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Bertrand Russell had a profound commitment to public,benevolence and action.

Coalition govt likely in Assam

If political observers are to be believed in the next assembly elections no party is going to get majority. State is likely to see a coalition government.

Will AGP support BJP ?

In the political circles rumour is strong that AGP will support BJP in the ensuing assembly elections. Both parties have reached to an understanding and a formal announcement is expected soon. It is said that AASU is also likely to support Sarbadanand Sonowal, a former AGP leader but now a BJP leader. AASU is the student wing of AGP.

Congress likely to take support of AIUDF

If top sources are to be believed, if Congress party fails to get the majority in Assembly elections the party could take the support of Badruddin led AIUDF to form the government.

Imaginary Interview with MMS ji...

I am in the well manicured Lawn of MMS's retirement home ... seated on a very comfy garden chair ....seated opposite me is MMS in crisp white Kurta Payjama and Kashmiri Woolen Dressing Gown .... on the table is a pic of Sonia Gandhi ..

Me: Sir let's start..what are your feelings about how Modi Government is dealing with economy nowadays ..

MMS: Very shoddy...if you don't believe me ask Amartiya Sen.. I'll give you his number ... the oil windfall should be used for upliftment of Muslims ..they have the first right ... and Modi is investing it in Infra and trying to to make deficit manageable .. how will it matter if deficit goes up by 2-3% ...its only a number...

M: So do you think India is missing an opportunity..
MMS: 100% .... Muslims must be helped ...... its now or never... such windfalls come rarely ..then this atmosphere of No Dalals is hitting India hard.. the money they make goes into real Estate ... Shares etc... why is Modi depriving economy of these Vitality injections ....

M: As if the ghoos comes from the Seller ...its built into the price ..so Nation pays...you have said that Modi's policy on Pakistan is inconsistent ..
MMS: How can he pull out such rabbits like ...going there to meet Nawaz ... simply not acceptable ... he has to be predictable ...and large hearted ...let Pakis talk to Hurriyat ...in fact facilitate such meetings ... we have to be broadminded ...

M: But then indirectly we make the talks tripartite .... coming back to National politics ..how did you feel when Congress lost so badly...
MMS: I was devastated ...I know many in Congress blamed me for the loss .....I have a list of names...Mani Sha....

M: (cutting him) I don't think it's going to matter to those on the list ... its the Used Kartooz phenomena ...as it is when you were in power they did not care for you ...how do you think BJP Government has done ...you know about the intolerance debate ...
MMS: I think economy is not moving in tandem with improvement in GDP... BOP... on intolerance ... why does Modi not consult Rahul ji .....he's full of ideas ... why this intolerance towards including him in the decision making ... Modi should go to meet him often...

M: Rahul... Sir you need a reality check.... and I'm being polite ..others would advice a different kind of check up... there has been no serious discussion on GST..
MMS: .Hold a few dinners and working lunches for Sonia and Rahul ...the perception going out being ..this Government is trying it's best to make them agree..give Sonia ji the credit ...name the GST ...Gandhis Super Tax ... you know how Congress works ... Modi has to develop a rapport with Sonia ji and Rahul ji.... they have issues they'd like to discuss ...after all Politics is give and take ...politics is the art of negotiating ...

M: He had invited you too....
MMS: I would have gone if Rahul agreed ..... but Rahul is not a nobody .. to invite him there is a protocol... which was not followed... single invite ...he would not go to his own Sister's wedding if a single invite was sent...

M: Last question.... your last year as PM were shrouded by the scandals ??
MMS: I am honest ...in my life I have eaten only food and medicines ... sometimes I did overeat ... CAG should have considered my honesty while Reporting the loss...my honesty..my experience ...my capabilities ... these should have been put in the balance .....

M: < Madam Gursharan Kaur comes into the Lawn. .MMS ji has his back to her).. Madam ji..
MMS: ( pleasantly shocked).. Madam ji has come... Mohammed has come to the molehill ... kunde jinde la lo (lock the doors) ... Ghar noo sajaa doh...Kapde achche pa lo. ..Pasta Pizza mangaa lo ...Madam ji is in the House ... ( sings it to the tune of Honey Singh's song... This Party's going to rock) ..

