Alok Joshi, former R&AW Chief will be new Chairman of the new National Security Advisory Board. He is former 1976 batch IPS officer of  Haryana cadre. He will lead the seven-member board comprising retired officers from the armed forces, police service, and foreign service. Former Western Air Commander Air Marshal PM Sinha, former Southern Army Commander Lt Gen AK Singh, and Rear Admiral Monty Khanna all from the military services now part of the board. Two retired IPS officers Rajiv Ranjan Verma and Manmohan Singh - and B Venkatesh Varma, a retired officer from the Indian Foreign Service, are also part of the revamped board.

Anurag Gupta has been appointed as Director General of Police (DGP), Head of Police Force in Jharkhand. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

The Karnataka Government has extended the tenure of Director General and Inspector General of Police (DGP-IGP) Dr. Alok Mohan until May 21. According to service norms, Dr. Alok Mohan was scheduled to retire on April 30. However, citing a Supreme Court directive that mandates a fixed two-year term for the state police chief, the government decided to extend his tenure until May 21.

In Telangana, since the present Government assumed the power in December 2023, no full-time DGP has been appointed. All officials serving in the role since then have held in-charge or additional charge positions. The last full-time DGP was M Mahendar Reddy, appointed in 2018 by the previous BRS Government and who served until December 2022. After Reddy’s retirement, officers including Anjani Kumar, Ravi Gupta, and Jitender were posted as DGP (Coordination) with additional charge of DGP (HoPF), but no permanent appointment has been made.

Senior IPS officer Deven Bharti has been appointed the new commissioner of Mumbai police. Bharti will take charge as the city’s top cop from incumbent Vivek Phansalkar, who is retiring after serving the force for 35 years. Deven Bharti has also headed the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad. The coveted post of Mumbai police commissioner has traditionally been of the ADGP rank, but it had been upgraded to the DG rank in a few recent postings.

(We said this on April 16)

After the retirement of Preeti Sudan, UPSC is now without a Head for the past three days.

Preeti Sudan, Chairperson, UPSC has retired on April 29. She was a retired IAS officer.

As per gallery gossip one senior IPS officer is reportedly on the radar of the Government. Guessing game is on.

In UP, a big reshuffle of IPS officers is on the card and more than dozen officers could be effected from ADGPs, IGPs to DIGs and SPs; This has necessitated after the retirement of four senior IPS officers in April.

Govt may issue orders for the appointment of new UPSC Head. Sources said that the senior most member Lt General Raj Shukla could be the new Chairman.

Abhishek Goyal has been appointed as Inspector General in Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). He is a 2005 batch IPS officer of Karnataka cadre.

S Chaitanya, Assistant Director, NPA, has been promoted as Deputy Director, NPA. He is a 2011 batch IPS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
 

Assistant Director, NPA, S P Yellasiri, has been promoted as Deputy Director, NPA. He is a 2011 batch IPS officer of Sikkim cadre.

The President of India has approved the appointment of Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, Judge of the Supreme Court as the Chief Justice of India with effect from May 14, 2025.

Sunil Kumar Verma, Joint Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, has been given premature repatriation to his parent cadre on personal grounds. He is a 1995 batch IRSSE officer.

Ms Reena Baba Saheb Kangale has been appointed as Secretary, Civil Supplies and Consumers' Protection, while S Prakash was given an additional charge of Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs and Yashwant Kumar is Chief Electoral Officer. Besides, Shyam Lal Dhawade has been appointed as Secretary, Rural Industries.

Anil Kishore has been shifted to NPA &SPD and Ms Chhaya Sharma was posted to Training, CVO & additional charge of CAPT, Bhopal in Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D).

Ms Madhubala Kalluri, GM, MIDHANI, has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on April 30, 2025. As many as eight persons were interviewed for the same.

S M Ramanathan, Executive Director, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), has been appointed as Director (Engineering, Research & Development), BHEL.

Samir Chandra Saxena, Director (MO), Grid-India, has been appointed as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD), Grid India.

Rear Admiral Nelson A J D’Souza, Commandant, MILIT, Indian Navy, has been appointed as Director (Operations), Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL).

Hari Kumar R, General Manager, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), has been appointed as Director (Research & Development), Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL).

Dr. Ashok Kumar Panda, Executive Director (ED), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has been appointed as Director (Finance), SAIL.

Ms Rachana Shah, Secretary DoPT, has been assigned charges of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances and Pension and Pensioner's Welfare till May 9. She is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Maneesh Kumar has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Mines. He is a 2011 batch IFS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

Additional General Manager (AGM) will now be promoted to General Manager level in a three-year gap instead of four in Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL). Earlier, there was four years eligibility for the elevation. It is for the first time, the BHEL has taken such a decision in order to strengthen management.

A two day reunion of 1985 batch IAS  concluded in Mussorie Yesterday. About 100 IAS officers of this batch participated.

