Whispers Forum

The appellant sought information regarding the name and address of the Employee’s Insurance Court. The PIO did not provided reply timely leading to issue of the show cause notice why maximum penalty should not be imposed against him for not furnishing the information within prescribed timelines. After going through the explanation of the PIO, the CIC noted that the RTI application was transferred after 16 days delay excluding the five days mandate as specified under the RTI Act. The CIC noted that information was provided by PIO after 67 days from the date of receiving the RTI application. The CIC imposed a penalty of Rs. 16,750/- on the PIO and directed to recover the amount from the salary payable to the PIO.
Comments
There is a prescribed timeline of 5 days for the transfer of RTI application which should be adhered to by the PIO.
Citation: : Shambhu Prasad v. PIO, ESIC in CIC/ESICO/A/2017/130089, Date of Decision - 2.5.2018
Dr. Anuradha Verma (dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in) is the co-author of the books: RIGHT TO INFORMATION – LAW AND PRACTICand PIO’s guide to RTI. Her other articles can be read at the website of RTI Foundation of India at - http://www.rtifoundationofindia.com/

DEBATE (1)
In US Businessmen are respected not in India .People look at them with suspicion.
V K Negi
DEBATE (1)
Running the Government is quite different from running the business house.
L D Ram
DEBATE (2)
Kumarmangalam Birla can give clean Government.
Rajendra Mittal
Collector more powerful than SSP/SP in UP
The colonial mindset is still on. Police has been made subservient not only to the politicians but the IAS (who used be be Brits only). This slave mentality needs a complete overhaul.
Parth

DEBATE (1)
No businessman can become Trump in India because US is a strange society .
L S Hardenia
DEBATE (2)
Only Ratan Tata because of his long political experience about Indian atmosphere.
R K Teotia.
Can Somebody Stop This MISCHIEF?
Can the judiciary be held to ransom by a group of lawyers, on their own or in collusion with some judge/s? How come they choose the Bench of a judge of their choice, dictate their petition be heard on priority depriving citizens of justice guaranteed by the Constitution? Is it how the Constitution should be interpreted? Is the whole justice delivery system a kind of feudal privilege of a few or every citizen? Can these habitual nuisance makers be allowed to go on gaily to indulge in mischief with impunity? It happens only because the law about mischief remains clouded in the media hype of the damaging bits of the petition filed by them. It is time to draw civil society attention towards the legal definition of mischief so that they stop a group of politically motivated lawyers from exploiting the administration of justice by intimidating judges, as they have done to civil administration. The crime graph in the country has been rising because the civil/police administration stands totally crippled by these politicians. The essential ingredients of mischief are as follows— (1) Intention or knowledge of the likelihood to cause wrongful loss or damage to the public or to any person. (2) Causing the destruction of some property or any change in it or in its situation; and (3) Such destruction or change must destroy or diminish its value.
M L Gupta
IFS is more powerful than the IAS in four states ?
This observation is not true in case of Odisha.
Sanjeeb Shankar Patel

DEBATE (2)
“PM Modi is his own substitute as PM after 2019 General elections”. But, Rahul Gandhi has already declared himself as PM after 2019 General elections.
Right to “ Day dreaming ” is his Fundamental Right.
Unhain Mongerilal ke haseen sapney dekhney dijiye
A K Saxena ( A former civil servant)
DEBATE (2)
I feel two candidates against each other in 2019 is the best approach. Opposition must unite so that votes are not divided. Leader might emerge or may be Modi will lead with fractured mandate with a healthy opposition. Opposition must be have in the interest of democracy.
Harish Kumar
2019 general elections will spring surprises
Neither good oratory nor boasting of past contributions will pay. People will critically analyse four years governance/achievements on the ground vis_a_vis pictures painted on television shows. Lack of trust, between executive, legislature and judiciary will definitely be in the minds of public at the time of voting.
Raj
Dr Kumar is a Gem in Indian Bureaucracy
Dr Prabhat Kumar is a Gem in Indian Bureaucracy......touching newer heights of glory with dedication.
Krishna

DEBATE (1)
Why Modi only ? Any alternative will emerge as PM.
R C Garg
DEBATE (2)
Although there is no alternative of Narendra Modi,but his hagemony can be challenged by collective leadership.
L S Hardenia
“Impeachment Conundrum”
The impeachment motion of the Congress party targeting CJI, was rejected by the Vice President on ground of unproven misconduct of the CJI. It was held that allegations pertain to period when the CJI was either in private practice or holding a junior position.Two Congress MPs petitioned the Supreme court on May 7,2018 contesting Vice President’s rejection of impeachment notice, calling it arbitrary and illegal.
Situation took a dramatic turn on May 8,2018 when the petitioners’ lawyer withdrew impeachment plea challenging constitution of 5-judge bench of Supreme court while insisting to get a copy of judicial order from the Bench. Shocking high drama followed after the lawyer failed to justify the petition against the CJI.
Unprecedented, unpardonable misconduct.
Let the Top court initiate contempt proceedings against all concerned for filing a politically motivated plea and casting aspersions on the CJI alleging unproven misconduct.
The Congress is on the backfoot. But, introspect on some interesting possibilities:--
(a) Whether petition's withdrawal would set the judicial crisis and controversy at rest ? Perhaps,not,if the Congress leaders' naivete , arrogance and aggression are any indication. They are hell-bent
(b) What will happen ,if, the congress party ill-advised by its legal foot soldiers decide make all its MPs in Rajya Sabha as petitioners?;
(c) Will taking recourse to RTI route for getting a copy of " administrative order”,if any, issued by SC's Registrar General help particularly as it impinges on the internal functioning of the Apex court.This needs to be checked.
Let the legal eagles deliberate on the contentious issues and give their opinions to satisfy public curiosity.
A K Saxena ( Former civil servant)

