cadre.
Deputation tenure of Daljit Chaudhary extended
The central deputation tenure of Daljit Chaudhary, Private Secretary
to Union MoS, Coal has been extended for three months. He is an IPS
officer of 1990 batch who belongs to the UP cadre.
Rana appointed GM FCI
Vikram Singh Rana has been appointed as General Manager, FCI, Ministry
of Agriculture, Government of India.He is an IRTS officer of 1993 batch.
Bakshi granted extension of six months
C.P. S Bakshi, Joint Development Commissioner,Noida SEZ, Ministry of
Commerce Government of India has been granted an extension of six months
in his central deputation tenure. He is IRS(C&CE) cadre officer
of 1992 batch.
Charu Bali joins MCTP
Ms Charu Bali, Asstt. Director General, Unique Identification Authority
of India, IPS officer of Haryana cadre (1995 RR) has joined mid career
training program (Phase IV MCTP 2012) at Sardar Vallab Bhai Patel National
Police Academy, Hyderabad.
Sinha joins MCTP
Praveen Kumar Sinha, Additional Director, SVP NPA, IPS officer of Punjab
cadre (1994 RR) has joined mid career training programme (Phase IV MCTP
2012) at Sardar Vallab Bhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad.
Sushmit Biswas joins MCTP
Sushmit Biswas, Director (Cabinet Secretariat), IPS officer of Rajasthan
cadre (1995 RR) has joined mid career training program (Phase IV MCTP
2012) at Sardar Vallab Bhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad.
Cheema appointed Vice Principal PTC
A S Cheema has been transferred as Vice Principal /PTC Jharodaklan Police
Training College .He is an IPS Officer of 2000 batch who belong to the
AGMU Cadre.
Sindhu Pillai is transferred to Delhi North District
Ms. Sindhu Pillai DCP (SPUW&C)Special Police Unit for Women &
Children, has been transferred as Additional DCP1 North District. She
is an IPS Officer of 2001 batch who belong to the AGMU Cadre.
Romil Baaniya goes to Delhi South East district
Romil Baaniya Addl DCP 1 North West District has been transferred as
Addl DCP 1 South East District .He is an IPS Officer of 2007 batch who
belong to the AGMU Cadre.
Arya moves to Delhi West district
Devender Arya has been transferred as Addl DCP 1 West District. He is
an IPS Officer of 2008 batch who belong to the AGMU Cadre.
Suvashish Choudhary is now DCP Establishment
in Delhi police
Suvashish Choudhary DCP Recruitment Cell has been transferred as DCP
(Establishment) PHQ .He is an IPS Officer of 1987 batch who belong to
the AGMU Cadre.
Ashok Juneja to return to Chhattisgarh
On completion of his central deputation Ashok Juneja is returning to
Chhattisgarh.He was serving as Joint Director in the Narcotics Control
Bureau (NCB).He is an IPS officer of 1989 batch who belongs to the Chhattisgarh
cadre.
Transfers and postings in Railways
S K Jatav, SAG/IRTS/NCR, has been transferred to Northern Railway (NR)
and posted in the cadre while Raj Kumar Lal, SAG/IRTS/RDSO, will now
be ADRM/Lucknow in Northern Railway and transfer orders of Anil Kumar,
senior scale/IRTS/Eastern Railway (ER) to Southern Railway (SR) have
been cancelled.
11 IPS officers of AP cadre join MCTP
11 IPS Officers of Andhra Pradesh cadre have joined mid career training
program(Phase IV MCTP 2012) at Sardar Vallabhai Patel National Police
Academy, Hyderabad. There Names are Amit Garg (1993 RR), C V Anand (1991
RR), Horish Kumar Gupta (1992 RR), Jitender (1992 RR), Sandeep Shandilya
(1993 RR), Kumar Vishwajeet (1994 RR), N Balasubramanium (1994 RR),
Kripanand Tripani Ujela (1994 RR), Dr. R. S. Praveen Kumar (1995 RR),
B Shlvdhar Reddy (1994 RR) and Ms. Soumya Mishra (1994 RR).
3 IPS officers of Kerala cadre join MCTP
Three IPS officers of Kerala carder have joined mid career training
program (Phase IV MCTP 2012) at Sadar Vallab Bhai Patel National Police
Academy Hyderabad. They are Mssrs :-C J Jose - 1995 SPS, S. Sreejith
- 1996 RR, S Vijaya Shreekumar -1997 SPS, IRS officer Mrs. Kavita Pandey
posted as CIT (OSD), DTC, Delhi, Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer
Mrs. Kavita Pandey, CIT (OSD), Delhi, has been posted as CIT (OSD),
DTC, Delhi.
IRS officer Saxena is Member, Settlement Commission,
Kolkata
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer A P Saxena, CCIT-III, LTU, Mumbai,
has been appointed as Member, Settlement Commission, Kolkata.
N C Joshi is also CCIT-III, LTU, Mumbai
N C Joshi, CCIT (Central)-I, Mumbai has been assigned additional charge
of CCIT-III, LTU, Mumbai.
