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POLITICS

This is History (100)
Religion has been exploited by the European Powers for their own aggrandizement.

Real politics of Narendra Modi only after Bihar elections
Insiders say that real politics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be seen by the countrymen only after the Bihar polls.

Rahul Gandhi had no inclination towards politics ?
An officer who had accompanied Late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on at least 100 occasions when he used to go to hold meetings in private conversation said that he found Rahul Gandhi also used to accompany his father but had no inclination towards politics.

BUREAUCRACY

Notification of Justice Thakur on November 2
Notification of Justice TS Thakur for appointment as Chief Justice of India will be made on November 2.

Manohar Kumar selected for the post of Director (Engineering) in NPCC
Manohar Kumar, GGM of the National Projects Construction Corporation Limited (NPCC) has been selected for the post of Corporation's Director (Engineering) after the interviews conducted for the same by the Public Enterprises Selection Board on Tuesday. As many as 12 aspirants for the post have appeared for the same.

Govt wants to simplify Income Tax Act Provisions
The Government of India has constituted a 10 members Committee with a view to simplify the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961, under the Chairmanship 0f Justice R.V. Easwar, (Retd.), Delhi High Court and former President, ITAT. V.K. Bhasin, former Law Secretary, Vinod Jain,Chartered Accountant , RajivMemani, Consultant,Ravi Gupta, Sr. Advocate, Mukesh Patel, Chartered Accountant, Ajay Bahl, Consultant,Pradip P. Shah, Investment Adviser, Arvind Modi, IRS (IT) and Dr. Vinay Kumar Singh, IRS (IT) will be members. The Term of the Committee shall be for a period of one year from the date of its constitution.

Gupta is new CGPTDM
Om Prakash Gupta has been appointed Controller General of Patents, Design and Trade Marks in Mumbai for five years. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Solanki empanelled as JS in GoI
A K Solanki has been empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India. He is 1990 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

IFS officer empanelled in GoI
1986 batch Gujarat cadre Indian Forest Service officer RD Kamboj has been empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India.

Tenure of three CAT members extended
Tenure of three Members of the CAT including Sanjiv Kaushik and Ajay Kumar has been extended.

Three IRS (IT) officers empanelled as JS
Three 1988 batch IRS (IT) officers Messrs Shyama S Bansia, Dr. Simmi Gupta and Rajeev Sinha have been empanelled to the rank of Joint Secretary in the Government of India.

Shubhra Singh gets extension
Joint Secretary, Industrial Policy and Promotion (IPP) Ms Shubhra Singh has been given three months extension in deputation tenure. She is 1989 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

19 IRSME officers empanelled for Joint Secretary or equivalent
As many as 19 officers of Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) belonging to 1986 batch have been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent at the Centre. They are Satish Kumar, Kalyani Lal Chadda, S Srinivas, PK Misra, Ramesh K Sangar, Saibal Kumar Bose, Janendra K Jain, Anirudh Gautam, Sanjay Kumar Pankaj, Inderjit Singh, Prakash K Mandal, Braj Mohan Agarwal, Prem Narayan Jha, Atulya Sinha, Manu Goel, Jyotindra Digi, Gautam Majumdar, Nitin Chowdhary and RS Saxena.

IAS officer Balamurugan empanelled for Joint Secretary or equivalent
Punjab cadre IAS officer of 1994 batch JM Balamurugan has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent at the centre.


IAS officer Chandra Bhushan empanelled for JS or equivalent
UT cadre IAS officer of 1995 batch Chandra Bhushan Kumar has been empanelled for the post of Joint Secretary or equivalent at the centre.

Samar Kant Thakur posted as Principal Director, Defence Services, Chandigarh
Samar Kant Thakur, on return from leave, has been posted as Principal Director of Audit, Defence Services, Chandigarh. He is a 1993 batch IA&AS officer.

Additional Judges appointed in Calcutta High Court
The President has appointed Ms Samapati Chatterjee, Sahidullah Munshi, Subrata Talukdar, Tapabrata Chakraborty, Arindam Sinha, Arijit Banerjee, and Debangsu Basak, as the Additional Judges of Calcutta High Court, for a period of three months beginning October 30.

Additional Judges appointed in Karnataka High Court
The President has appointed Arakalagudu Venkataramaiah Chandrashekara, Ms Rathnakala, Budihal Rudrappa Bhimappa, Pradeep Dattatraya Waingankar, and Koratagere Narasimha Murthy Phaneendra, as the Additional Judges of Karnataka High Court, for a period of three months beginning October 24.