M: Sardar ji aap ji di Sardani ji hai jiyo..
MMS: Oye ..dutt tehri ki....

VJS

BUREAUCRACY

U K Sinha re-appointed SEBI Chief
U K Sinha has been re-appointed SEBI Chief for one year. Now former 1976 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre Sinha will remain SEBI Chairman till March 1, 2017. He was initially appointed with a three year term and was later given a two year extension .
(We said this on February 13)

Will DGCA move as Secretary Civil Aviation ?
There are strong rumours that DGCA Ms M Sathyavathy may be moved as Secretary Civil Aviation. She is 1982 batch IAS officer of UT cadre.

Telengana Chief Secretary to get extension ?
This is almost certain that Telengana Chief Secretary Dr Rajiv Sharma will get three months extension in Service on june 1. 1982 batch IAS officer Sharma is scheduled to retire on May 31.

Kerala Chief Secretary unlikely to get extension
Kerala Chief Secretary Jiji Thomson is unlikely to get extension. 1980 batch IAS officer Thomson is scheduled to retire onFebruary 29.

Mrs R S Borah out of race for CMD, OIL ?
The fresh advertisement for the post of Chairman and Managing Director, Oil India Limited (OIL), has queered the pitch of hopes for Mrs R S Borah, Director (Finance), OIL with the Government of India seeking fresh applications for the same. The advertisement has stemmed the flow of rumours that her scrapped panel can be re-considered after the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to poll bound State Assam.

An IAS officer in embryo for CMD, OIL?
No sooner was the fresh advertisement for the post of Chairman and Managing Director, Oil India Limited (OIL) issued than a distinct possibility of appointing a Joint Secretary level IAS officer is not being excluded in the corridors of power and in the corporate of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs).

Srivastava to be DGP of Goa ?
Sachhidanand Srivastava is being tipped to be new DGP of Goa. He is 1985 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

Mohan to move to Delhi ?
DGP Goa T N Mohan is likely to move to Delhi Police. He is 1986 batch IPS officer of UT cadre.

ED likely to get 4 JDs
If sources are to be believed ED is likely to get four new JDs shortly.At present JDs are holding additional charge of 6 Zones- Jaipur,Patna,Srinagar, Ahmedabad and Bangluru Zones.

NHAI Chairman Raghav Chandra pledges to weed out corruption
A 1982 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, Raghav Chandra, who leads National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) as Chairman, has administered a pledge to all staff members, contractors, consultants and the stakeholders involved in projects against taking or giving bribe and to upkeep integrity, ethics and honesty in their day-to-day dealings.

Extended tenure of Rajeev Jaidev as Director (Pers) MMTC ends in March
The extended tenure of Rajeev Jaideva as Director Personnel, MMTC is coming to an end on March 2, 2016. Jaidev, who was due to retire in December, was accorded an extension of three months.

Transfer of High Court Judges to be materialize by this month end
Transfer of High Court Judges recommended by the SC Collegium are expected to materialize by the end of this month.

Rao is now Chairman of AP Brahmin Welfare Corporation
Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary I Y R Krishna Rao has taken over as Chairman of Brahmin Welfare Corporation.He is former 1979 batch IAS officer.

Tenure of B K Mishra, CMD, CCIL ends in March
The tenure of B K Mishra, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Cotton Corporation of India Limited (CCIL) is coming to an end onMarch 10, 2016.

Tenure of K K Garg as Director (Fin), IRCON Intl Ltd ends in April
The tenure of K K Garg as Director (Finance), IRCON International Limited is coming to an end in April, 2016.

DoPT seeks applications for Director, Dr Ambedkar Foundation
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has invited applications for the post of Director, Dr Ambedkar Foundation under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on deputation. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the DoPT before March 14, 2016.

