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POLITICS

Why General VK Singh cosines up to NaMo ?

What if Modi comes to power - and makes Gen VK Singh the next Defence Minister ? Anna Hazare has reportedly come to know about this ambition of Gen V K Singh.


BUREAUCRACY

Who will be Special Secretary, Home?
Who will be new Special Secretary, Home in the Government of India? Tie is said to be between UT Cadre IPS officers - Kanwaljit Deol of 1977 batch and A K Verma of 1979 batch.

Appointment of Coal Regulator soon
Appointment of the proposed Coal Regulator is expected to take place in a couple of months.

Satpathi is new Chairperson of Settlement Commission , CES
Mrs Kusum Satpathi (IRS - IC&CES) shall be the new Chairperson of the Settlement Commission of Customs, Excise and Service Tax. Orders to this effect were issued on October 1. She was holding additional charge and was concurrently, Vice Chairperson at Chennai.

Justice Mohapatra to be CJ of Manipur HC?
Latest grapevine says that senior-most Judge of the Allahabad High Court, Justice L K Mohapatra is being elevated as Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court soon.

Orders of Justice Khanwilkar in a week or two ?
Official orders of the transfer of Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar to the Madhya Pradesh High Court as its Chief Justice are likely to be issued in a week or two.

Sadasivam empanelled as AS in GoI
V R Sadasivam has been empanelled for the post of Additional Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1980 batch IDAS officer.

Ms Ray empanelled as Additional Secretary in GoI
Ms Ananya Ray has been empanelled for the post of Additional Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. She is a 1980 batch IRS (C&CE) officer.

Orders of Arundhati Bhattachary this week
Formal orders of the appointment of Arundhati Bhattacharya as new Chairperson of the State Bank of India are expected to be issued this week.

Will a JS rank officer in DoPT move to Finance Ministry?
Amid some developments between Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Consumer Affairs expected soon; the whispers in the corridors have been doing rounds that a JS, DoPT may be considered for Commodity Exchange wing as JS. It may take some time to make the hazy picture clearer.

A K Mirchandani gets fifth extension
A K Mirchandani, Chairman, PEC Ltd, has been accorded yet another extension of three months. This is fifth consecutive extension granted to him on this post.

Panwar to join NCRB
S Panwar is joining the Government of India as Joint Director NCRB. He is 1987 batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre.

B P Khare likely to be GM, CR
B P Khare is likely to be appointed General Manager, Central Railway (CR).

Hemant Kumar likely to be GM, WR
Hemant Kumar is likely to be appointed General Manager, Western Railway (WR).

Navin Tandon likely to be GM, SECR
Navind Tandon is likely to be appointed General Manager, South East Central Railway (SECR).

P K Srivastava likely to be GM, SCR
P K Srivastava is likely to be appointed General Manager, South Central Railway (SCR).

Radhey Shyam likely to be GM, SER
Radhey Shyam is likely to be appointed General Manager, South Eastern Railway (SER).

R Vishnoi likely to be GM, ECOR
R Vishnoi is likely to be appointed General Manager, East Coast Railway (ECOR).

A K Agrawal likely to be GM, ICF
A K Agrawal is likely to be appointed General Manager, Integral Coach Factory (ICF).

Mrs Ravikumar likely to be GM, CLW
Mrs R Ravikumar is likely to be appointed General Manager, Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW).

Who will be new DG Akashwani ?
Who will be new DG Akashwani ? Tie is said to be between Vijay LaxmiChhabra and Sharyar.

Singhal to join as Member, CERC
A K Singhal is expected to join as Member of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) this week.

Khosla to move to GoI only next year ?
Newly appointed Chief Secretary of Assam ,Jitesh Khosla , is unlikely to join the Government of India (GoI) as Secretary before September next year. He is a 1979 batch IAS officer.

UP cadre IAS and IPS officers keen for central deputation
About 50 IAS and IPS officers of Uttar Pradesh cadre are trying frantically for central deputation.

Gopal likely to be inducted in SSC
R Gopal is expected to be inducted in Staff Selection Commission (SSC) in Government of India. Gopal, who is an IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre, had retired in 2008.

Only eight Commissioners will be promoted in CBEC
After the promotion of 23 Commissioners to Chief Commissioners only eight will be promoted against the existing vacancies at DG (Inspection), DG (Nacen), DG (Safeguards) and Chief at Ahemdabad (Excise), Mysore, Vadodara etc.

Top heavy bureaucracy in Haryana
The number of ACS rank officers is eight and number of Principal Secretary rank IAS officers is 35 in Haryana.

PESB seeks applications for post of CMD, CCI
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has sought applications for the post of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD), Cement Corporation of India Limited (CCI) falling vacant on October 1, 2014. Those willing to apply for the post can send their applications to the PESB before November 25, 2013.

I P Kulshresta shifted as DIG, Training, PHQ, Bhopal (UPDATED)
I P Kulshresta, DIG Ujjain, has been appointed as DIG, Training, PHQ, Bhopal. He is a 1999 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Vinod Kumar Sharma appointed Judge, Himachal HC (UPDATED)
Justice Vinod Kumar Sharma, Additional Judge of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh, has been appointed as Judge of that High Court.

Jaspal Singh appointed as Member Settlement Commission, Delhi (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of Income Tax, Jaspal Singh has been appointed as Member Settlement Commission (IT&WT), Principal Bench, Delhi.

Mrs Promila Bhardwaj is also CCIT, Chandigarh (UPDATED)
Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of Income Tax, Mrs Promila Bhardwaj, CCIT, Shimla, has been assigned an additional charge of CCIT, Chandigarh.