Additional Judges for AP and Telangana HC
The President has appointed Bulusu Siva Sankara Rao, Mandhata Seetharama Murti, Saripella Ravi Kumar, Upmaka Durga Prasad Rao, Talluri Sunil Chowdary, Mallavolu Satyanarayana Murthy, Misrilal Sunil Kishore Jaiswal, Ambati Shankar Narayana, and Ms Anis, as Additional Judges of High Court of Telangana & Andhra Pradesh, for a period of three months beginning October 23.

Achliya is Additional Judge of Bombay HC
Vijay Lakhichand Achliya, to be an Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court, for a period of two years with effect from October 21, 2015.

CPWD organises seminar on 'Preventive Vigilance as a tool of Good Governance'
The Vigilance Commissioner, Central Vigilance Commission, Rajiv on Tuesday praised the efforts made by the Vigilance Unit of CPWD towards implementing various preventive vigilance measures to bring about more transparency and accountability in the organisation.
He was speaking as a Chief Guest at a Seminar cum interactive session organized for all seniors officers of CPWD focusing on the main theme of the Vigilance Week "Preventive Vigilance as a tool for Good Governance" held at Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi.
Rajiv has also emphasized the importance of creating the right environment in the organisation which is conducive for honest and sincere working besides inaugurating the upgraded web page of the Vigilance Unit provided in the CPWD web site.
CPWD is observing the Vigilance Awareness Week from Oct 26 to Oct 31, 2015 in the Directorate and in all the field offices spread across the country.
M.R. Krishna, CVO, CPWD give a detailed presentation of various preventive vigilance measures implemented by the Vigilance Unit. He also explained in detail various systematic improvements implemented by the Vigilance Unit. Digital technology and information technology are being leveraged to a large extent to bring transparency in the procedures and systems.
Dharmendra, IAS Joint Secretary & CVO, M/o Urban Development, S.N. Srivastava, IPS, Spl. Commissioner of Delhi Police, Alok Pateria, IPS, Addl. D.G. M.P. Police, attended the Seminar as Special Guests. The function was presided over by Divakar Garg, Director General, CPWD.

Eight IIS officers granted NFU
Eight JAG IIS officers of different batches have been granted Non Functional Upgradation (NFU) to SAG in the PB-4 Rs 37,400/- 67,000/- with grade pay of Rs 10,000/-. They are - R.K. Jha, Dhiraj Singh,,V. Palanichmy, Manisha Verma, M. Annadurai, Vivek Gaur, Rajkumar and Nagendra Swamy w.e.f.April 2015.
(We said this on Oct 15, 2015)

Post of Director (Fin), NPCC vacant since Oct 2014
The post of Director (Finance), National Projects Construction Corporation Limited (NPCC) has been lying vacant since October 1, 2014. However, the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) sought applications for filling this post.

IG CISF Sahay moves to Patna
IG (Airport Sector) in the CISF R R Sahay has been moved to Eastern Sector in Patna.

Ritu Arora replaces Sahay
Ms Ritu Arora has succeeded R R Sahay as IG (Airport Sector) in the CISF. She is 1995 batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre.

Konkan Railway to get new CMD in January
Hitesh Khanna, Director (Works), IRCON, will be joining as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) on January 1, 2016.

BK Mishra posted in his cadre
An IRSE cadre officer Brijesh Kumar Mishra has been posted in his cadre, the Northern Railways. He was on deputation. He is an NFSAG level officer.

IAS changes in TamilNadu
K. Rajaraman has been appointed Secretary Tourism, Culture, Religious Endowments Departments .S.K. Prabakar has been made Commissioner Taxes. Rajendra Kumar will be Secretary to Youth Welfare and Sports Development Department . D. Jagannathan has been posted as Director of Museums .Pradeep Yadav will move as Member Secretary.

Yadav is new VAT Commissioner in Delhi Government
Sajjan Singh Yadav has been appointed Delhi's new VAT Commissioner. 1995 batch IAS officer Yadav was the CEO of Delhi Jal Board. Keshav Chandra has been given charge of the CEO, Delhi Jal Board.

