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Dear Doctor Saab,
Your predictions are so accurate that I keep wondering whether you are a journalist or an astrologer. You seem to me to be the modern day’s Nostradamus.
P V Rajgopal
Former Director National Police Academy, Hyderabad
Maharashtra likely to see a big political storm ?
Sources says that in Maharashtra, a big political story is likely to come soon. One should not be surprised if the present govt falls.
CBI gets free hands into NEET, UGC-NET exam case
If sources are to be believed the PMO has reportedly given free hand to the CBI in NEET and UGC-NET exam cases.
- Cybercrooks now pose as IPS officers to cheat people
- Posting orders of JD ED this month
- Internal DoPT report recommends more in take of IAS officers
- CAPF (ACs) Exam, 2024 on August 4
- Cadre of Shubhanwita transferred to Karnataka
- Amit Gupta is chairman RRB/ADI
- Chhattisgarh Government asked to re-consider case of G P Singh !
- Two officers of 2008 batch empanelled from Haryana cadre
- Tenure of Mustaq Ahmad as Director, Mines extended
- Tenure of Praveen S as Director, Space extended
- Sanjay Som selected as Director (M&CB), BEML Ltd
- Ayush Saran appointed as Additional PS to Bhupender Yadav
- CS Radhika in race for post of Member (Non-Life), IRDA
- IRS officer promoted as Joint Commissioner
- Ms Garg transferred to Kolkata
- V V S Prasad quits Indian Revenue Service
- Project Director-Civil for Sivok – Rangpo Project advertised by IRCON
- Consultant (Admin) interviews for DAIC on July 3
- S K Sehgal transferred to SECR
- Rajeev Benjwal gets posting after returning from study leave
- Candidates shortlisted for Admin Officer post in GSI
- S Sankaranarayanan transferred to ICF
- Volunteers willing to serve Bhaderwah Station required
- Post of Consultant (Trauma Burns) advertised
- Various posts of Technical Consultants advertised
- Young Consultants advertisement for NESTS cancelled
- Ms Dhillon is also ED, Traffic Commercial (G), Railway Board
- AM Rizvi appointed ADG, RDSO
- AP Singh sent as Prof (Commercial), IRITM
- S K Sehgal moved as PCMM, SECR
- R Mukund posted as CWE, Southern Railway
- Shivendra Mohan posted as CWE, SCR
- P Ananth posted as PCME, COFMOW
- Ravi Kumar posted as PCME, RCF
- K Anandh posted as CCF in J&K segment
- N Viji appointed as Lecturer, CASFOS, Coimbatore
- 14 members of Indian Administrative Service confirmed in IAS
- Reshuffle of IAS officers in Bihar
- Jha is new MD and CEO of SBI General Insurance
- Shashank Misra appointed Govt Nominee Director, PFC
- Badree Komandur appointed MD & Group CEO, Strides Pharma Science Ltd
- Subir Chakraborty appointed Ind. Director, Strides Pharma Science Ltd
- Aditya Arun Kumar appointed ED, Strides Pharma Science Ltd
- Hemang Bhatt re-appointed MD, Has Lifestyle Ltd
- Ms Bharath appointed CMD, Sree Rayalaseema Hi-Strength Hypo Ltd
- MJ Reddy re-appointed MD, Sagarsoft (India) Ltd
- K Pradeep Kumar Reddy re-appointed Whole-Time Director, Sagarsoft (India) Ltd
- EV Prasad appointed MD, Cupid Trades and Finance Ltd
- SK Basu appointed Addl. Director, T Spiritual World Ltd
- Ms Vakil appointed NE Director, Asian Paints Ltd
- JS Rikhy appointed NE Director, Kama Holdings Ltd
- Chandran Ratnaswami quits as NE Director, Go Digit General Insurance Ltd
The Cybercrooks have adopted a new tactic to mint money by posing themselves as IPS officers using their photos on ‘WhatsApp’ and threatening the people of well-to-do families to pay online with fake claims of arresting and detaining their relatives. Being unaware of fraudulent activities, people are falling prey to such Cybercrooks using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to mimic the voice of relatives, dears & nears so as to take the victims into confidence. Artificial Intelligence & other online cyber crimes are posing a major threat to the police to stem the flow of such activities.
