The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended eight names for appointing them as Chief Justices of different High Courts . Besides Allahabad, the High Courts of Calcutta, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Meghalaya, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh will get new Chief Justices. New CJs recommended are: Allahabad (Justice Rajesh Bindal), Calcutta (Justice Prakash Srivastava), Andhra Pradesh (Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra), Karnataka (Justuice Ritu Raj Awasthi), Telangana (Justice Satish Chandra Sharma), Meghalaya (Justice Ranjit V. More), Gujarat Justice (Aravind Kumar) and Madhya Pradesh (Justice R.V. Malimath).Names of recommended CJ transfers Mssrs  Justice Arup Kumar Goswami (Andhra Pradesh to Chhattisgarh), Justice Mohd Rafiq (Madhya Pradesh to Himachal Pradesh),Justice  Akil Qureshi (Tripura to Rajasthan),Justice  Indrajit Mahanty (Rajasthan to Tripura) and Justice Biswanath Somadder (Meghalaya to Sikkim).

The Supreme Court Collegium is believed to have recommended transfer of 27  High Court Judges to other High Courts.

Deputation tenure of Special Director ED Anup Kumar Dubey has been extended for one year from March 13 this year to March 12, 2022. He is an IRS (IT ) officer.

Vishnukanth P B has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA). He is a 2009 batch IA&AS officer.

Ms Priyanka Chandra has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Culture. She is a 2006 batch IDAS officer.

Ajay Yadav has been appointed as Private Secretary to Jyotiraditya M Scindia, Minister for Civil Aviation. He is a 2005 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Atul Kumar Mishra has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Culture. He is a 2010 batch IRPS officer.

Sanap Bajirao Ramnath has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty to Narayan Tatu Rane, Minister for MSME. He is a 2011 batch IP&TA&FS officer.

The newly launched Sansad TV is new for various reasons. First, it will have very few presenters from media fraternities. Politicians and retired bureaucrats will be presenters. The list includes- Shashi Tharoor, Priyanka Chaturvedi, Amitabh Kant, Bibek  Debroy and Sanjeev Sanyal

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has constituted a High-Level Expert Committee for a comprehensive review of the National Cadet Corps (NCC). The committee’s effort will be to make NCC more relevant in changed times. Former Member of Parliament Baijayant Panda will head the committee. Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni, former Minister Colonel (Retd) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, industrialist Anand Mahindra among others are members of the committee. The committee will also propose measures for gainful engagement of its Alumni for betterment of the organisation as a whole.

The cadre of Amit Kumar has been transferred from Tamil Nadu to Chhattisgarh on grounds of marriage with Pooja Kumar. He is a 2019 batch IAS officer.

Anoop Singh has been appointed as Dy Commissioner, SEZ, Kandla in Gujarat on deputation basis for three years. He is a 2014 batch IRS(C&IT) officer.

The CBIC has extended the loan period of Sameer D Wankhede for four more months till December 31, 2021. He is on deputation in NCB.  He is an IRS(C&IT) officer.

Anil Kumar has been promoted to the grade of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT).

Sadashiv Samantaray, ED, SAIL, is in the race for the post of Director Commercial, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).

Harnam Singh Thakur, Retd. Registrar General, Punjab & Haryana High Court, has been appointed Judicial Member in the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).  The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved his appointment to the post.

Justice Shashi Kant Gupta has been appointed as Member, Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT), for a period of four years.

Justice Bala Krishna Narayana has been appointed Member, Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT), for a period of four years.

Wing Commander Ratnakar Singh has assumed the charge of Public Relations Officer (PRO), Defence, Nagpur, under the Ministry of Defence.

