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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
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
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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carry the risk of the contrbutors item losing its original essence)
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
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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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