S M Choudhary yet to join as Director (Fin), WCL
S M Choudhary, Chief Manager, CIL, is yet to take the charge as Director (Finance), Western Coalfields Limited (WCL).The post has been lying vacant since June 4, 2015.

Post of Joint Secretary Culture falling vacant
The post of Joint Secretary is falling vacant in the Ministry of Culture in March 2016.

Post of DDG falling vacant in UIDAI Hqrs
The post of DDG at Joint Secretary level is falling vacant in Headquarters of UIDAI in March 2016.

S K Misra empanelled as ADG in GoI
S K Misra has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General posts in Government of India. He is a 1985 batch IPS officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre.

Haryana Govt asked to relieve Hanif Qureshi to join central deputation
The Government of Haryana has been asked to relieve Hanif Qureshi to join central deputation as Director in the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. He is 1996 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.

Priyank Bharti appointed Director, Road Transport
Priyank Bharti has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. He is a 2001 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Reshuffle of IPS officers in Tamil Nadu
Services of more than one dozen IPS officers have been affected with their transfers and postings in Tamil Nadu. Accordingly, S Prabakaran has been transferred and posted as DCP, Crime and Traffic, Tiruchi City while R Jayanthi was made DCP Crime and Traffic in Madurai City and G Umayal is being appointed as Superintendent of Police, Enforcement, Madurai Zone. Similarly, R Sakthivel has been appointed as DCP, Law and Order, Tiruchi City; V Sasi Mohan as DCP, Crime and Traffic, Salem City; Moorthy as DCP, Headquarters, Coimbatore City; S Maheswaran as SP of Namakkal district; S R Senthil Kumar as DCP, Headquarters, Greater Chennai Police; P Pakalavan as SP, Vellore district; P K Senthil Kumari is posted in Pakalavan's place; E S Uma as SP, Tiruchi district and Ms Rajeswari was posted as SP Pudukottai district. Besides, A Subramanian has been promoted as Commandant and posted in Tamil Nadu Special Police's IV Battalion in Kovaipudur.

P K Mohanty is new Chief Secretary of Kerala (UPDATED)
P K Mohanty has been appointed new Chief Secretary of Kerala. 1979 batch IAS officer Mohanty will succeed Jiji Thomson onMarch 1.
(We said this on Feb 3,2016)

Gopal Krushna Sutar appointed as Asst DG, UIDAI, Delhi (UPDATED)
Gopal Krushna Sutar has been appointed as Assistant Director General in the Unique Identification Authority of India at Director level in Delhi. He is a 1991 batch ITS officer.

Ashok Kumar Jha appointed as Asst DG, UIDAI, Mumbai (UPDATED)
Ashok Kumar Jha has been appointed as Assistant Director General in the Unique Identification Authority of India at Director level in Mumbai. He is a 1990 batch ITS officer.

Badri Narain Sharma appointed as Additional Secretary, Revenue (UPDATED)
Badri Narain Sharma has been appointed Additional Secretary of Revenue Ministry of Finance. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre.

Ms Anjali Srivastava appointed as Secretary, CIC (UPDATED)
Ms Anjali Srivastava has been appointed as Secretary, Central Information Commission (CIC). She is a 1982 batch IA&AS officer.

Bala Prasad appointed as MD, TRIFED (UPDATED)
Bala Prasad presently in the cadre has been appointed as Managing Director, TRIFED under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. He is a 1983 batch IFS officer of Manipur cadre.

Subhash Chandra Pandey appointed as Additional Secretary, DIPP (UPDATED)
Subhash Chandra Pandey presently in the cadre has been appointed as Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. He is a 1983 batch IA&AS officer.

