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POLITICS

Asaram unlikely to get bail till elections ?

It is heard that Asaram is unlikely to get bail till the completion of Vidhan Sabha elections.


BUREAUCRACY

PM clears appointment of Members, CAT
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is reported to have cleared the file of the appointment of Members, CAT.

Orders of Bansal as CMD, Corporation Bank issued
Orders of Sadhuram Bansal for the appointment Chairman and Managing Director, Corporation Bank have been issued. He is presently ED in PNB.
(We said this June 13, 2013)

Ms Bhatnagar selected as Director, BLC
Ms Manjusha Bhatnagar, GM, MRPL, has been selected for the post of Director (HR & CA), Balmer Lawrie & Company Limited (BLC) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on October 4, 2013. As many as 11 persons were interviewed for the same.

Kalha to retire this month end
Dilsher Singh Kalha, Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals in the Government of India is retiring by this month end. He is a 1977 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

S Gopalakirshnan empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
S Gopalakirshnan has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Shukla empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Sanjay Kumar Shukla has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Justice Mir to move Himachal Pradesh HC ?
Senior most Judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Mansoor Ahmad Mir is likely to be transferred to the Himachal Pradesh High Court.

Sanjay S Barve empanelled as Joint Secretary in GoI
Sanjay S Barve has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent in Government of India. He is a 1987 batch IPS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Jethwa is back to Odisha
Y K Jethwa is back to the parent Odisha cadre from study leave. He is A 1994 batch IPS officer.

Sarvana Kumaran appointed OSD
Sarvana Kumaran has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty of Minister of State for Commerce and Industry EMS Natchiappan. He is a 2004 batch IRS (IT) officer.

Shukla is CVO, Konkan Railways
AK Shukla has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer in the Konkan Railways Corporation Ltd. He is 1986 batch IFS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre.

Jethi is CVO of MCI
H K Jethi has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) in Medical Council of India(MCI), New Delhi . He is a 1996 batch IFS officer.

Two UT cadre IAS officers transferred to Mizoram
Two UT cadre IAS officers Tanvi Garg and Rodney L Ralte have been transferred to Mizoram from Chandigarh.

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

Mohanty is now ADG, NSD, AIR
D N Mohanty has joined All India Radio (News Service division) as ADG. Previously served as ADG, Media & Communication, PIB. He belongs to Information Service.

ECI appoints 111 IRS-IT officers as Elections Observers
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has released a list of 111 officers of Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre for the appointment as Expenditure Observers for ensuing simultaneous General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram and Rajasthan. The ECI has also called a meeting to educate the officers about their assignments on October 7, 2013 in New Delhi.

Amitabh Banerjee joins as Director (Fin), KRCL today (UPDATED)
Amitabh Banerjee, IRAS, Director (Finance), Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited, is taking over the charge as Director (Finance), Konkan Railways Corporation Limited (KRCL) on October 5, 2013. He is an IRAS officer of 1988 batch.
(We said this on Feb 12, 2013)

Ralte is new Ambassador to Philippines (UPDATED)
Lalduhthlana Ralte (IFS: 1983) currently High Commissioner of India to Brunei Darussalam has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of the Philippines.


CORPORATE

Neerja Mathur to be Chairperson of CEA
Neerja Mathur is being appointed as the first woman Chairperson of Central Electricity Authority. She is presently Member (Grid Operation and Distribution).

Mustafa appointed Govt. Nominee Director, Union Bank of India
The Central government has appointed Mohammad Mustafa as Government Nominee Director of Union Bank of India with immediate effect

Mehta resigns as Independent Director of Anik Industries Limited
Ashok Mehta has resigned as Independent Director of Anik Industries Limited.

Khilnani appointed Company Secy. Styrolution ABS (India) Ltd
Styrolution ABS (India) Limited has appointed Haresh Khilnani as the Company Secretary of the company.

Sachar appointed Director, Dena Bank
The Central Government has nominated Rajat Sachar, Economic Adviser, Department of Financial Services as a Director, on the Board of Directors of Dena Bank with immediate effect

Mahajan appointed Addl. Independent Director, Brooks Laboratories Limited
Brooks Laboratories Limited has appointed Deepak Mahajan as Additional Independent Director of the company.


FORUM

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Telengana at what cost ?
Jai Telengana. But at what cost? I am an outsider though living in Hyderabad for last 20 years. Development of this city has taken place mainly on account of software, real estate, pharma. It is the leadership of Chandrababu Naidu and Rajsekhar Reddy and entrepreneurial skill of coastal belt and Rayalsheema people which made AP a happening State. It is unfair to gift away fruits of their labour to others. I only hope that people from other parts of the country are allowed to live here with the same freedom.


Pinaki

Tacit consent behind exploitation of PSUs
The fact remains that the PSU would not be exploited by the higher-ups without the PSU's tacit consent. You withdraw the facility there could be no demand. It is a matter of indiscretion on the part of PSU/subordinate office functionaries conceding sops to the Ministry people, to what benefit, God knows! Without both hands coming together there could be no clapping sound, is an empirical truth. It is time that subordinate offices come of age so that the malady is wiped out for ever.

R V Nathan

National loss
Untimely demise of Arun is terrible national loss. He was an energetic officer with impeccable integrity. May his soul rest in peace. We in West Bengal cadre will miss him for his hard work, sincerity and friendship.

Hem Pande

Posting of Chairman, CERC ?
What happened to the posting of Chairman, CERC? This is long overdue. Such an important post is kept vacant for such a long period. What is the reason?

A K Jain

Right choice
She is a right choice. SBI will do better under her leadership.

L N Das

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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