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POLITICS
This is History (226)
Kings and emperors of the Continent were equally afraid of this strange
eruption of the common man ,and tried to crush it.
SNDP could affect LDF prospects in Kerala
Kerala assembly elections are heading towards an interesting stage.
According to Observers though BJP has little presence in Kerala but
its alliance with SNDP could benefit the party increasing its vote percentage.
SNDP has deep roots among Backwards which has sizable voters in the
state. If they vote for BJP it is bound to eat LDF vote share . In such
a scenario Congress lead UDF may get simple majority.
Congress se Azaadi....
Tharoor thinks RaGa is PM material,
So what he thinks should be immaterial.
Of course he will see Bhagat Singh in Kanhiya!
Hearing this Nation lamented 'Hai Dhaiya'!!
A 23 year old hung for the Nation!
Now see fallacy in Tharoor's equation.
On the other side a 30 year old!!
Where to pee he has to be told!
At the ripe age of 30 he is still a student!
But then Tharoor is known to be imprudent!
Kanihya met RaGa at RaGa's request!
To get some credibility in Camp RaGa a quest!
RaGa wanted Kanihya to teach him Azaadi chant!
At first Kanihya said I can't!
Commies have the rights so excuse me!
RaGa tempted him. .. what's your fee!
Kanhiya thought and then said!
Looking for a roof over my head!
Why me there are a few more!
They too require a roof and a door!
I hear in Luytens Congress has a number of places!
Some houses no one graces!!
So give me and my pals one of these!
And I will teach you the chant please!
RaGa has to take Ma's permission!
And he's scared for this Ma would appoint a commission!
By the time Party decides it would be late!
And Rahul is not prepared to wait.
So tonight he will go to Sonia's room crying!
Ma I'm in a depression and I'm not lying!
In Kanhiya I see hope!
Help me or my next request would be a rope!
Sonia cannot object to the late hour crying!
Some time back in RaGa's room she was tearfully sighing!
When she felt Batla House encounter was fake!
Midnight trip to Rahul's room she did make!!
Yes 60 years of misrule cannot be overlooked!
Party responsible should be politically booked!
Modi knows the cleanup he is having to do!
Involved. . Congress's 'whose who'!!
All round stunting took place!
Blame the ones cleaning up must place !
VJS
"Modi has no parallel"
-Prime Minister Narendra Modi who till a little less than two years
ago was beloved of the majority might be losing charm in the opinion
of some people but the question is that does any one else including
his opponents - Rahul, Mulayam or Lalu - have any charm ?
This question came up in the wake of response of the surfers of whispersinthecorridors.com
who were asked - "Is PM Narendra Modi losing his charm ? Is he
a changed man ?" While some replied in the affirmative, majority
did not agree and some of them even asked who else among Indian politicians
can stand parallel to him and suggested 'to see the things in the right
perspective'.
For details CLICK HERE
http://www.whispersinthecorridors.com/flash/modi.pdf
BUREAUCRACY
Justice Permod Kohli appointed as Chairman,
CAT
Justice Permod Kohli, retired Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court, has
been appointed as Chairman in the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT)
for a period of five years.
Shortage of 906 IPS officers in country
A many as 3,848 IPS officers are in working strength against authorized
strength of 4,754 causing shortage of 906 IPS officers.
Bakshi to continue as ACS Home in Maharashtra
K P Bakshi who is presently ACS Home in Maharashtra is unlikely to be
touched in the next bureaucratic reshuffle. He is 1982 batch IAS officer.
Madan to be Chief of MMRDA ?
K P S Madan is likely to be appointed Chief of MMRDA in Maharashtra.
He is 1983 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
Will Manoj Saunik join GoI ?
Manoj Saunik is expected to go on deputation to the GoI. He is 1987
batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
One IAS officer out of two from Odisha empanelled as Joint Secretary
in GoI
Only one IAS officer out of two officers belonging to 1998 batch from
Odisha cadre has been empanelled for Joint Secretary level posts in
Government of India.
