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WHISPERS POLITICS NEWS

Is Ahmedabad turning into commercial capital of India?

In the corridors of power, people have started talking about the new Commercial Capital of India. They feel that in the coming years, Ahemadbad will turn into a commercial capital of India instead of Mumbai.

 

 

Why are Congress leaders leaving the party- Rahul Gandhi and his coterie?

In the political circles the topic of discussion these days is - why are Congress leaders leaving the party in big numbers? It is said that most of them were not happy with the working style of Rahul Gandhi and his coterie. According to information in the last six months several hundred Congress leaders in the country have left the Congress.


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EDITOR
Eight IPS officers retiring in March

Only eight IPS officers of various cadres and batches are retiring in March 2024. The officers are: Balaji Srivastava of AGMUT cadre; Amitabh Das of Assam-Meghalaya; Rajesh Tripathy of Bihar; Atul Karwal of Gujarat; Imlisunep of Nagaland; Dinkar Gupta of Punjab cadre; Pramod Kumar Tiwari, Rama Kant Prasad of Uttar Pradesh cadre.

 

Justice Sheel Nagu unlikely to be CJ of Punjab & Haryana HC?

Judicial sources said that Justice Sheel Nagu of the MP High Court is now unlikely to move as Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

Will Justice Sachdeva be acting CJ of MP High Court?

Whisper has it that Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva of Delhi High Court is likely to be the acting Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court after the retirement of Justice Ravi Malimath. One judicial circle is of the opinion that Justice Sheel Nagu may be the acting CJ. Since Justice Nagu is senior to Justice Sachdeva the ball will be now in the court of the President of India because the code of conduct is in force.

Directorate General of Quality Assurance (DGQA) to be re-organized

In a major reform towards ‘Ease of Doing Business’ , the Department of Defence Production under the Ministry of Defence has issued notification for re-organisation of Directorate General of Quality Assurance (DGQA) which is aimed at speeding up Quality Assurance processes and trials and reducing layers of decision-making. This re-organisation also factors change in the Quality Assurance methodology and revised role of DGQA post corporatization.

 

Will Kareer get extension or Sujata Saunik be made CS Maharashtra ?

Confusion prevails in Maharashtra bureaucracy. Now the state Government is expecting a three month extension in service to the present Chief Secretary Nitin Kareer. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer. Now the decision lies with the Election Commission.

Why is the Secretary Law post vacant in Madhya Pradesh?

The important post of Secretary Law has been lying vacant for the last six months in Madhya Pradesh. Any reason? Answer to this question lies with only Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav and the CJ of the MP High Court justice Ravi Malimath.

T K Ramachandran is also Secretary, Tourism

T K Ramachandran, Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Ministry of Tourism till April 7, 2024. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Central deputation tenure of Ms Sandhya Bhullar extended

The central deputation tenure of Ms Sandhya Bhullar working as Joint Secretary, Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, has been extended for a period upto February 23, 2025. She is a 2003 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Sita Ram Meena appointed Ambassador to Niger

Sita Ram Meena (YOA: 2008), presently Director in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Niger.

 

Four IRS-IT officers promoted to Pr.CCIT grade

Four IRS-IT officers: Naresh Kumar Balodia, Raj Tandon, Jahanzeb Akhter and Prabodh Seth have been promoted to the grade of Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Pr.CCIT).

 

Seven IRS-IT officers promoted to CCIT grade

As many as seven IRS-IT officers: Mahesh Kumar, Sanjay Prasad, Syed Mohammed Jawad Abidi, Shantam Bose, Vismita Tej, Reema Hota Singh and Manoj Pal Singh have been promoted to the grade of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (CCIT). 

 

11 IRS-Customs officers promoted to Principal Commissioner grade

As many as 11 officers of Customs have been promoted to the grade of Principal Commissioner of Customs and Indirect Taxes. The officers are: Subhash Chandra Agarwal, Ranjan Khanna, Alok Jha, Ramesh Chander, Peri Umashankar, Parag Chakor Borkar, Debashish Sahu, Shafat Ahmad Usmani, Radhey Shyam Maheshwari, Engineer Kesavan, Dinesh Purushottamrao Pangarkar.