Niraj Verma appointed as Member, NHAI (UPDATED)
Niraj Verma has been appointed as Member (PPP) in National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

DEBATE
Is PM Narendra Modi losing his charm ?. Is he a changed man ? Any suggestions ?
Mail your views to:- mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com or Suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com

CORPORATE

Cherian resigns as MD of North Karnataka Expressway Ltd
George Cherian has resigned as Managing Director of North Karnataka Expressway Ltd

Verma re-designated CEO of AGC Networks Ltd
AGC Networks Limited has re-designated Sanjeev Verma as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company

Nair resigns as MD & CEO of AGC Networks Ltd
Anil Nair has resigned as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of AGC Networks Ltd

Rudraradhya appointed VP & Head (Engineering) of Hike Messenger
Rajesh Rudraradhya has been appointed as Vice President and Head (Engineering) of Hike Messenger

Taneja resigns as Director of Clutch Auto Ltd
K K Taneja has resigned as Director of Clutch Auto Ltd

Raja appointed Director of Bombay Rayon Fashions Ltd
Bombay Rayon Fashions Ltd has appointed Narayanan Raja who is Nominee of State Bank of India as Director on the Board of Directors of the company.

Sundar appointed VP (Digital Assurance) of Maveric Systems
Kishan Sundar has been appointed as Vice President (Digital Assurance) of Maveric Systems

Ms Sharma appointed CS of Indo Amines Ltd
Indo Amines Ltd has appointed Ms Tripti Sharma as Company Secretary of the company.

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Social Justice and Jungle Raj ? A far cry or Aranyarodan ?

A school boy's head is reportedly drilled with an electric drill and he is thrown to the ground in an elite Private School hostel in Bihar; a girl is shot dead in broad daylight in the city while leaving her hotel in an auto-rickshaw and a prominent political leader of some standing is gunned down by AK-47 wielding assassins in Patna, capital of Bihar. It is the same Bihar where elections to the assembly had taken place only two months ago and the main issue was: jungle Raj or good governance? The champions of the Social Justice club of India stitched an alliance or mahagathbandan of Janata Dal (United) of Nitish Kumar & Sharad Yadav and KC Tyagi, Rashtriya Janata Dal of Lalu Yadav (currently at large on bail) and Congress Party of Sonia & Rahul Gandhi. Many more incidents of attacks or murders of Highways Engineers, Doctors and jewelers, kidnappings of businessmen for ransom and rapes have been reported from Bihar and it is alleged that the Jungle Raj of Lalu Yadav has returned to Bihar. The Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, has admitted that the deteriorating law & order situation in Bihar is a cause for concern. In a meeting with police brass the CM directed them to act tough and control crime. It was contemptuously ridiculed by the mafia in no time when they shot dead another prominent political leader in Bihar. It is not as if Bihar alone makes the headlines. West Bengal, UP, Delhi, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Kerala and almost every state contributes to the headlines. Only a few days back a General Manager of a big company was hacked to death in a busy market place in Chennai in broad daylight while walking to his car after buying medicines from the Pharmacist's shop. Several such acts of impunity had been reported from Tamil Nadu regularly, including political murders & policemen murders. Rapes and killing of innocent children in celebrity firings in public places in UP are regularly reported. Gang rapes and murders and assaults on children as young as 2 years also get reported from various places in the country. The national capital has become a safe haven for criminals from not only various states of India but also neighbouring countries. Law & Order stand compromised as all branches of civil & police administration have come under domination of the politicians, who treat themselves above the law, calling themselves "people's representatives". They are not satisfied to be called the MP or the MLA as the case may be, but people's representative. They not only threaten police officers, engineers, doctors, professors, nurses, school teachers, civil administrators, lower ranks in civil or police administration, but abuse them publicly and also beat them. They can't be categorized as the Social Justice Activists. They are criminals, thriving on vote bank politics, distorted version of Indian democracy, money & muscle power, siege of all elected chambers of democracy, a grouping of like-minded politicians, carving out territories for exploitation amongst themselves, a fragile justice system which suffers from a jurisprudence alien to the Indian realities in a language equally alien leading to delays amounting to denial of justice. The courts go on only interpreting words and expressions in the text of the law ad nauseam from the trial court to the District Court to the High Court to the Supreme Court to the President in some cases. Social justice in these circumstances has been reduced to the monopoly of the entrenched centres of power in a few hands, resulting in unlawful concentration of all means of delivery of social justice to the target groups including their livelihood & income, education & health, security of their person & property. Crying for social justice is a far cry in the jungle- only aranyarodan.