HUDCO Vigilance Awareness Week (UPDATED)
Vigilance Awareness Week 2015 is being observed by HUDCO from October 26 to October 31, 2015. The week long programme began with administration of pledge by Dr. M. Ravi Kanth, IAS(r), Chairman & Managing Director, HUDCO to all the employees and read the messages received from Hon'ble President of India, Vice President of India and Prime Minister of India. The messages received from Hon'ble Chief Justice of India, Home Minister of India, Comptroller & Auditor General of India and Central Vigilance Commission were read out by PRK Naidu, CVO. K.V Chowdary, Central Vigilance Commissioner visited HUDCO Corporate Office at Delhi and addressed the senior officials of HUDCO on the theme of 'Preventive Vigilance as a tool of good governance'. Chowdary emphasized the need for simplification of procedures, curtailment of discretionary powers, transparency in decision making process and to protect the .officials, who took bonafide decisions in the interest of the organization.

Ms Aruna Sundararajan is new Secretary, Steel (UPDATED)
Ms Aruna Sundararajan has been appointed as Secretary in the Ministry of Steel. She is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Navin Verma appointed as Secretary, DoNER (UPDATED)
Navin Verma has been appointed as Secretary in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER). He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

(We said this on Sept 3,2015)

Ms Naini Jayaseelan posted as Secretary, Inter State Council Secretariat (UPDATED)
Ms Naini Jayaseelan has been appointed as Secretary, Inter State Council Secretariat under the Ministry of Home Affairs. He is a 1980 batch officer of UT cadre.

Ramesh Abhishek appointed as Secretary, Performance Management (UPDATED)
Ramesh Abhishek has been appointed as Secretary, Performance Management, Cabinet Secretariat. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Vijay Shankar Pandey appointed as Secretary, Chemicals & Petrochemicals (UPDATED)
Vijay Shankar Pandey has been appointed as Secretary, Chemicals and Petrochemicals in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. He is a 1979 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Amarendra Sinha gets charge of Secretary, Minority Affairs (UPDATED)
Amarendra Sinha has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Minority Affairs. He is a 1981 batch IAS officer of UK cadre.

Pujary continues as CMD, SAIL (UPDATED)
Anup Kumar Pujary will continue holding additional charges of CMD, SAIL till new incumbent takes over the charge.

NTPC Director Biswal awarded fellowship of world confederation of productivity science (UPDATED)
Kulamani Biswal NTPC Director (Finance) has been inducted as honorable Fellow of World Academy of Productivity Sciences (WAPS) in the XVIIth World Productivity Congress held at Halifax, Canada on October 19 and 21, 2015 amid galaxy of business leaders across Globe. The world Confederation of Productivity Science (WCPS) and World Academy of Productivity Science are the premier global Institutions dealing with productivity development around the world. The award of Fellowship at the International Forum is in recognition of prominent persons for contributing to the cause of Productivity Science. Among the prominent Indians who were awarded WAPS Fellowships, are Ratan Tata, Former Chairman, Tata Group; R V Shahi, Former Power Secretary etc. and many prominent Indians who have contributed to the Productivity movement. The Congress brings together a distinguished group of leading businessmen, industrialists, scholars, politicians, administrators and productivity experts from around the globe and from all sectors of industry, commerce and public service. Fellowship Award conferred on Biswal is to recognize his immense contribution to the productivity Science across power chain- be it NTPC Limited, Coal India Limited or Central Electricity Regulatory Commission. It is this breadth of expertise and experience which has got him recognition at global level. Biswal has also been appointed as Chairman of Governing Body WCPS, India which is Honorary in nature.

Najib Shah appointed as Chairman, CBEC (UPDATED)
Najib Shah, Member CBEC, has been appointed as Chairman, Central Board of Excise and Customs. He is a 1979 batch IRS-C&CE officer.
(We said this on July 1,2015)

Manoj Dubey appointed as ED, Railway Board (UPDATED)
Manoj Kumar Dubey has been appointed as Executive Director, Finance (PPP), Railway Board. He is an IRAS officer.

S M Choudhary selected as Director (Fin), WCL (UPDATED)
S M Choudhary, Chief Manager, CIL, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on October 28, 2015. As many as 12 persons were interviewed for the same.

CORPORATE

Praveen Gupta is new MD SBI
Praveen Gupta has been appointed MD and CEO of SBI Capital Markets. Earlier Gupta was the DMD and CFO of State Bank of India. Gupta has been with the State Bank of India for over three decades, having joined the bank in 1982.

Rajnish Kumar elevated in SBI
Rajnish Kumar has been elevated as MD Compliance and Risk ,State Bank of India (SBI).