 

Two IRS-Customs officers promoted to Pr Commissioner grade on adhoc basis

Two IRS-Customs officers: Atul Saxena and Mankoskar Surendrakumar Chandrakant Rao have been promoted to the grade of Principal Commissioner of Customs and Indirect Taxes

 

M Subramanyam promoted to CC/DG-Customs grade on adhoc basis

M Subramanyam has been promoted to the grade of Chief Commissioner/Director General of Customs & Indirect Taxes on adhoc basis. He is an IRS-C&IT officer.

 

Ms Charul Baranwal promoted to CC/DG-Customs grade on regular basis

Ms Charul Baranwal has been promoted to the grade of Chief Commissioner/Director General of Customs & Indirect Taxes on regular basis. She is an IRS-C&IT officer.

 

Seven members of SCS of Tamil Nadu promoted to IAS

Seven members of State Civil Service of Tamil Nadu have been promoted to the IAS against the Select List of 2022 and allocated Tamil Nadu cadre. The officers are: K Siva Soundaravalli, V Mohanachandran, R Sadheesh, S Kandasamy, Dr R Sukumar, Durgamoorthi and K Porkodi.

 

Four IRS-IT officers get postings after returning from deputations

Kamal Deep has been appointed as JCIT(OSD) in the office of  Pr.CCIT, Delhi region on return from deputation, while  Manoj Kumar Tiwari was posted as DCIT(OSD) in the office of Pr.CCIT, Bangalore, Karnataka & Goa region on return from deputation and Ms. Vibha Bhalla is PCIT(OSD) in the office of Pr.CCIT, Delhi region on return from deputation. Besides, Dr Neil Jain has been appointed as CIT(OSD) in the office of Pr.CCIT, Lucknow, UP(East) region on return from deputation.

 

No empanelment as Secretary from Assam-Meghalaya

No IAS officer of 1993 batch from Assam-Meghalaya has been empanelled for holding Secretary or Secretary equivalent posts in Government of India.

 

Neeraj Kumar given additional charge of COO

The DoT has given additional  charge of Chief Operating Officer, COO, in Technology e-Governance division, CDoT to Neeraj Kumar . He is posted as DDG( NBM), DGT Hq.

 

Two Trade Service officer promoted to Addl DGFT

Two Indian Trade Service officers(ITrS)-  Lokesh HD and  D. Sridhar have been promoted to Addl DGFT. Both were Jt DGFT and belong to 2006 batch ITrS officers.

 

Two IDES officers granted NFU

Two 1996 batch officers- Ms Nigar Fatima Hussain and Sanjeev Kumar-has been granted NFU w e f November 6, 2023.

 

Lokesh H D and D Sridhar promoted to SAG of ITS

Lokesh H D and D Sridhar, Joint DGs of Foreign Trade,  have been promoted to the Senior Administrative Grade of the Indian Trade Service (ITS) and posted as Additional Director General of Foreign Trade.

 

Kamal Kishore appointed at key post in UNDRR

Kamal Kishore has been appointed as Assistant Secretary-General and Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). Kishore currently holds Secretary to GoI level post at the National Disaster Management Authority.

 

Notification for DGQA re-organisation issued

The Department of Defence Production under the Ministry of Defence has issued notification for re-organisation of Directorate General of Quality Assurance (DGQA) which is aimed at speeding up Quality Assurance processes and trials and reducing layers of decision-making. This re-organisation also factors change in the Quality Assurance methodology and revised role of DGQA post corporatization of OFB. The new structure under implementation will enable single point technical support for complete equipment/ weapon platform at all levels and also ensure uniformity in product-based QA. The new structure also provides for a separate Directorate of Defence Testing and Evaluation Promotion to facilitate transparent allocation of Proof Ranges and testing facilities.

 

Kishore gets premature repatriation

K V S R K Kishore has been given premature repatriation from deputation to Concor and posted at East Coast Railway in the cadre. He is a 2008 batch IRTS officer

 

B P Awasthi gets VRS from railways

B P Awasthi’s request for Voluntary Retirement from Railway service has been accepted with effect from April 22, 2024. Currently, he is serving the post of Principal Executive Director, Infra-II-RDSO, Lucknow. He is a HAG-IRSE officer.

