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What Akbar was aiming at is not clear. Did he look upon the question purely as a political one ?

CBI and Director Anil Sinha

The CBI has been targeted for being tool of the NDA Government and the Delhi CM Arvind Kejariwal has gone to the extent of saying that the CBI has been asked to finish those who don't fall in line. Infact, the CBI Chief Anil Sinha has publicly said that he was never pressurised by the political bosses to act. Those who know Sinha from close quarters say that he is the one official who has no personal or vested interest and it was he who used to cook food himself after attending office as ADG, Vigilance in Bihar. He was appointed CBI Director without any political Godfather ,only on the basis of merit and experience by this Government.

CBSE on low priority of NDA Government

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) seems to be in low priority of the NDA Government. This is evident of the fact that the post of Chairman CBSE has been lying vacant for the last one year. There is no full time Chairman and the government is not in a hurry to fill up the post.

Chat with a Foreigner ...

At a Exhibition at Pragati Maidan..enjoying a very late lunch of Dosa and Kapi.. sunshine is ebbing ... a hassled Foreigner is looking for a table and as the place is full I offer him a seat at my table ..

Foreigner: Thank you.....I've been stuck in traffic for an hour ... just before the Court very near this place ...

Me: Aha yes... today some very high and mighty people were to appear in Court..

F: But what is all the hullabaloo about ...in my Country too high and mighty appear in Court ..all that you get to see is a huge Media presence ...this is so wrong ... don't Indians have anything better to do ??

M: I think India is transitioning to the true form of Democracy....we are transitioning from a Autocracy running a Democracy to a real Democracy...

F: My Driver mentioned a name ....R.....Ra....yes Rani and Yuv...cannot recall more that this....what's the meaning ...

M: Rani is Queen and Yuvraj is Prince ...and they are the high and mighty in Court...

F: So India is a Monarchy Democracy like UK....

M: No no... assumed titles...their family was in power in India for a good sixty years and sadly they transformed into Royalty..

F: I was stuck in traffic for an hour...first there was a kind of procession going into the Court and then after some time delirious celebrations ....did these high and mighty lot escape a very stiff sentence ...

M: No ..they got bail...

F: Whaaa.... these guys are celebrating because they got bail.... or maybe in India Bail has another meaning ...does it mean cleared of all charges. ..
M: No .... same meaning ...temporary reprieve from Jail...

F: I must say other than this experience of being stuck in traffic....I like the India of today ....my first trip... had heard so much from my predecessor who travelled often to India about dirt ...corruption ...what I see is the Government is serious about cleaning India...and the two Ministries I went to were just like back home ... yes red tape but no 'demands'... my predecessor had warned me ...from doorman to Minister money opened doors. . and lack of it kept doors closed...

M: Yup this Government is cleaning India literally and notionally too..

F: Whose this guy whose pics are on all the posters here ..

M: That's Sharukh Khan.. King of Bollywood....

F: Okay ...India's Hollywood ...but did not know India's Hollywood is a Monarchy ...

M: No ..no...its an assumed title ..

F: Wow you guys suffered and conitune to suffer from a severe case of Stockholm Syndrome when it came to Raj.... Raj went but Queens...Yuv whatever you call him..and Kings took over India ...hope you too don't have an assumed title ...

M: Hoi Polloi. ...the ones who bore the Raj....and post Independence the assumed Royalty..

VJS

BUREAUCRACY

Who will be Secretary, Road Transport ?
Who will be new Secretary Road Transport in the Government of India ?.Now three names of 1982 batch IAS officers K K Jalan, Rashmi Verma and Rajiv Gauba are doing the round in the corridors of power.

Lt Gen Sarath Chand to be Army Commander !
Lt Gen Sarath Chand is also going to be Army Commander in the Army. He is also from the infantry stream. In 1979 batch he will be first officer to get this status.

Will Rai be ED, OBC ?
Raj Kiran Rai GM Central Bank of India is likely to be appointed ED in the Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC).

Jha is ahead in race for Chairman, CWC
Ghanshyam Jha is ahead in the race for the post of Chairman, Central Water Commission (CWC). Presently he is posted as Chairman, GFCC. Jha is an officer of 1981 batch. His orders are likely to be issued after Dec 25. Chairman ,CWC is the ex- officio secretary to the GOI. Present Chairman, CWC is retiring on December 31.

Prof Hungloo to be AU VC ?
As per information name of renowned historian Prof Ratan Lal Hungloo is said to have been cleared for post of Vice Chancellor of Allahabad Central University. Ministry of HRD is likely to issue orders in this regard soon. Presently he is posted at Kalyanl University, WB.

Praveen Garg is now JS, DEA
Joint Secretary Justice Praveen Garg has moved to the North Block as Joint Secretary Department of Economic Affairs. 1988 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre Garg will look after the desk of Capital Market in the DEA. He was the officer who worked full time for reforms in appointments of Judges by means of National Jdicial Appointments Commission and had eventful tenure in Department of Justice.