Three retired bureaucrats: Suresh Chandra Gairola, Rahul Bhalchandra Pandey and Samir Sahay have been appointed as State Information Commissioners in Maharashtra.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Sabina, Judge, Rajasthan High Court, to Himachal Pradesh High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice AM Badar, Judge, Kerala High Court, to Patna High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Vivek Agarwal, Judge, Allahabad High Court, to Madhya Pradesh High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Sudip Ahluwalia, Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court, to Calcutta High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari, Judge,  Allahabad High Court, to Andhra Pradesh High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh, Judge, Allahabad High Court, to Delhi High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Anoop Chitkara, Judge, Himachal Pradesh High Court, to Punjab and Haryana High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Yashwant Varma, Judge, Allahabad High Court, to Delhi High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice TS Sivagnanam, Judge, Madras High Court, to Calcutta High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, Judge, Chattisgarh High Court, to Rajasthan High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Arindam Sinha, Judge, Calcutta High Court, to Odisha High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, Judge, Bombay High Court, to Telangana High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Sureshwar Thakur , Judge, Himachal Pradesh High Court, to Allahabad High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Jaswant Singh, Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court, to Odisha High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Subhash Chand , Additional Judge, Allahabad High Court, to Jharkhand High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice MSS Ramachandra Rao, Judge, Telangana High Court, to Punjab and Haryana High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice MN Bhandari, Judge, Allahabad High Court, to Madras High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Judge, Patna High Court, to Andhra Pradesh High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, Judge, Odisha High Court, to Uttarakhand High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Soumen Sen, Judge, Calcutta High Court, to Odisha High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice PB Bajanthri, Judge, Karnataka High Court to Patna High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, Judge, Rajasthan High Court, to Patna High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Paresh R Upadhyay, Judge, Gujarat High Court, to Madras High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Amarnath Goud, Judge, Telangana High Court, to Tripura High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Rajan Gupta, Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court, to Patna High Court.

Sanjeev Sharma,who is presently posted on Northern Railway,  has been given extension on his tenure as Officer on Special Duty (Accounts), Railway Board, in addition to his own charge, on part time basis under Principal Executive Director (Accounts), Railway Board for a period of six months on October 5, 2021. He is an Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer.

Vivek Varshney, Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer (R), PL, Western Railway (WR) has been transferred to Railway Board and posted as Director, Vigilance (Mechanical). He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.

As many as six Indian Railway Health Service (IRHS) officers will be posted on clinical posts on their present railway on attaining the age of 62 years. They are: Anurag Mathur, Devender Kumar Arora, Basudev Bhattacharjee, Mohammed Nazeer Hussain, Ajoy Roy and Brahm Prakash.

Brijesh Kumar Pandey has been transferred from Research Designs and Standards organisation (RDSO) to North Central Railway (NCR) on his own request and posted in the cadre. He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.

Praveen Kumar has been transferred from North Eastern Railway (NER) to Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) and posted in the cadre. He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.

Mahesh Kumar has been transferred from Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) to Central Railway (CR) on his own request and posted in the cadre. He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.

Ghanshyam Bansal – who is returning from deputation to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC) – has been posted on Northern Railway (NR) and posted in the cadre. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

M Ramesh Kumar, Deputy Chief Vigilance Officer, Engineering, South Central Railway (SCR) has been selected for deputation to National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) for the post of Deputy Chief Project Manager for a period of five years. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Prakash Magdum, Director, National Film Archives of India(NFAI)laid the foundation stone for construction of Storage Facility (Vaults) to be developed by NBCC at Pune. To mark the significance of this day, Officials present from both the organizations also participated in a tree plantation drive. The new Film Storage Vaults will be constructed with global standards at an estimated cost of Rs. 58.21 cr. Guru Prasad, Deputy Director & Officer on Special Duty, National Film Heritage Mission and Devender Kumar, Chief GM, NBCC were also seen present during the occasion.

It was a proud moment for RailTel when 28 students of its CSR initiative Akansha Super 30, Dehradun made it to JEE Mains 2021bringing them one step closer to securing admission to premiere league engineering colleges like IIT, NIT and other Govt engineering colleges of India.  RailTel, in association with Centre for Social Responsibility and leadership, New Delhi, established a Super 30 Centre at Dehradun in 2015. This coaching centre provides free training to30 underprivileged but talented students from Uttarakhand for 11 months for admission examinations of reputed engineering colleges like IIT, NIT and state engineering colleges.These 30 students were selected on merit basis through examination and interview designed to test their knowledge, mental ability and career aspiration. Due to COVID19 pandemic, this year, the coaching was continued using virtual classroom sessions and practice test being conducted online. Expressing his delight over this tremendous result, Sh. Puneet Chawla, CMD/RailTel said, “The performance of the centre has been exceptional as65 Students made it to IIT/ NIT’s and 75 made it to other state engineering colleges in the last five years. It is the hard work of the students that is helping them forgea successful career. We are happy to play a small role in mentoring these talented kids in their journey of becoming an Engineer.”

