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This is History (2375)
Everybody is interesting for an hour, but few people can last more than two.
If Mamta wins ?
If Mamta Banerjee wins Vidhan Sabha elections then the TMC leaders who joined the BJP will have difficult times, people say.
Hike in platform ticket price is temporary
The Railways has made it clear that the hike in the platform ticket price is a temporary measure taken in order to deter overcrowding at stations.
DEBATE : “BABU WORD”
The term ‘babu’ that reeks of the colonial era has been stuck with civil servants and other government officials ever since.
On February 10, PM Narendra Modi has in his Parliament speech, blasted the ‘babu’ culture in the country saying “Sab kuch babu hi karenge”. Earlier in 2016, the IAS Association has condemned the use of the word ‘babu’ and called it ‘abusive’.
Now the question that arises is - Is the use of the word ‘babu’ correct ?
Mail your views in short to mehrotra.suresh@gmail.com OR suresh.mehrotra@yahoo.com
- Dr. Swarup to superannuate in March
- Three IRS officers posted in GST Council Secretariat
- Three IRS officers promoted to Pr Chief Commissioner grade
- Three IRS-IT officers get new jobs
- Kesavan Srinivasan appointed ADAI, GASAB
- Only one from Rajasthan empanelled for Secretary equivalent posts
- Rajasthan Govt in search of officer for Chairperson, RERC
- Collegium clears three names for Judge in MP HC
- Share price of FACT touches Rs 125
- Two CSSS officers promoted to grade of PPS
- Shrikant Walgad is also CVO, BEML
- Ms. Parul Singh appointed Deputy Secretary, Commerce
- Vikas Singh posted as Assistant Controller of Accounts
- K K Pathak promoted to CS grade
- Suspension of IPS officer in UP revoked
- HC Jangid moved ECR
- ML Ghosh appointed to SAG
- SK Sharma shifted to RCF
- Sanjay Goel sent to NWR
- 28 IRSME officers granted NF-HAG
- Three IRSME officers promoted to NF-SAG
- SC Collegium approves one name for Punjab & Haryana HC Judge
- SC Collegium approves one name for J & K HC Judge
- SC Collegium approves four names for Kerala HC Judges
- SC Collegium recommends one name for Karnataka HC Judge
- SC Collegium recommends one name as Himachal Pradesh HC Judge
- Allahabad HC to get 10 Permanent Judges
- Four IAS officers promoted to STS in Chhattisgarh
- Muthoot Group Chairman passes away
- Amita Karia steps down as Ind. Director, Jump Networks Ltd.
- Chitra Andrade is Addl. Director, Kabra Extrusiontechnik Ltd.
- Ashok Gulati appointed Addl. Director, Kotak Mahindra Bank
- PC Shukla appointed Addl. Director, R J Bio-Tech Ltd
- PC Pantulu appointed Chairman, Cybermate Infotek Ltd.
- Appointments in Cybermate Infotek Ltd.
- AS Sagar appointed Whole-Time Director, Avantel Limited
- NS Mehta appointed Addl. Director, Manorama Industries
- Amit Raje is Director, M&M Financial Services Ltd.
- Three Directors bow out of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
Dr. Renu Swarup, Secretary, Deptt of Biotech, under the Ministry of Science and Technology, is scheduled to retire this month end.
Three IRS (C&IT) officers of 2016 batch have been posted as Under Secretaries in the GST Council Secretariat. They are- M Krishna Koundaniya, Karan Chaudhary and Naveen Agrawal. They have been posted on deputation for a period of three years.
Three IRS(C&CE) officers- Ms. Bharati S. Chavan, Naresh Penumaka and H R Bheema Shankar- have been empanelled and promoted to the Pr Chief Commissioner/Pr DG, Custom and Indirect Taxes against panel year 2021 on in-situ basis.
Mrs. Anu Krishna Aggarwal has been appointed as CIT(OSD) in the office of Principal CCIT, Mumbai Region, while Ashok Gautam was posted as Additional CIT(OSD) in the office of Principal CCIT, Delhi Region and Rajendra Singh is Additional CIT (OSD) in the office of Principal CCIT, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Kesavan Srinivasan, under orders of posting on promotion as Director General, NAAA, Shimla, has been posted as ADAI (GASAB).
Only one IAS officer, out of total five, of 1989 batch from Rajasthan has been empanelled for holding Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India.