Pee Lee Ete has been appointed to the post of DIGF, Regional Office, Shillong, on deputation basis under the Central Staffing Scheme (CSS) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) for a period of five years i.e. upto March 31, 2030. He is a 2008 batch IFoS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Abdul Qayum has been appointed to the post of Assistant Inspector General of Forests, New Delhi on deputation basis under the Central Staffing Scheme of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC). He is a 2013 batch IFoS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Sajjad Hussain Mufti, currently posted as Conservator of Forest, UT of Ladakh, is promoted to the Selection Grade. He is a 2008 batch IFoS officer of AGMUT cadre.

The tenure of Mohammad Sajid Sultan, presently posted as Assistant Inspector General of Forests (AIGF), National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), New Delhi is extended for a period of two years beyond October 27, 2025 till October 27, 2027. He is a 2012 batch IFoS officer of AGMUT cadre.

Shwet Ketu Mishra, Deputy Chief Vigilance Officer (Store), Headquarters, BH, Northern Railway (NR), has been selected for deputation to Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) as Group General Manager (GGM) at Delhi for a period of three years. He is an Indian Railway Stores Service (IRSS) officer.
 

K Kailash Nathan, IAS (Retd), Lieutenant Governor, Govt of Puducherry who was holding the charge of Chairman Mahatma Gandhi Sabarmati Ashram project has now been replaced by Dr IP Gautam IAS, Retd. This project is one of the prestigious and pet projects of Hon’ble PM Narendra Modi.

Shwet Ketu Mishra, Deputy Chief Vigilance Officer (Store), Headquarters, BH, Northern Railway (NR), has been selected for deputation to Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) as Group General Manager (GGM) at Delhi for a period of three years. He is an Indian Railway Stores Service (IRSS) officer.

Sanjay Khare, who is presently serving in Western Railway (WR), has been posted as Chief Track Engineer (CTE) in the Railway itself. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

(NER), has been posted as Chief Electrical Loco Engineer (CELE) in the Railway itself. He is an Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE) officer.

Ms. Sumana Mohanty, who is presently serving in East Coast Railway (ECoR) as Principal Financial Advisor (Construction), has been posted as Principal Financial Advisor (PFA) in the Railway itself. She is an Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer.

Maj Gen Lisamma PV has taken over the charge as Additional Director General, Military Nursing Service (MNS) in New Delhi. She succeeds Maj Gen Sheena PD who superannuated on April 30, 2025 after serving for four decades. Hailing from Kollam district of Kerala, Maj Gen Lisamma PV is an alumna of School of Nursing, Military Hospital, Jalandhar.

Arvind Shrivastava has taken over the charge as Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre.

Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit has taken over the charge as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (CISC) at Headquarters, Integrated Defence Staff in New Delhi. He succeeds Lt Gen JP Mathew.

Ms Sujata Chaturvedi, former Secretary, Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, has taken over the charge as Member, Union Public Service Commission.

Fourteen ICAS officers have been shifted. Anil Srivastava has been appointed as Chief Controller of Accounts, Social Justice & Empowerment, New Delhi, while Abhijit Roy will take over as Controller of Accounts, Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs and Subhash Chandra is posted as Controller of Accounts, M/o Earth Sciences. Similarly, Yogesh Kumar Meena is transferred as Controller of Accounts, M/o Jal Shakti; Kapil Dev Meena as Controller of Accounts, M/o Science & Technology; Vivekanand as Controller of Accounts, M/o Home Affairs; Dr Bhadane Sachin Gulabrao as Controller of Accounts, Chemical & Fertilizers and Petroleum & Natural Gas; Dr Ms Ranjeeta as Controller of Accounts, Finance; Kodgi Rushikesh Mallikarjun as Deputy Controller General of Accounts, PFMS Division, O/o CGA, New Delhi; Ms Dhanashree Dhanajirao Patil as Deputy Controller of Accounts, Environment, Forest & Climate Change; Ms Priyanka Nashine as Deputy Controller of Accounts, Health & Family Welfare; Gottimukkula Dinesh as Assistant Controller General of Accounts, PFMS State Directorate, Hyderabad; Anil Goyal as Deputy Controller of Accounts, Jal Shakti and Gite Vijaysingrao Sahebrao is now Assistant Controller of Accounts, Finance.   

Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma has taken over the charge as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Northern Command. A highly decorated officer, Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma is an alumnus of NDA, Khadakwasla, Indian Military Academy, Dehradun and Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. He was commissioned into the MADRAS Regiment in December 1987.

The tenure of Adil Zainulbhai as Chairperson (part-time) of Capacity Building Commission (CBC) has been extended till July 31, 2025.

In furtherance to the clarification dated 11th April 2025, it is now intimated that the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv Army and Air Force versions are cleared for operations based on the Defect Investigation (DI) Committee recommendations. A time-bound plan for the resumption of operations has been worked out with the users.