P C Srivastava gets addl. charge of CCIT-VI,
Mumbai
P C Srivastava, CCIT-VII, Mumbai has been assigned additional charge
of CCIT-VI, Mumbai.
IAS changes in Andhra Pradesh
Hiralal Samariya will be new chairman and managing director of AP Transco
.Rajiv Ranjan Mishra will be Principal Secretary municipal administration
department.B Aravinda Reddy will succeed Mishra as principal secretary
, irrigation and command area development department . Sunil Sharma
has been appointed secretary, infrastructure and investment.K Madhusudhana
Rao will be agriculture commissioner in place of V Usha Rani, who has
been posted as project director of Rajiv Vidya Mission .Ch Vijay Mohan
has been appointed MD of AP Foods.M Padma will be chief rationing officer,
Hyderabad.Gaurav Uppal has been made executive director of AP State
Housing Corporation and Gorrela Suvarna Panda Das as ED of metro water
works, Hyderabad.
Injeti Srinivas is back to Orissa
Injeti Srinivas is back to the parent Orissa cadre after completion
of central deputation tenure.On return 1983 batch IAS officer Srinivas
has been appointed Principal Secretary Housing and Urban Development.
Nagma Mohamed Mallick is new Ambassador to
Tunisia (UPDATED)
Nagma Mohamed Mallick (IFS: 1991) presently Deputy Chief of Mission
in Embassy of India, Bangkok, has been appointed as the next Ambassador
of India to Republic of Tunisia.
Sharma appointed ambassador to Korea (UPDATED)
Ajay K. Sharma, presently Counsellor in High Commission of India Suva,
has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Democratic People's
Republic of Korea (DPRK).
IRS officer A P Saxena quits service (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, A P Saxena, presently Chief Commissioner
of Income Tax-III, IV & LTU, Mumbai, has resigned from the service.
SEBI team in China (UPDATED)
U.K. Sinha Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
is leading a team for a global conclave. He has been accompanied by
SEBI Member Prashant Saran.
S K Biswas selected as Director (Personnel),
THDCIL (UPDATED)
S K Biswas, GM, THDC, has been selected for the post of Director (Personnel),
THDC, India Limited (THDCIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board
(PESB) meeting held on May 16, 2012. As many as 15 persons were interviewed
for the same.
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
Bose to head IOC in West Bengal
Indrajeet Bose is new head of the Indian Oil Corporation in West Bengal.
Gupta resigns as nominee director of Panchmahal
Steel
Satish Kumar Gupta has resigned as nominee director of Panchmahal Steel
Chakrabarti resigns as director of Bhoruka
Aluminium
Prabir Chakrabarti has resigned as director of Bhoruka Aluminium
Amla appointed as independent director of Bhoruka Aluminium
B.L. Amla has been appointed as an independent director of Bhoruka Aluminium
Rustomjee appointed as additional director of Taneja Aerospace and Aviation
Kushroo Rustomjee has been appointed as additional director of Taneja
Aerospace and Aviation
Vardhan resigns as director of Blue Blends
India
K Srinivasa Varadhan has resigned as director of Blue Blends India
Fonseca resigns as alternate director to INEOS
ABS India
Sushil Roy Fonseca has resigned as alternate director of INEOS ABS India
Mutreja resigns as director of Vinati Organics
Mohit Mutreja has resigned as Whole time Director Business Development
of Vinati Organics.
Mehrotra appointed as additional director of
Pradeep Metals
Rajeev Mehrotra has been appointed as additional director of Pradeep
Metals
Nevatia resigns as director of Tarapur Transformers
Anil Kumar Nevatia has resigned as director of Tarapur Transformers
Subramanhyam appointed as nominee director of Bartronics India
A Subramanhyam has been appointed as nominee director of Bartronics
India
2 appointed as directors of Arun Varun Trade
and Investment
Amit Bhagat and Ameet M Brahmbhatt have been appointed as directors
of Arun Varun Trade and Investment
Agarwal resigns as director of Arun Varun Trade
and Investment
Shailesh Agarwal has resigned as director of Arun Varun Trade and Investment
2 appointed as additional directors of Monnet
Ispat
Amit Dixit and Vikram Deswal appointed as additional directors of Monnet
Ispat
Chajjed resigns as director of Maxwell Industries
Manish Chhajad has resigned as director of Maxwell Industries
Salve resigns as director of Ferro Alloys Corporation
Harish Salve has resigned as director of Ferro Alloys Corporation
Trivedi resigns as director of Pressure Sensitive
Systems
Vipul Trivedi has resigned as director of Pressure Sensitive Systems
Puri resigns as director of JK Tyre and Industries
Ashwani Kumar Puri has resigned as director of JK Tyre and Industries
Duvedi resigns as director of James' Hotel
Brujesh Duvedi has resigned as director of James's Hotel
Punj resigns as director of Fedder Lloyd Corporation
Tulsi Prakash Punj has resigned as director of Fedder Lloyd Corporation
Kaushik resigns as company secretary of Hi
Street Filatex
Gaurav Kaushik has resigned as company secretary of Hi Street Filatex
2 resign as nominee director of Esab
Brendon Colgan and Nazmie Adams resign as nominee director of Esab
Surase resigns as Company Secy. Readymade Steel
India Ltd
Amit Surase has resigned as Company Secretary of Readymade Steel India
Ltd.