M L Gupta

Will vested interests allow NAMO to work ?

Modi Governments National Litigation Policy is welcome move. But will vested interests allow NAMO to work and bring in reforms. This is doubtful. Modiji is on right track but there are very big hurdles on the way. Bureaucracy is biggest hurdle. Central Administrative Tribunal Judgments are of poor quality. The administrative judges have poor knowledge and treating judgments like file disposing. It is taking years for cases to be decided. Just like files kept in cold storage till some one approaches for bargaining. Tribunal becoming like those dusty sarkari daftars with tired yawning Babus who light up and become alert only when offered bribe.

Chintan Swarup Saxena


Tribunals were set up to cut short delay

Reading about the discussion on CAT, I am provoked to add my experience on the subject.( incidentally as Joint Secretary Establishment I had to work hard on Central Administrative Bill before its introduction in the Parliament) One of the grounds for setting up these tribunals was to cut short the delay in the finalisation of cases as also free the high Courts from the burden of hearing administrative cases.Tribunals have failed to meet the first objective.The second objective has been thwarted by the Apex Court itself by maintaining in a case that the inherent power of High Courts to hear appeals against the judgement of CATS cannot be taken away.The result is that the Department has the tendency to file a Writ Petition in the High Court against most of the judgments which are in favour of the employees.First the CAT takes years to decide a case because of too many cases before it or the Respondents manage to get too many postponements on one pretext or the other.Finally if the employee wins there is a Writ petition filed by the Government in the High Court.Once there the case gets lost and by the time it is decided the employee may retire.My observation is based on a typical case I oversaw of the Seniority of Group A officers Of the Railways whose UPSC merit based seniority was changed years after their training was over on the basis of a forgotten, full of flaws and incomplete letter in a most clandestine manner without giving the officers any chance to explain their case.Full Bench of CAT pronounced the judgement after six years in favour of the officers on number of petitions filed by them terming the action of Ministry Of Railways as ,malafide and unethical.Railways filed a Writ petition in the High Court.17 years on and scores date postponements the hearing was over over in December 14.the judgment was reserved.Almost a year after the same was delivered in November 15.By this time it seems the Bench had forgotten the facts as they agreed with the Petitioners ie the Ministry Of Railways on something the respondents had never challenged and brushed away the points raised by the full bench judgement of CAT in favour of Officers.The affected officers are a bewildered lot.Going in appeal to the Supreme court will mean time and money which they cannot afford and they are not sure the judgment will come before they retire.So there they are where they were when they went to CAT against the manipulation of their seniority.I really think the Central Administrative Tribunals should be abolished.

Aarti Khosla

No preparations for national litigation policy

Department of revenue simply has refused to make preparations for national litigation policy. They say the policy is only for revenue matters and not for service matters. This attitude is going to delay the implementation of the policy. Unless the P. M. gives them a dressing down again, they are not going to improve.

Raghav Sharma

Malfunctioning of CAT

Of views of viewers in your cols. about the malfunctioning of the CATs and the instances can be multiplied manifold. I understand that in the high courts, there is some machinery available in the form of judge(admin) to whom one can report cases of misconduct of a judge in judicial matter, while there is none in the CAT set up as I was myself a victim. As the high court exercises writ jurisdiction over the CAT,it would be reasonable to extend the jurisdiction of judge(admn) over the CATs so as to provide a redressal system to the aggrieved in the interest of equity and Fair Play.

Surendra Sharma

Litigation in CAT

There is a hue & cry regarding similarly placed individuals should be treated alike in Service matters. Some time back there was a comment about "LEFT OVER BATCH" in IRS (IT) about promotees in excess of DRs are not given equal benefit of same batch concept, which is is not prevalent in any other service which results in avoidable litigation. Let DoPT/ CBDT look into this (non)issue.

R K

DATE WITH RTI

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