BEML exhibits its prowess in Rail Technology at IREE (UPDATED)
BEML LIMITED, a premier manufacturer of rail products, is participating in the 10th International Railway Equipment Exhibition (IREE-2013) being held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from October 3 to October 5, 2013 organised by CII wherein various International Companies manufacturing rail products are participating to showcase their products in the global rail business. The BEML Pavilion showcasing the rail products at the exhibition venue has been inaugurated by Mallikarjuna Kharge, Minister for Railways, today wherein P Dwarakanath, Chairman and Managing Director of BEML has also been present. BEML is manufacturing various rail products for the Indian Railways viz., Railcoaches, Metro Cars (both Standard & Broad Gauge), OHE (Overhead Inspection Eqpt), Soil Disposal Units, Milrail, Treasury Van, Mil Wagons, Intermediate Cars of Metro, Stainless Steel EMUs, etc.

Gill is new Chancellor, Laxmibai National Institute of Physical Education (UPDATED)
Amarjot Singh Gill, former Director General, CRPF, has been appointed as Chancellor of Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, Gwalior (an autonomous body under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports) for a period of five years. He is a 1972 batch retired IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.


CORPORATE

Murthy ceases to be Director (Finance), Dredging Corporation of India Ltd
P V Ramana Murthy has ceased to be Director (Finance) Dredging Corporation of India Ltd w.e.f. September 30, 2013

Zade ceases to be Sr. Vice Chairman & MD, Punjab Communications Ltd
Vijay N Zade, IAS has relinquished the charge of Senior Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Punjab Communications Ltd.

Tiwari appointed Vice Chairman and MD, Punjab Communications Ltd
D K Tiwari, IAS ,has been appointed as Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Punjab Communications Ltd.

Bhandari appointed Nominee Director, S. Kumars Nationwide Ltd
Gaurav Bhandari, General Manager, Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) has been appointed as Nominee Director of S Kumars Nationwide Ltd

Torres appointed CEO, Advanta Ltd
Advanta Ltd has appointed Claudio Torres as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company.

Shetty appointed ED, Mindteck (India) Ltd
Mindteck (India) Ltd has appointed Dayananda Shetty as Executive Director of the company.

Lanewala designated as Executive Chairman, Mindteck (India) Ltd
Yusuf Lanewala has been designated as Executive Chairman of Mindteck (India) Ltd.

Muthukrishnan ceases to be Director, Ucal Fuel Systems Ltd
S Muthukrishnan has ceased to be Director of Ucal Fuel Systems Ltd.

Shah ceases to be Independent Director, Gitanjali Gems Ltd
Sujal Shah has ceased to be Independent Director of Gitanjali Gems Ltd

Joshi resigns as Company Secy. SMIFS Capital Markets Ltd
Ms Neha Joshi has resigned as Company Secretary of SMIFS Capital Markets Ltd.


FORUM

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Congress's success in electoral politics

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Harsh Kumar

Proven: Netas for, Janata against Corruption!

The Ordinance to save convicted netas has proved that the politicians of this country are in favour of the corrupt and criminal elements whom they patronize and promote. The advocates of the corrupt stand exposed fully. They have trashed the Lokpal Bill, the Anna Hazare led anti-corruption movement, the civil society opinion, the protesting political parties and when the judiciary came to the rescue of the Aam Aadmi, they did not hesitate to attack it. The language, gestures, words and contempt on their faces for public opinion was worse than what they are attacking Rahul Gandhi for. But for this young man, the Ordinance would have been promulgated by now, making a deadly comedy of the rule of law in India by the political buffoons of all times!. It is not important whose voice compelled the government to rethink the ordinance; rather it is important that the government supported by its allies has been forced to rethink. The abrasiveness so far displayed by the advocates of corruption, whether in 2G or Coalgate and the more unconstitutional attacks on constitutional authorities like the C&AG or the Judiciary, deserved a reply exactly in the language they understand. And Rahul Gandhi did exactly that- he put his foot down in the language of the advocates of the corrupt and the criminal. A nonsense is a nonsense, call it by any name. The corrupt must note that the youth of this country has no stomach for corruption of the kind and scale they have practiced so far and also justified. The nation has been saved. There will be no other repercussions of this effective intervention as any threat to the stability of the government by the discredited leaders of the allies if they decide to ditch the government, for they are viewed extremely poorly by the people of the country. Whosoever assures transparent governance and good governance wins the elections this time. The competition will be worth watching!

M L Gupta

DATE WITH RTI

Can the filing of application under the RTI Act by citizens be termed as an official act?

Responding to the appellant's complain that the PIO had violated the official language policy by giving reply in English to an application filed in Hindi, the Appellate Authority observed that the Official Language Policy prescribes that all letters received in Hindi, irrespective of the region from where received, should invariably be replied to in Hindi. This extends to official letters only and an RTI application cannot be said to be an official letter. The RTI Act also does not prescribe the language in which an RTI application should be disposed of. The CIC held that the Appellate Authority has erred in observing that an RTI application cannot be said to be an official letter. Every action under a statute is an 'official act'. Therefore, filing of RTI application under the RTI Act by citizens too is an official act and cannot be construed as nonofficial act as observed by
the Appellate Authority.

Comments

A PIO should reply to the RTI application as per the provisions of the official language policy. In case the documents being sought are in English while the RTI application has been filed in Hindi, the copies of the documents may be provided as available with the forwarding letter is Hindi.

Citation: Shri Anil Pathak v. State Bank of India in Decision No. CIC/VS/A/2012/001141/04207

Weekly article by Dr (Mrs ) Anuradha Verma

(dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in), RTI Consultant to IIM, Indore. Her other articles regarding RTI can be read at http://www.rtifoundationofindia.com/

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