The Government of Rajasthan, Energy Department, is looking for officers for the post of Chairperson, Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC).
Supreme Court Collegium has cleared three names of lawyers for the post of Judge in the Madhya Pradesh High Court. They are Nidhi Patankar of Gwalior, Vivek Sharan of Indore and Pranay Verma of Jabalpur.
The share price of Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT) touched Rs. 125 on March 5, highest among the other Fertilizer companies. Kishore Rungta is Chairman-cum-Managing Director of this PSU.
Ravi Prakash Sharma and Ms. Renu Seth, Private Secretary (PS) of Central Secretariat Stenographers' Service (CSSS) have been promoted to the grade of Principal Private Secretary (PPS) of CSSS.
Shrikant Walgad, CVO, BEL, has been assigned an additional charge of CVO, Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), Bengaluru for a period upto April 4, 2021. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.
Ms. Parul Singh has been appointed Deputy Secretary in the Department of Commerce. She is a 2009 batch IRS-IT officer.
Vikas Singh, ICAS probationer of 2018 batch, is posted as Assistant Controller of Accounts, Ministry of Steel & Mines, New Delhi, on successful completion of professional training.
Keshav Kumar Pathak, Managing Director, National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India, has been accorded proforma promotion to the grade of Chief Secretary. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
The suspension of Vaibhav Krishna has been revoked by the Uttar Pradesh Government. Krishna, who is a 2010 batch IPS officer, was suspended on January 9, 2020 when he was the SSP, Noida.
HC Jangid has been transferred from Western Railway (WR) to East Central Railway (ECR) and posted in the cadre. He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.
Mantu Lal Ghosh – who is presently posted on North Central Railway (NCR) – has been appointed to officiate in senior administrative grade (SAG) on the Railway itself. He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.
Suresh Kumar Sharma – who is presently posted on Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) and is being relieved from the post Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM), New Jalpaiguri Junction – has been transferred to Rail Coach Factory (RCF) and posted in the cadre. He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.
Sanjay Goel has been transferred from Central Organisation for Modernisation of Workshops (COFMOW) to North Western Railway (NWR) and posted in the cadre. He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.
As many as 28 Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officers have been granted to non-functional higher administrative grade (NF-HAG). They are: DL Chowdhary, Shishir Dutt, PV Barapatre, Birendra Munduia, Shyamdhar Ram, Boniface Lakra, Ajay Kumar, Sheelendra Pratap Singh, Subhendu Kumar Choudhury, Rajendra Kumar Moondra, Md Asad Alam, Ravi Kumar, Anand Swaroop, Bhupeswar Attri, SC Choudhury, NK Narnawal, Nandkishor Krishnarao Nandanwar, Dimpy Garg, Niraj Kumar, Permanano Sharma, Sanjeev Deshpande, Manish Jain, Subrata Sarkar, Raman Krishnan, Atul Priyadarshi, Vineet Singh, Mahesh Kumar, and Vivek Sheel.
As many as three Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officers have been granted to non-functional senior administrative grade (NF-SAG). They are: Navid Talib, MD Bhutia, and Virender Kumar.
The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for elevation of an advocate – Vikas Bahl – for the post of Judge of Punjab & Haryana High Court. A decision in this regard was taken on March 2, 2021, but the statement was posted on the Collegium website on Friday.
The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for elevation of an advocate – Rahul Bharti – for the post of Judge of Jammu & Kashmir High Court. A decision in this regard was taken on March 2, 2021, but the statement was posted on the Collegium website on Friday.
The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for elevation of three advocates – Viju Abraham, Mohammad Nias CP and Paul KK – and a Judicial Officer – A Badharudeen – as Judges of Kerala High Court.
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the name of an advocate – Nagendra Ramchandra Naik – for being appointed as a Judge of Karnataka High Court. A decision in this regard was taken on March 2, 2021, but the statement was posted on the Collegium website on Friday.
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the name of an advocate – Satyen Vaidya – for being appointed as a Judge of Himachal Pradesh High Court. A decision in this regard was taken on March 2, 2021, but the statement was posted on the Collegium website on Friday.
The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for appointment of 10 Additional Judges – Justice Ali Zamin, Justice Vipin Chandra Dixit, Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari, Justice Deepak Verma, Justice Gautam Chowdhary, Justice Shamim Ahmed, Justice Dinesh Pathak, Justice Manish Kumar, and Justice Samit Gopal – of Allahabad High Court as Permanent Judges.