Kumar re-appointed MD & Group CEO of Tata Communications Ltd
Tata Communications Ltd has re-appointed Vinod Kumar as the Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer of the company w.e.f. February 1, 2016

Nayak appointed MD of BlackBerry for India ops.
Narendra Nayak has been appointed as Managing Director of BlackBerry for its Indian operations.

Joshi appointed CFO of L&T Finance Holdings Ltd
L&T Finance Holdings Limited has appointed Sachin Joshi as the Chief Financial Officer of the company w.e.f. October 26, 2015.

Menon re-appointed Independent Director of AXIS Bank Ltd
AXIS Bank Ltd has re-appointed Prasad R Menon as an Independent Director of the Bank w.e.f. January 23, 2016

Beri resigns as CEO of Cords Cable Industries Ltd
Vinod Kumar Beri has resigned as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cords Cable Industries Limited

Pillai resigns as Chairman of Snowman Logistics Ltd
Gopinath Pillai has resigned as Chairman of Snowman Logistics Limited

Venkateish resigns as CEO of Dish TV India Ltd
R C Venkateish has resigned as Chief Executive Officer of Dish TV India Limited w.e.f. October 31, 2015

Elango resigns as CFO of MIRC Electronics Ltd
Muthu Elango has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of MIRC Electronics Limited

Grewal to continue as Non Exec. Chairman of HealthFore Technologies Ltd
Maninder Singh Grewal has resigned as Managing Director of HealthFore Technologies Ltd w.e.f. December 31, 2015 but will continue as Director as well as Non-executive Chairman of the company w.e.f January 1, 2016.

Sood appointed CEO of HealthFore Technologies Ltd
Varun Sood has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of HealthFore Technologies Ltd w.e.f. January 1, 2016

Ms Jabeen appointed Director of The Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd
The Jammu & Kashmir Bank Limited has appointed Ms Masooda Jabeen as Woman Director of the bank.

Lucas resigns as Non- independent Director of WABCO India Ltd
Trevor Lucas has resigned as Non- independent and Non-executive Director of WABCO India Limited w.e.f. October 28, 2015

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Who Appoints Judges: A Significant Debate

Let us read the text from Art 124 first:-

Quote "Art 124 (2) Every Judge of the Supreme Court shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal after consultation with such of the Judges of the Supreme Court and of the High Courts in the States as the President may deem necessary for the purpose and shall hold office until he attains the age of sixty-five years: Provided that in the case of appointment of a Judge other than the Chief Justice, the Chief Justice of India shall always be consulted: Provided further that- "Unquote

The SC judgement on the NJAC swaps President by CJI in effect. It tends to Read: The judge shall be appointed by the CJI in consultation with the President. Is it possible to disturb the syntax in ART 124 of the Constitution of India?
There is need to build trust between the judiciary and the executive. Both have some of the finest brains of the country, the legal luminaries of the nation and men of the highest integrity. Arraigning one or the other for lack of any of these cardinal qualities is expression of distrust between the two. It is necessary to bridge this chasm. What if a former CJI became the President of India one day? As President, the former CJI, may find the recommendations made by the incumbent CJI in consultation with the Collegium unacceptable. In the absence of unshakeable trust between the judiciary and the executive, such a climate shall prevail forever. This will deprive the country of the services of the best persons on the bench. Judges are respected for their honesty due to the hearings in open courts, ably assisted by legal luminaries. They can ill afford to be anything else but honest and fair. And still they do err at times on facts as well as law, which gets corrected in appeal; sometimes making a life & death difference. The Collegium system is an extra-constitutional mechanism which is opaque, but the NJAC is going to be transparent. It (NJAC) can be further strengthened. In the long run, the NJAC alone is going to prove to be the right choice. However, it is likely that the SC might be aware of these points and still withheld clearing the NJAC as a short term measure for some other considerations.

M L Gupta

All India Judicial Service

Streams of legal services

From my 40+ years experience in the Government of India at various capacities, my observation is that there are three different streams of legal services. One, framing Bills, Rules and Acts (mainly done in Legislative Department), two, interpretation of those Rules and Acts to decide cases (the judiciary); and three, using the Rules and Acts to put forward their cases (the lawyers, advocates). Like Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Central Excise) and Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax), three different types of All India Judicial Service will be required. While the judiciary and lawyers' roles are similar to some extent, the legislative role is entirely different. An officer from one stream may feel unfit in another stream.

Pradeep Ratnaparkhi

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