Posting orders of Joint Directors ED are expected in a couple of weeks. The list will reportedly consist of one from Bangalore and another from Chennai.
An internal report of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has recommended an increase in the recruitment of IAS officers from 180 a year to 210-220. The senior officers of the department have started assessing the report. Actually, there has been a longstanding need to increase the number of IAS officers. The report was said to be prepared by a committee consisting of officials from the DoPT and the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA).
The Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Exam will be held on August 4, 2024 from 10 am to 12 noon and from 2 pm to 5 pm. More information can be availed from the UPSC website.
Inter cadre transfer of Ms Shubhanwita from West Bengal to Karnataka has been accepted on grounds of her marriage with IAS officer Shubham Shukla. Shubhanwita is a 2018 batch IPS officer.
Amit Gupta has been appointed as chairman Railway Recruitment Board/ADI. He is a NF-HAG IRSME officer.
The MHA has asked the Chhattisgarh Government to re-consider the earlier proposal pertaining to G P Singh . The Chhattisgarh Government had recommended that the dismissal of 1991 batch IPS officer G P Singh should be withdrawan.
Two 2008 batch IAS officers of Haryana cadre have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary and equivalent posts in the Government of India. They are: Nikhil Gajraj and Rajiv Rattan.
The tenure of Mustaq Ahmad as Director in the Ministry of Mines has been extended for a period of one year upto June 6, 2025. He is a 2006 batch IDAS officer.
The tenure of Praveen S as Director in the Department of Space has been extended for a period of one year upto May 15, 2025. He is a 2009 batch IRS-IT officer.
Sanjay Som, ED, BEML Limited, has been selected for the post of Director (Mining & Constructions Business), BEML Limited at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on June 26, 2024. Three persons were interviewed for the same.
Ayush Saran has been appointed as Additional Private Secretary to Bhupender Yadav, Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
CS Radhika, General Manager, United India Insurance Company (UIIC), has been added to the list of contenders for the post of Member (Non-Life) at the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDA).
K Sarvana Kumar has been promoted as Joint Commissioner on ad-hoc basis with effect from January 1, 2024. He is an IRS(C&IT) officer.
Ms Parul Garg has been transferred to Kolkata as Additional Commissioner in the DGTS office. She is an ITS officer.
The CBIC has accepted the voluntary retirement of VVS Prasad from IRS(C&IT) with effect from July 15, 2024. He is presently posted as Assistant Commissioner.
IRCON International has advertised for the post of Project Director-Civil for Sivok – Rangpo Project at Siliguri (West Bengal) location. The applications must reach on or before July 20, 2024.
The interviews for the post of Consultant (Admin) at Dr Ambedkar International Centre (DAIC) for New Delhi location will be held on July 3, 2024. More information can be availed from the website of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Sunil Kumar Sehgal has been transferred to South East Central Railway and posted as PCMM (CHOD). He is a NF-HAG IRSS Northeast Frontier Railway officer.
Rajeev Benjwal has been appointed as CIT (OSD) in the office of Pr.CCIT, Nagpur region on return from study leave. He is an IRS-IT officer.
As many as 24 candidates have been shortlisted for 08 posts of Administrative Officer in Geological Survey of India, Ministry of Mines. The interview dates will be announced shortly. More information can be availed from UPSC website.
S Sankaranarayanan has been transferred and posted at Integrated Coach Factory (ICF). He is an IRAS officer of the Southern Railway zone.
The Office of Controller General of Defence Account has invited applications from the grade of AAOs willing to serve at Bhaderwah Station. Applications for the same must reach on or before July 5, 2024.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has invited applications for the post of Consultant (Trauma Burns) for Delhi location. More information can be availed from the website.