DEBATE (1)
As on date, none. This is based on the premise that the voter does not foresee better candidate in place of existing one. So he/she would like status quo position. The position could be different if the present establishment does not shun its denial mode of every failure or under performance vis a vis its manifesto put forward in 2014.
Raj Kumar Thakur
DEBATE (2)
In the present scenario Modi is the only face.
Rajguru
Well said article
Yes it is very true. Dr Bahuguna worked very hard and did not allow any corruption. He wrote very well. The new CM must read his article well said.
S K Mukherjee

The appellant filed an appeal to the CIC claiming that information on point no 2. of his applicantion regarding incoming call details of his number for a particular period has not been provided to him by the BSNL. He stated that the respondent has asked his identity proof by stating that, ‘information can only be given if the appellant will submit his identity proof’. The appellant stated that there is no provision under the RTI Act to ask for the appellant’s identity proof to give information. The respondent submitted that there is a cutting on point no. 2 of the RTI application of the appellant and it was presumed that the appellant does not want information in respect of the same. The appellant stated that he has not made any cutting on his RTI application and made an allegation against a Clerk for the cuttings in his RTI application. The CIC held that the respondent should give information to the appellant on point no. 2 of his RTI application regarding incoming and outgoing calls. The CIC directed the respondent to conduct an enquiry in the matter regarding tampering with the RTI application in consultation with the appellant and give a report to the Commission.
Comments
Allegation of tampering with the RTI Application is serious issue which may lead to imposition of penalty for obstructing free flow of information.
Citation: Sh. Narendra Bhansali v. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. in Appeal No. CIC/BSNLD/A/2017/118096, Dated of Decision: 01.05.2018
Dr. Anuradha Verma (dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in) is the co-author of the books: RIGHT TO INFORMATION – LAW AND PRACTICand PIO’s guide to RTI. Her other articles can be read at the website of RTI Foundation of India at - http://www.rtifoundationofindia.com/

DEBATE (1)
There is no substitute of Narendra Modi till the time he decides to be in politics and to my guess he will surprise the country by leaving by his own before he actually needs to retire which no other politician dare to do till now.
Now the Question is who is next. I think Indian politics is heading towards institutionalization, so when ideology rules then anyone can head but the process itself will create new leaders but it will be from right wing only for sure. As of now no names.
Bhupendra
DEBATE (2)
Time will decide. There was a time when Indira was India and India was Indira. Also, when India was shining. Now, Modi is BJP and BJP is Modi. In 2019, the Time will spring surprises. There is a saying - those who fall, rise again and those who rise, are sure to fall one day. This is the law of nature.
Raj Kumar Thakur
Manik Sarkar and Tripura
"Tripura’s former Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has assiduously built up his image as an honest politician in the country. The recent letter written by him to the State government to provide him a SUV vehicle, asking for a residential accommodation befitting his stature and to appoint his former staff has not been relished by the media and people of Tripura. Together with this, a recent article on Tripura elections in the English national newspaper ”Pioneer” by one of the Tripura cadre officer Dr VK Bahuguna had exposed the chinks in Communist rule. Dr Bahuguna who had a wide ranging experience of work in both the Central and State government in different departments knew well the mechanizations of Sarkar. His article has created a ripple and is being discussed in the corridors of powers. Hope the new regime and Sunil Deodhar - architect of BJP’s Tripura victory reads this article and acts on the suggestions. Dr Bahuguna resigned from his post retirement job when he found that his action to check the organized loot in the agriculture and other departments has not yielded any results and the officers are being treated as mere pawn."
Rajesh

DEBATE (1)
Any dark horse will become the PM in this scenerio.
K T Mal
DEBATE (2)
None other than Narendra Modi.
R K Reddy
Ironies of life
Indira Gandhi had two sons 1. One was interested to govern but he died flying a plane. 2. The other was fond of flying but died governing. Indira Gandhi had two daughters in law 1. One was interested in rearing monkeys but is in government. 2. The other was interested in governing but is rearing a --. For fun only. No politics
Prashanth Kumar

DEBATE (1)
Modi’s popularity is going down with each passing day, true. But who else is there hocan fit in to be a successful PM of a country as vast as India. Atleast today, no one in sight.
R D Tiwari
DEBATE (2)
On all counts only Raj Nath Singh is the alternative of Narendra Modi.
D K Verma
Lawlessness in UP badlands continues
A poor boy marries a poor girl in one of the towns in Western U.P. The community pools money for helping the girl's parents for the expenditure on the marriage. After the nikah the boy leaves with the bride for his home town along with his relatives in a hired cab. On the highway the cab is stopped by armed robbers .The bridegroom and his relatives are looted of whatever little cash they had and thrown out of the car. The bride is dressed in all her finery including 'artificial jewellery which the robbers think is gold. With guns in their hands the robbers proceed to rob her and out of fear she screams. They fire at her and kill her. Throwing her out they drive away with the vehicle. The bride left her house a few hours ago for her husband's house and her parents get back her body to bury within hours of bidding her farewell. This incident which happened the other day on Meerut Gaziabad highway shows how lawlessness in badlands of Uttar Pradesh continues notwithstanding the efforts of police to improve the law and order situation by killing criminals in encounters. The fact is that the present Government headed by Yogi Adityanath has failed on this front.
Aarti Khosla