Pingale appointed Company Secy. Readymade Steel India Ltd
Ms. Binal Pingale has been appointed as Company Secretary of Readymade
Steel India Ltd w.e.f. May 15, 2012.
Kulkarni appointed MD & Chief Executive, Star Union Dai-ichi
Star Union Dai-ichi has appointed Girish Kulkarni as Managing Director
and Chief Executive of the company.
Jain resigns as Company Secy. Pioneer Embroideries
Ltd
N. K. Jain has resigned as Company Secretary of Pioneer Embroideries
Ltd w.e.f. May 15, 2012.
Rao appointed Addl. Director, R P P Infra
Projects Ltd
R.P.P. Infra Projects Limited has appointed A N Vasu Rao as an Additional
Director of the company w.e.f. May 3, 2012.
Two directors appointed on board of VTX Industries
Ltd
VTX Industries Ltd has appointed S. Shreenivasa Rao and Mohan Rao as
directors on the Board of the company w.e.f. May 10, 2012.
Capt. Naraynan resigns as Director, VTX Industries
Ltd
Capt. K. V. Narayanan, Director of VTX Industries Ltd has resigned from
the company on account of health reasons, w.e.f. May 10, 2012.
Gupta resigns as Nominee Director, Panchamahal
Steel Ltd
Satish Kumar Gupta, Nominee of Asset Reconstruction Company (India)
Ltd (ARCIL) on the Board of Panchmahal Steel Ltd has resigned w.e.f.
April 30, 2012
Salve resigns as Director, Ferro Alloys Corporation
Ltd
Harish Salve has resigned as Director of Ferro Alloys Corporation Ltd
w.e.f. May 11, 2012 .
Shashidhar appointed Company Secy. VSF Projects
Ltd
VSF Projects Ltd has appointed Ms Geetha Shashidhar, as Company Secretary
of the company w.e.f. April 14, 2012.
Two directors cease to be on Board of Surya
Pharmaceutical Ltd
Dr. R. K. Gupta and Dr. H. B. L. Vohra have resigned as directors of
Surya Pharmaceutical Ltd.
FORUM
No questions!
Such decisions bonafidely taken could be floated by the bureaucrats
as 'TBD' decisions and released for implementations, so that at least
50% of the praise/ blame would go as royalty to the PM in all fairness.
Any takers?
R V Nathan
Retirement age
Once again the rumour mill has it that the age of government servants
is being extended to 65.
Anon
Would Dr. Gupta do some good to CWC ?
Would Dr. B.C.Gupta do really some good to the CWC to protect honesty,
truth and rule of law unlike?
Dr S C Batra
Civil society is not always right
Decentralisation of Power is Key to Fight Corruptio, says Anna Hazare.
I disagree with him. While monopolism is bad, decentralisation is not
the sole key to corruption.Factors like unfettered misuse of discretionary
powers combined with lack of accountability, are primarily responsible
for the cesspool of corruption the country is in today.
To put it simply :--
Corruption = (Discretion + Monopoly) - Accountability
A K Saxena (A retired civil servant)
RTI
Can an applicant insist on getting a signature verified under RTI?
Through the RTI application filed with the Department of Revenue, Government
of NCT of Delhi, the applicant requested the Public Information Officer
(PIO) to verify the caste certificate issued to her husband. The PIO
informed the applicant that the caste certificate mentioned by her in
the application was not recorded in the register available with them.
The First Appellate Authority (FAA) directed the PIO to allow the inspection
of relevant records to the appellant. The respondent stated that they
do not have any record by which they could verify the authenticity of
signature in the caste certificate the
appellant has mentioned in the RTI application. The appellant provided
a copy of the caste certificate available with him requesting the PIO
to verify whether the signature was that of the then BDO so that he
can intimate the reply to the concerned authorities in his office who
had questioned the authenticity of his caste certificate. The respondent
submitted that he was a junior officer and was not in a position to
write to the Deputy Commissioner (the then BDO) and ask him to verify
his own signature. The Commission directed that the PIO to transfer
the appellant's RTI application to the Deputy Commissioner so that he
may give factual information to the appellant after verifying the authenticity
of signature (whether it is his signature or not) on the caste certificate
the appellant has mentioned.
Comments
Ordinarily, the Commission has adopted the practice of giving a direction
to provide the copy of the relevant document like, the caste certificate
in this case, rather than getting into the nitty-gritty of verifying
the signature. This case is likely to set a trend in future
where someone may be asked to verify the authenticity of documents.
Citation: Ms. Suman v. Department of Revenue,
Government of NCT in File No. CIC/AD/A/2012/000688
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)
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