Mukul Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, Kurukshetra, has been assigned additional charge of the post of Special Secretary, Haryana, Welfare of Scheduled Castes & Backward Classes Department, while Pardeep Kumar, Advisor, Civil Aviation and Special Secretary, Civil Aviation Department, was handed over additional charge of Administrator, HSVP (HQ) Panchkula.

Umashankar Thakur, Deputy Secretary, is posted to Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) subsequent to his return from training.

The cadre of Ashish Sangwan has been transferred from Madhya Pradesh to Telangana on grounds of marriage to Valluru Kranthi. He is an IAS officer of 2016 batch.

Arihant Parakh has been appointed as Managing Director of National Plastic Technologies Limited effective from August 4, 2021.

Dr. Arindam Kumar Bhattacharya has been appointed as Additional Director and Independent Director of Bajaj Holdings & Investment Limited.

Vishal Kapoor has been appointed as Government Nominee Director on the Board of Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC).

Sanjay Kaul has resigned from the position of Additional Director-Finance (Executive Director) of OCL Iron and Steel Limited.

RV Kanoria has been re-appointed as Managing Director of Kanoria Chemicals & Industries Limited.

Raghuraj Madhav Rajendran, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power, has been appointed as Government Nominee Director on the Board of NHPC Limited.

Anurag Patni has been re-appointed as Independent Director of Baid Leasing & Finance Company Limited.

Nitin Gujral has been re-appointed as Managing Director of Royal India Corporation Limited.

Subhash Chandra Garg has been appointed as Independent Director, while Dr. Keith Mario Torpy has been made  Non-Executive, Non-Independent Director of Genus Power Infrastructures Limited.

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As I see it, three politicians who are fit to succeed Mr Modi are Mr Navin Patnaik, Mr Nitin Gadkari and Mr Rajnath Singh, provided age does not come in their way.

Kumar

DEBATE(2)

“ After Modi,Who? ”

I am filled with a sense of déjà vu. A similar question arose during Pt Nehru’s failing health. Nothing unusual happened after his passing away. Shastri ji emerged  from out of the blue. Nature is supposed to take care of such eventuality and fill the void. No one is indispensable. Everyone is replaceable.

Coming to the pointed question  : After Modi, Who,  I would like to be upfront and fiercely  independent .I hope my views are published in this site, irrespective of whether these support  the present dispensation or not.

It would be inappropriate to suggest that Modi is matchless. We, Indians revel in raising the question :  "After Nehru, who?", "After Indira, who?", "After Rajiv, who?", and now, "After Modi, who?" And, every time, voters themselves provide the answer. This is the beauty of Parliamentary democracy.

If, anyone expects the WIC surfers to name Amit Shah, Yogi and Nitin Gadkari as the three hopefuls for PM’s post, it would be mistaken. Rajnath Singh cannot be left out and many more. A bitter intra- party conflict would ensue. PM Modi is, at least, holding the flock together.

But, at what cost? The dividing line between the Union of India and BJP functionaries is very thin, almost non-existent. Public memory is no longer short. It remembers the travails of              de-monetisation, GST , farmers’ distress, question marks on defence deals , cast-based polarization of votes, assets monetization, Pegasus etc. Much would depend on the outcome of results in assemblies  elections and the fighting spirit of the weak opposition. It would be premature, at this stage, to make a guess on “Who, after Modi”? Turn of events could throw up new possibilities, new personalities, new permutations and combinations.

A K Saxena (A former civil servant)

Information about death of sister

Brother of the deceased third party sought certain information relating to the death of his sister. The PIO submitted that the appellant was requested to deposit photocopying charges of Rs 16/- which he failed to deposit. The First appeal was disposed of reiterating the same reply. The appellant claimed that he had not received any replies to his RTI Application. The CIC held that in case the PIO provides the proof of delivery of the demand of further fee, the appellant shall deposit Rs 16/- photocopying charges to obtain the copies; Failing which, the PIO should provide the information free of cost..

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If a reply is not received by the RTI applicant within the prescribed time period, he is entitled to receive the information free of cost and the PIO may be liable to penalty. In this case, the CIC ought to have verified this fact during the hearing rather than giving an open ended order.

Citation: Mrityunjay Kumar Gautam v. HQ Western Air Command, CJA Branch Indian Air force in File no.: CIC/IAIRF/A/2019/131483, Date of Decision: 08/07/2021

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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