9 persons short-listed for CMD, NTPC; interviews on Dec 21
As many as nine persons including three of in-house have reportedly been short-listed for the interviews being held for the selection of Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD), National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) on December 21, 2015.

Rajasthan Chief Secretary unlikely to get extension ?
If informed sources are to be believed, Rajasthan Chief Secretary C S Rajan is unlikely to get extension in service. 1978 batch IAS officer Rajan is scheduled to retire on December 31. Meanwhile, a major complaint has been received by the Cabinet Secretary against Rajan.

Parvinder Singh elected MD
Parvinder Singh has been elected new Managing Director of the Common Fund for Commodities (Amsterdam), an inter-governmental financial institution established under the UN for a period of four years.He is 1982 batch IAS officer f Rajasthan cadre.

Will Delhi Government appoint Consultants ?
The Delhi Government is likely to hire retired government officials as consultants against vacant posts and the maximum age limit of the appointee shall be 65 years.

Ratish Kumar yet to get orders for Director (Pro), NHPC
Ratish Kumar, ED, NHPC, is yet to get orders for the appointment as Director (Project), National Hydero-Electric Power Corporation Limited (NHPC) as the post has been lying vacant since March 10, 2015.

DoPT seeks comments of Rajasthan, UP Govts on extension of Maneesh Chauhan
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has sought comments of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan Governments against the application of Maneesh Chauhan seeking extension of two years on inter cadre deputation to Rajasthan. He is a 2000 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Arvind Kumar Jain appointed as ED, Punjab & Sind Bank
Arvind Kumar Jain, GM, Oriental Bank of Commerce, has been appointed as Executive Director in Punjab & Sind Bank.

Sujit Kumar Chowdhury posted as PMG, Delhi circle
Sujit Kumar Chowdhury has been posted as PMG, Operations Delhi Circle. He is a 1991 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Inter cadre deputation of Dr Verma to Karnataka delayed
The inter cadre deputation of Dr Pratima Satish Kumar Verma from Bihar cadre to Karnataka cadre has been delaying for want of requisite information from the Government of Bihar. She is a 2002 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Two DG level vacancies in GoI
There are presently two DG level vacancies in the Government of India.

Dr Nanda to be Chairman of GSFC University ?
ACS Gujarat Dr S K Nanda is likely to be appointed Chairman of the GSFC University in Gujarat after his superannuation on February1. He is 1978 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

A P Chief Secretary to retire on January 31
Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary I Y R Krishna Rao is superannuating on January 1. He is 1979 batch IAS officer of AP cadre.

Post of Joint Secretary, Electronics, IT arises in Dec
The post of Joint Secretary is arising in the Department of Electronics, Information Technology in December 2015.

Ms Tarika Roy returns to parent cadre
Upon return from deputation to Ministry of External Affairs, Ms Tarika Roy has been posted to the Northern Railway in the cadre. She is an IRAS officer.

Two IRSEE officers deputed to Lucknow Metro Rail Corp Ltd
Two IRSEE officers, Anand Singh and Prakash Chandra Ray have been deputed to Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation Limited as Deputy CEE.

Post of DDG, UIDAI, Chandigarh arises in Dec
The post of Deputy Director General is arising in Unique Identification of India (UIDAI), Chandigarh in December 2015.

PM and his love for Gujarati
Prime Minister Narendra Modi still has love for Gujarati language. This is evident from the letter written by him for spiritual Guru Pramukh Swami Maharaj.

Suraj Prakash is no more
Former 1973 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre Suraj Prakash has passed away in Bhopal. He was about 70 years old.

Mrs Shweta Teotia gets Senior Time Scale in AP (UPDATED)
Mrs Shweta Teotia has been given Senior Time Scale in Andhra Pradesh. She is a 2011 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Two IAS officers shifted in Himachal Pradesh (UPDATED)
Anupam Kashyap has been appointed as Additional Controller of Stores, Industries Department while Rajiv Kumar Shankar is Special Secretary, Social Justice & Empowerment in Himachal Pradesh.

Jaideep Sarkar appointed as Ambassador of India to Bhutan (UPDATED)
Jaideep Sarkar, presently Ambassador of India to Israel, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Royal Government of Bhutan. He is a 1987 batch IFS officer.

Cadre of Rahul Hooda transferred to Haryana (UPDATED)
The cadre of Rahul Hooda has been transferred from Himachal Pradesh to Haryana on the grounds of marriage to M Manisha Choudhary, a 2011 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre. Hooda is a 2015 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.

K Sreekant selected as Director (Fin), PGCIL (UPDATED)
K Sreekant, GM, NTPC, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on December 21, 2015. As many as 10 persons were interviewed for the same.