The National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS) has advertised for various posts of Technical Consultants in the Quality Assurance Wing, for Field and for the Headquarter. The applications must reach on or before July 15, 2024.
The advertisement for the post of Young Consultants in the National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS) stands cancelled.
Ms. Petal Dhillon, Executive Director (Business Development), Railway Board, has been assigned additional duties of the post of Executive Director, Traffic Commercial (G), Railway Board. She is an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer.
Asad Mustafa Rizvi, who is presently posted in Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO), has been promoted to higher administrative grade (HAG) and posted as Additional Director General, RDSO. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.
Ambar Pratap Singh has been transferred from Railway Board to Indian Railways Institute of Transport Management (IRITM) and posted as Professor (Commercial). He is an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer.
Sunil Kumar Sehgal has been transferred from Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) to South East Central Railway (SECR) and posted as Principal Chief Materials Manager (PCMM) (CHOD). He is an Indian Railway Stores Service (IRSS) officer.
R Mukund, who is presently posted in Southern Railway (SR), has been posted as Chief Workshop Engineer (CWE) in the Railway itself. He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.
Shivendra Mohan, who is presently posted in South Central Railway (SCR), has been posted as Chief Workshop Engineer (CWE) in the Railway itself. He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.
P Ananth, who is presently posted in Central Organisation For Modernisation of Workshops (COFMOW), has been posted as Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer (PCME) in COFMOW itself. He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.
Ravi Kumar, who is presently on deputation with Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS), has been posted in Rail Coach Factory (RCF) as Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer (PCME). He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.
Dr K Anandh is posted as Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF) in Jammu and Kashmir segment of AGMUT cadre on joining the cadre after completing his central deputation. He is a 2004 batch IFoS officer of AGMUT cadre.
Mrs N Viji has been appointed as Lecturer, Central Academy for State Forest Service (CASFOS), Coimbatore on deputation basis under the Central Staffing Scheme of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (CSS-MoEFCC). She is a 2013 batch IFoS officer of AGMUT cadre.
As many as 14 members of Indian Administrative Service have been confirmed in the IAS. Officers of Telangana cadre confirmed in IAS include: Kadhiravan Palani of 2020 batch, Shivendra Pratap, Sanchit Gangwar, Faizan Ahmed, Lenin Vatsal Toppo, P Gouthami, Parmar Pinkeshkumar Lalitkumar, Radhika Gupta and Srija P, all of 2021 batch. Similarly, 2021 batch officers belonging to Tripura cadre confirmed in IAS include: Megha Jain, Pradeep K, Rajdeep Singh, Rinku Lather and Sumit Kumar Pandey.
Chandrashekhar Singh has been appointed as Collector and District Magistrate, Patna and will continue to hold additional charge of Bandobast Officer, Patna, while Himanshu Sharma will be posted as CEO, Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society and Shirshat Kapil Ashok joins as MD, State Road Development Corporation with additional charge of Special Secretary, Road Construction Department. Similarly, Nilesh Ramchandra Deore will be posted as MD, North Bihar Power Distribution Company and hold additional charge of MD, Bihar State Transmission Company; Laxman Tiwari as OSD, Revenue and Land Reform and Aditya Prakash is posted as Additional Secretary, Health.
SBI General Insurance Company has announced the appointment of Naveen Chandra Jha as new MD and CEO.
Shashank Misra has been appointed as Government Nominee Director on the Board of Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC).
Badree Komandur has been appointed as Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer of Strides Pharma Science Limited.
Subir Chakraborty has been appointed as Independent Director of Strides Pharma Science Limited.
Aditya Arun Kumar has been appointed as Executive Director (Business Development) of Strides Pharma Science Limited.
Hemang Bhatt has been re-appointed as Managing Director of Has Lifestyle Limited with effect from July 1, 2024.
Ms TG Shilpa Bharath has been appointed as Chairperson and Managing Director of Sree Rayalaseema Hi-Strength Hypo Limited.
M Jagadeesh Reddy has been re-appointed as Managing Director of Sagarsoft (India) Limited.