Four IAS officers in Chhattisgarh have been promoted to Super Time Scale (STS) and three of them have been given new responsibility after promotion. Ms R Sangeeta has been posted as Secretary, Mantralaya, while S Prakash was appointed as Mission Director, Jal Jeevan Mission and Neelam Namdev Ekka was made Secretary, Public Grievance Redressal Department. Besides, Topeshwar Sharma will continue to work as Rajnandgaon Collector after promotion.
M G George Muthoot, Chairman of the Muthoot Group and former lay trustee of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, has passed away in New Delhi on Friday. He was 72.
Amita Karia has resigned from the position of Non-Executive Independent Director of Jump Networks Limited.
Ms. Chitra Andrade has been appointed Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent) of Kabra Extrusiontechnik Limited.
Dr. Ashok Gulati has been appointed Additional Director (Independent) of Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited.
Prashant Chandresh Shukla has been appointed Additional Director (Non-Executive, Independent) of R J Bio-Tech Limited. Meanwhile, Anil Dharmadhikari has resigned from the position of Non- Executive Independent Director of the company.
PC Pantulu has been appointed Chairman, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cybermate Infotek Limited. He is presently working as Managing Director and CEO of the company, but his tenure is ending on March 29, 2021.
P Chandra Sekhar has been appointed as Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), while K Siva Kumar has been re-appointed as Director (Operations) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the company. Besides, B Srinivasa Reddy and VS Roop Kumar have been appointed as Independent Directors. Meanwhile, Ms. G Ponnari has been appointed as Independent Director (Woman) of the company.
Abburi Sidhartha Sagar, who is serving as Director of Avantel Limited, has been appointed Whole-Time Director and designated as Director (Strategy and Business Development) of the company.
Nipun Sumanlal Mehta has been appointed Additional Director (Independent) of Manorama Industries Limited.
Amit Raje has been appointed Whole-Time Director of Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited from April 1, 2021, and designated as Chief Operating Officer - Digital Finance Business.
Anil Kumar, Siddharth, and Neelakanta Iyer R have ceased to be Independent Directors of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited on completion of their tenures.
DEBATE (1)
Where is IAS supremacy in this Government? In most of the departments in GoI, other services are ruling.
S N Desai
Proof of payment
Proof of payment made by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. against certain invoices raised by Supreme Advertising Private Limited was sought. The information sought relates to Petrotech-2016. The information is not available with IOCL, as all the records pertaining to the event were handed over to Federation of Indian Petroleum Industries (FIPI) after closing of Petrotech-2016. The PIO informed the CIC that all the payments, as raised by M/s. Supreme Advertising Private Limited for the work executed during the period related to Petrotech-2016, have been paid and there are no dues left on this account. However, the copies of documentary evidences in this regard cannot be provided, as the same is not available with IOCL. The CIC observed that the appellant is seeking information in his individual capacity from the IOCL regarding M/s. Supreme Advertising Private Limited. The appellant is clearly seeking the commercial information which pertains to third party and the appellant is not the authorized representative of SAPL to whom the information can be disclosed. The appellant had raised grievance with respect to some dispute of payment with SAPL (which is not a public authority). The information sought is of commercial nature between IOCL and SAPL. Nonetheless, the respondent has given the factual information to the appellant inspite of being third party information. The Commission further held that the information sought by the appellant in his RTI application is exempt from disclosure under Section 8(1)(d) read with Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act, the disclosure of which would harm the competitive position of third party.
Comments
It is not clear from the order whether the Hon’ble CIC had tried to verify whether the appellant was a representative of M/s. Supreme Advertising Private Limited before denying the information under Section 8(1)(d) read with Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act. The CIC has erred by not looking into the reasons why IOCL had already provided some information to the appellant despite being third party information. Further, the order does not mention who was supposed to hold the documents sought by the appellant, if at all they were to be retained.
Citation: Rohit Yajnik v. Indian Oil Corporation Limited in Second Appeal No. CIC/IOCLD/A/2019/118452, Date: 25-01-2021
Dr. Anuradha Verma (dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in) is an expert on RTI matters and has co-authored the books RIGHT TO INFORMATION - LAW AND PRACTICE and PIO’s guide to RTI. Apart from her weekly article here, her other articles can be read at the website of RTI Foundation of India at the link: www.rtifoundationofindia.com
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