Prabhat Singh empanelled as ADG in GoI
Prabhat Singh has been empanelled for holding Additional Director General
posts in Government of India. He is a 1985 batch IPS officer of AGMUT
cadre.
Upadhyay appointed Registrar AU
R K Upadhyay will be new Registrar of Allahabad University (AU), a central
university. Presently he is working as Joint Registrar, BHU. HRD ministry
likely to clear AU 's proposal soon.
IPS Assn, UP & Sahay Commission
IPS Assn UP is said to be unhappy with the Sahay Commission' s report
about Muzzaffernagar riot. The Assn has alleged that the Commission
has not taken care of the then SSP, Muzzaffernagar's long report in
its report. Now ball is in CM's court.
Lahiri to head panel
A panel under former chief economic adviser Ashok Lahiri has been constituted
to look into the demand of jewellers who are protesting the imposition
of a 1 per cent excise duty on non-silver jewellery items.
First meeting of Bank Bureau on April 8
First meeting of the Banks Board Bureau (BBB), formed to advise the
government on top-level appointments at public sector lenders will be
held on April 8.
Bombay High Court gets five Additional Judges
Mrs Swapna Sanjiv Joshi, Kishor Kalesh Sonawane, Sangitrao Shamrao Patil,
and Kumari Nutan D Sardessai have been appointed as Additional Judges
of the Bombay High Court for a period of two years.
GoI declares April 14 as closed holiday
The Government of India has declared April 14, 2016 as closed holiday
on account of birth day of Dr B R Ambedkar for all Central Government
offices including industrial establishment throughout India.
Vacancy of DDG, Delhi, UIDAI arising in Electronics & IT in April
A vacancy of DDG, HQ Delhi, UIDAI at Joint Secretary level is arising
in Electronics & Information Technology in April 2016.
Vacancy of Joint Director, LBSNAA arising in DoPT in April
A vacancy of Joint Director at LBSNAA is arising in the Department of
Personnel & Training in April 2016.
A K Bhatte promoted to DDG grade
A K Bhatte has been promoted to the post of Deputy Director General.
He is a Defence Aeronautical Quality Assurance Service (DAQAS).
Rajiv Gauba appointed as Secretary, Urban
Development (UPDATED)
Rajiv Gauba presently in the cadre has been appointed as Secretary,
Ministry of Urban Development in Government of India. He is a 1982 batch
IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
(We said this on March 17, 2016)
Jitendra Shankar Mathur appointed as Secretary, Panchayati Raj (UPDATED)
Jitendra Shankar Mathur, Special Secretary, Information & Broadcasting,
has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj. He is a
1982 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.
Hem Kumar Pande appointed as Secretary, Official Language
(UPDATED)
Hem Kumar Pande, Special Secretary, Environment, Forest and Climate
Change, has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Official Language,
Ministry of Home Affairs. He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of West Bengal
cadre.
Gurucharan appointed as Secretary (PM), Cabinet Secretariat
(UPDATED)
G Gurucharan, Special Secretary, Consumers Affairs has been appointed
as Secretary (Performance Management), Cabinet Secretariat. He is a
1982 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.
Srivatsa Krishna appointed as Chairman, Karnataka
Urban Infrastructure Dev (UPDATED)
Srivatsa Krishna has been appointed as Chairman, Karnataka Urban Infrastructure
Development & Finance Corporation in Karnataka. He is a 1994 batch
IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.
CORPORATE
Dave appointed as Head of Global Banking and
Markets for India of HSBC
Hitendra Dave has been appointed as Head of Global Banking and Markets
for India of HSBC
Dieckmann resigns as Independent Director of Zodiac Clothing Company
Ltd
Heinrich Dieckmann has resigned as an Independent Director of Zodiac
Clothing Company Limited
Garg appointed CFO of Interworld Digital Ltd
Interworld Digital Ltd has appointed Rachit Garg as the Chief Financial
Officer of the company
Patadiya resigns as CS of Gujarat Lease Financing Ltd
Ankit Patadiya has resigned as Company Secretary of Gujarat Lease Financing
Limited
Misra appointed Non Exec. Independent Director of Puravankara Projects
Ltd
Puravankara Projects Limited has appointed Dr Suchitra Kaul Misra as
Non-Executive Independent Director of the company .