CORPORATE

Gupta appointed VP (Mktg.) of Nissan Motor India
Sanjay Gupta has been appointed as Vice President, Marketing of Nissan Motor India

Neotia is FICCI President
Harshavardhan Neotia has taken over as the President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) . He is the Chairman of Ambuja Neotia Group

Roy resigns as Independent Director of Rasoi Ltd
Brij Gopal Roy has resigned as Independent Director of Rasoi Ltd

Ghosh appointed CEO of Tata Starbucks
Sumi Ghosh has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Tata Starbucks

Dayal appointed Independent Director of Zicom Electronic Security Systems Limited
Zicom Electronic Security Systems Limited has appointed Sanjeev Dayal who is retired Director General of Police , Maharashtra, as Independent Director of the company.

Jampala ceases to be CFO of Techtran Polylenses Ltd
Muralidhar Jampala has ceased to be Chief Financial Officer of Techtran Polylenses Ltd

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Delay in appointment of Judges

There has been much delay in the appointment of Judges in the SC and High Court which is very harmful for justice delivery system.

S N Kumar

Judiciary as service delivery organisation

The overwhelmingly overburdened Judiciary at all levels and consequently the delays the cases the large pendency entails makes a sad story for dispensation of justice. However, whenever the Judiciary asserts, it gets whatever it wants, for making it a better organisation. In Punjab, the recruitment of lower judiciary is done by the High Court. Similarly it had its Infrastructure Committee in place to tremendously improve the Judicial complexes in the two states. The idea of All India judicial Service and setting up of Union Judicial Service Commission has been in circulation for half a century.The All India services i.e IAS, IPS, IFS, have hardly any inspiring record, though some geniuses brought them glory occasionally. The setting up of All India Judicial cadre has limited scope to accelerate the qualitative and quantitative delivery of justice and not a panacea for its ever increasing ills. Unless and until quality of human beings is improved, the judiciary in isolation stands little chance of improvement and that seems not possible with the type of governance ,we have had for a long time.


Surinderjit singh sandhu, Amritsar


I agree that CHS officers should also be empanelled as Joint Secretary/AS, at least in health ministry or similar work places to start with. There working conditions in government hospitals is very pathetic. I have seen very senior surgeon (SAG scale) in RML hospital sitting in 5'*3' box. No vehicle, no peon, no water these senior doctors have to manage everything themselves.

Sunil

Surprising & Touching

Hamlet:

Madam, how like you this play?

Queen:
The lady doth protest too much, methinks.

As a humble student of government, let us examine a few propositions:

Proposition: The CBI cannot search an officer without informing politicians.

Fact: Incorrect. The CBI has inherent jurisdiction over AGMUT cadre officers, it does not need to inform politicians. The Delhi Special Police Establishment (the CBI's correct name) has jurisdiction over the Central Government, Public Sector and Banks and the Delhi Government. In cases of most other state governments, the CBI does not have original jurisdiction over those governments and so, cannot investigate cases there unless the State government requests it do so by due notification or the Courts order CBI probe(s). So, while politicians elsewhere can be presumed to be ignorant of this fact, politicians of Delhi are unlikely to be (more so if politicians has spent time in the service of the Government).

Proposition: The CBI should not carry out searches, it should inform politicians, who will then, themselves, take action.
Fact: Is that the new Lokpal scheme? Or have the politicians been appointed Lokpal? Or is it that the law is different for the politicians and officers close to them?

Proposition: Searching an officer is vendetta against politicians.

Fact: How? In case that proposition is taken to be valid, it will render all officers close to politicians immune from investigation!

Proposition: A counter claim is sufficient to drown out criticism.
Fact: In a war of perception, maybe a diversionary tactic could work for a while. However, it is quite surprising (and touching) that a politician stands by his close(?) officers to such an extent.

Arjun Mallik

Juvenile Justice: India & USA

in India the law has yet to evolve. The SC must step in to save other girls from this criminal and others like him who will be inspired by his freedom to act alike. The SC must see the rulings given by the Supreme Court of America, which has awarded both life imprisonment as well as death penalty in heinous & beastial crimes committed by juveniles before they attained age 18 years, as reflected in this extract:

Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Currently, 38 States authorize the death penalty; 23 of these permit the execution of offenders who committed capital offenses prior to their 18th birthdays.1 However, the laws governing application of the death penalty in those 23 States vary, and the variation is not necessarily tied to rates of juvenile crime. Since 1973, when the death penalty was reinstated, 17 men have been executed for crimes they committed as juveniles (see table 1), and 74 people in the United States currently sit on death row for crimes they committed as juveniles (Streib, 2000).2

M L Gupta

Dismantle supremacy of IAS

The supremacy of the generalist IAS in occupying every post worth value. It is a British legacy we have to dismantle and discredit.

Parth Garg

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