Thirumalai Selvam, GM & TA to ED (RDCIS), SAIL, has been selected for the post of Director (Projects), Sagarmala Development Company Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on May 1, 2025. As many as 11 persons were interviewed for the same.

Seven judicial officers have been appointed as Judges of the Gujarat High Court. They are: Liyakathussain Shamsuddin Pirzada, Ramchandra Thakurdas Vachhani, Jayesh Lakhanshibhai Odedra, Pranav Maheshbhai Raval, Mool Chand Tyagi, Dipak Mansukhlal Vyas, and Utkarsh Thakorbhai Desai.

Justice Dixit Krishna Shripad, Judge, Karnataka High Court, has been transferred as Judge of the Orissa High Court.

Justice Krishnan Natarajan, Judge, Karnataka High Court, has been transferred as Judge of the Kerala High Court.

Justice Neranahalli Srinivasan Sanjay Gowda, Judge, Karnataka High Court, has been transferred as Judge of the Gujarat High Court.

Justice Hemant Chandangoudar, Judge, Karnataka High Court, has been transferred as Judge of the Madras High Court.

Ms. Justice Perugu Sree Sudha, Judge, Telangana High Court, has been transferred as Judge of the Karnataka High Court.

Justice Kasoju Surendhar Alias K. Surender, Judge, Telangana High Court, has been transferred as Judge of the Madras High Court.

Dr. Justice Kumbhajadala Manmadha Rao, Judge, Andhra Pradesh High Court, has been transferred as Judge of the Karnataka High Court.

Madhusudan B Agrawal has been re-appointed as Executive Director and Vice Chairman of Ajanta Pharma Limited with effect from April 1, 2025.

Ganesh Yadav has been appointed as Managing Director of Rishab Special Yarns Limited.

 

Arun Misra has been re-appointed as Executive Director of Vedanta Limited, effective from June 1, 2025.

S Muthu Selvam has been re-appointed as Independent Director of SV Global Mill Limited.

Ansh Mittal has been re-appointed as Whole-Time Director of Cenlub Industries Limited.
 

Satyabrata Panda has been appointed as Independent Director on the Board of Coal India Limited.

Kapil Kumar Mehan has been appointed as an Additional Independent Director of Punjab Chemicals & Crop Protection Limited for a term of five years with effect from April 30, 2025 to April 29, 2030.

Suresh Arora, IPS (Retd.), has been appointed as Additional Independent Director of Punjab Chemicals & Crop Protection Limited.

Vipul Gandhi has been appointed as an Additional Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director of Inditalia Refcon Limited.

Ms. Shamika Prashant Masurkar has been appointed as an Additional Non-Executive and Independent Director of Inditalia Refcon Limited.

Chirag Kantilal Patel has been appointed as an Additional Non-Executive and Independent Director of Inditalia Refcon Limited.

Sheo Prasad Singh has resigned from the position of Independent Director of Punjab Chemicals & Crop Protection Limited.

" Politicized  bureaucracy"

The umbilical cord between the political class and bureaucracy was never cut. This led to bonding between them. Both are complementary and supplementary to each other. The situation is bad across the country. The bureaucracy in the States, from the top, down to Patwari, is particularly obnoxious due to total absence of accountability and transparency. It is spineless or with backbone, meticulously broken. Both classes enjoy a symbiotic relationship, mutually admiring and dependent. The politicized bureaucracy is readily available to be misused and abused. It indulges in all sorts of shenanigans to please their political masters and for getting plum postings and accelerated promotions. Post retirement bonanza.- They are rewarded with powerful assignments- from governorship, ambassadorships, MPs, advisors to consultants. No wonder, they earn the sobriquet of "Field Marshals", who continue to serve even after retirement. Sycophancy is the key to success. Not all bureaucrats are bad. The honourable exceptions are respected after retirement for their honesty, integrity and non-pliability, while in service.

A K Saxena (Former civil servant)

Opportunity of inspection of records by the appellant

Photocopies of documents issued to any department, including file notings, employee signatures and related information was sought by the appellant. In compliance of CIC’s order dated 16.02.2024 in the case no. CIC/DOEAF/A/2023/622452, an opportunity for inspection of records was granted to the Appellant, but he chose not avail the opportunity. The PIO informed that the appellant was an employee working as Lower Divisional Clerk (LDC) in India Govt. Mint, Mumbai. His case of dismissal is currently pending with this Department and he files RTI applications with this Department to know about the progress of his case. The CIC directed to grant another opportunity of inspection of the relevant records to the Appellant with respect to his queries stated in the RTI Application, on a mutually decided date and time.

Comments

If an appellant has not availed the opportunity of inspection of records, there appears little to be gained by offering another opportunity to inspect the documents. The issue whether the PIO is justified in claiming that information is not available has escaped the scrutiny of the CIC.

Citation: Shri Satish Ashok Sherkhane v. Department of Economic Affairs, CIC/DOEAF/A/2025/604540; Date of Decision : 04.03.2025

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