Nagar appointed Addl. Director of Monsanto India Ltd
Monsanto India Ltd has appointed Piyush Nagar as an Additional Director
of the Company w.e.f. March 23, 2016
Agarwalla appointed Independent Director of Orient Beverages Ltd
Orient Beverages Ltd has appointed Vivek Vardhan Agarwalla as Independent
Director of the company.
FORUM
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" Administrative tribunals are here to stay ".
Apropos the post "Time to abolish Administrative Tribunals "
(WIC March 21,2016 ).
Suggestions for either abolishing tribunals or re-designating Supreme
court as the Appellate Authority, are not implementable. Consider the
following factors for a reality check.
(i)The tribunals are made up of serving or retired judges and officers
drawn from judicial and administrative streams . Induction of retired
officers without hands- on judicial experience, has reduced the tribunals
( at Centre and States ) as parking lots for the ruling political Executive
to reward their favourite officers for pliability;
(ii) Retired bureaucrites manage to get appointed as government counsels,
extracting huge fees from the tax payers funds. Thanks to rampant corruption
in Law ministry.
(iii)Divesting the high courts of Appellate jurisdiction ( against CATs'
judgements) was declared un-constitutional by the Supreme Court's verdict
in Chandra Kumar case (1997). The aggrieved cannot approach the Apex
Court directly against an order of the CAT, without first going to the
concerned high court.
(iv) Reverting to suggestion for abolition, since the tribunals are
creatures of the Constitution, their abolition will require approval
of Parliament. This will be mired in political controversy in the present
scenario.
(v) The proposals for abolition of tribunals are bound to invite the
ire of major trade unions;
(vi) CATs' Bar associations will never take the abolition, lying down.
There will be All-India agitations against the move, for losing business.
Rozi Roti kaa sawaal hai.
(vii)And, worse, why would the Civil Services associations lag behind
? Will they not lose their post-retirement bonanza ?
Learn to live with the tribunals despite large pendency causing huge
drain on public exchequer.
How to reduce pendencies ?
(a)Focus on providing Good Governance for grievance redressal to reduce
pendency of cases.
(b) GOI as the largest litigant, must exercise restraints in filing
appeals in High courts, in service matters. Settlements with employees
outside courts must be encouraged.
(c) Strengthen infrastructure; Use information technology.
A K Saxena (A retd civil servant)
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Fraudulent surrender of LIC Policy
The Appellant took a health plus policy. She learnt that her policy
was surrendered without her knowledge on the basis of her forged
signatures on the policy and the amount was used for taking two
new policies by her mother-in-law. She complained to LIC and got
an FIR registered at Meerut. The LIC informed her that they had
sought the explanation of the agent concerned. She asked for a
copy of this explanation of the LIC agent under RTI which was
denied to her. She argued that the information sought related
to her and therefore, she was not a third party and had a right
to get a copy of the explanation. LIC stated that on the basis
of a complaint, they had paid the amount along with interest to
the appellant and redressed her grievance. The copy of the explanation
submitted by the agent was denied claiming it to be personal information
related to the agency. Relying on the Apex Court judgment in Girish
Ramchandra Deshpande case, the CIC upheld the denial of information
Comments
The appellant was able to get back the amount with interest due
to the pressure created by RTI application. It is a mute question
whether an explanation of the LIC agent in respect of alleged
fraud committed in respect of a client can be called as a third
party information.
Citation: Ms Anshika Singhal v. Life Insurance Corporation of
India in Appeal No. CIC/MP/A/2015/001092
Weekly article by Dr. (Mrs.) Anuradha
Verma (dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in), RTI Consultant to IIM, Indore.
Her other articles can be read at http://www.rtifoundationofindia.com/
(dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in), RTI Consultant
to IIM, Indore and Co-author of the books: RIGHT TO INFORMATION
- LAW AND PRACTICE and PIO's Guide to RTI by Taxmann. (The views
are Personal)
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