K Pradeep Kumar Reddy has been re-appointed as Whole-Time Director of Sagarsoft (India) Limited.
Erramilli Venkatachalam Prasad has been appointed as Managing Director of Cupid Trades and Finance Limited.
Sanjoy Kumar Basu has been appointed as Additional Non-Executive Director of T Spiritual World Limited.
Ms. Nehal Vakil has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of Asian Paints Limited.
Jagdeep Singh Rikhy has been appointed as Non- Executive Independent Director of Kama Holdings Limited.
Chandran Ratnaswami has resigned from the position of Non-Executive Director of Go Digit General Insurance Limited.
“Penal laws anomaly, Supreme Court and new Parliament”
The three new criminal laws: ‘Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita’, ‘Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita’ and ‘Bhartiya Sakshya Adhinium’, the reworded versions of existing fundamental criminal laws IPC, CrPC and the Indian Evidence Act (colonial legacy) as per gazette notification, will be effective from July 1, 2024. The prevailing three criminal laws have been in operation for over a century and have received interpretations from various courts including the Supreme Court. Some legal luminaries have, in a letter to the union law minister, have sought deferment of new laws beyond July 1.2024. Some logical questions arise in our minds. These merit careful consideration. These are : (a)Will the change-over reduce cost of litigation to the accused and save litigation time; (b) Will the new dispensation reduce the large backlog of pendency in the already overburdened judiciary, running into crores of cases; (c) More importantly, could the two systems of criminal justice(old and the new)operate concurrently.All pending cases, filed under old system, are at different stages of litigation (d)Could the substantive laws, IPC, India Evidence Act, be applied retrospectively; (e) The procedural laws could possibly be applied retrospectively, provided they impact the accused adversely. These are matters for legal scrutiny; (f) Could the accused live with a sense of certainty and security about their Right to life and liberty, not knowing which stream of law will govern them. Utter confusion, chaos. More litigation, more cost to the accused, more delay; (g) What will be the cost of infrastructure needed to upgrade the system of delivery of criminal justice? Has any thought been given to the above questions ; (h)Will the dichotomy, as stated above ,be able to stand the scrutiny in the Supreme court; (i)Some bright legal minds have already expressed concern about the haste in which the bills were passed in the last Parliament; (j) Could the gazette –notified new penal laws be referred to the new Parliament for further discussion, one wonders? Much will depend on the stand taken by the Supreme Court on the validity of new penal laws, the ruling political dispensation and the new Opposition. No litigant has ,so far, approached the Top court in the matter, possibly awaiting reaction of the Union of India.
A K Saxena (A former civil servant)
Cases pending against Sahara India and payments by SEBI
The Appellant filed an RTI application seeking certain information about payment by SEBI of the amount deposited by the Sahara India, progress of the case pending in the Supreme Court, Different schemes run by Sahara India etc. He filed a First Appeal alleging that the information provided was incomplete, false and misleading. During the second appeal, the PIO informed that SEBI had submitted 22 status reports before the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court is primary holder of the information. However, the information regarding the process of refund and cut-off dates for the processing of the application have been provided to the appellant. The CIC held that PIO has provided an appropriate reply to the RTI Application as per the provisions of the Act.
Comments
The question as to who is the holder of information if a public authority has transferred some documents to another public authority has often been raised. In case of judiciary, the PIO often transfers the RTI application to the Registrar of the Court under section 6(3) of the RTI Act asking the registrar to directly provide the information to the applicant.
Citation: Mohan Sahu v. Security and Exchange Board of India, Second Appeal No. CIC/SEBIH/A/2023/100957; Date of Decision: 29.04.2024
Dr Anuradha Verma (dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in) is a RTI Consultant currently working with IIM Visakhapatnam. She has co-authored the books, RTI Right to Information - Law and Practice and PIO’s Guide to RTI. She offers consultancy on RTI matters and Third party audit. Her other articles can be read at the website of RTI Foundation of India at the link www.rtifoundationofindia.com
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