 

Mrs Birla appointed NE Director, HIL Ltd

Mrs. Amita Birla has been appointed as Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of HIL Limited with effect from April 1, 2024

Dr Katragadda appointed NE Director, Asian Paints Ltd

Dr. Gopichand Katragadda has been appointed as Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of Asian Paints Limited with effect from January 4, 2024.

Ms Sridevi appointed NE Director, CECL

Ms. S Sridevi has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Coromandel Engineering Company Limited (CECL).

PS Patwari appointed NE Director, Jayatma Enterprises Ltd

Pathik Shailesh Patwari has been appointed as  Non-Executive Independent Director of Jayatma Enterprises Limited.

PC Balasubramanian steps down as ED, UDS

Pondicherry Chidambaram Balasubramanian has resigned from the position of Executive Director of Updater Services Limited (UDS) with effect from April 2, 2024.

 

CV Raman appointed Member Executive Committee, MSIL

CV Raman has been appointed as Member Executive Committee of Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL).
 

Rajesh Uppal appointed Member Executive Committee, MSIL

Rajesh Uppal has been appointed as Member Executive Committee of Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL).

Shashank Srivtastava appointed Member Executive Committee, MSIL

Shashank Srivtastava has been appointed as Member Executive Committee of Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL).

Partho Banerjee appointed Head (Marketing & Sales), MSIL

Partho Banerjee has been appointed Head (Marketing & Sales) of Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL).

RS Akella appointed Head (Service), MSIL

Ram Suresh Akella has been appointed Head (Service) of Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL).

Tarun Agrawal appointed Head (Engineering), MSIL

Tarun Agrawal has been appointed as Head (Engineering) of Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL).

Sandeep Raina appointed Head (Product Planning), MSIL

Sandeep Raina has been appointed as Head (Product Planning) of Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL).

Manoj Gautam appointed Head (IT), MSIL

Manoj Gautam has been appointed as Head (Information Technology) of Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL).

SB Lal appointed Head (HR), MSIL

Salil B Lal has been appointed as Head (Human Resources) of Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL).

Sunil Kakkar appointed Head (Corporate Planning), MSIL

Sunil Kakkar has been appointed as Head (Corporate Planning) of of Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL).

Deepak Thukral appointed Head (Supply Chain), MSIL

Deepak Thukral has been appointed as Head (Supply Chain) of Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL).

Rahul Bharti appointed Head (Corporate Affairs), MSIL

Rahul Bharti has been appointed as Head (Corporate Affairs) of Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL).

Nidhu Saxena appointed MD & CEO, Bank of Maharashtra

Nidhu Saxena has been appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of Maharashtra

VR Revuru re-appointed MD, MIFL

Venkata Ramana Revuru has been re-appointed as Managing Director of Mangalam Industrial Finance Limited (MIFL) with effect from July 10, 2024.

HN Rathi re-appointed MD, BN Rathi Securities Ltd.

Hari Narayan Rathi has been re-appointed as Managing Director of BN Rathi Securities Limited.

L Bolisetty re-appointed NE Director, BN Rathi Securities Ltd.

Lakshminarayana Bolisetty has been re-appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of BN Rathi Securities Limited with effect from April 1, 2024.

Laxminiwas Sharma re-appointed NE Director, BN Rathi Securities Ltd.

Laxminiwas Sharma has been re-appointed as Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of BN Rathi Securities Limited with effect from April 1, 2024

KH Prasad re-appointed NE Director, BN Rathi Securities Ltd.

K Harishchandra Prasad has been re-appointed as Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of BN Rathi Securities Limited with effect from April 1, 2024.

Dr Agarwal appointed ED, Gravita India Ltd

Dr. Mahavir Prasad Agarwal has been appointed as  Executive Director of Gravita India Limited with effect from April 1, 2024.

Rohit Jain appointed NE Director, VPL

Rohit Jain has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Vardhman Polytex Limited (VPL)

Mrs. Killawala appointed NE Director, HIL Ltd

Mrs. Nidhi Jagat Killawala has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of HIL Limited with effect from April 1, 2024.

AR Selvan appointed NE Director, CECL

Asir Raja Selvan has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Coromandel Engineering Company Limited (CECL).

JG Nanavaty appointed NE Director, Jayatma Enterprises Ltd

Janak Gautambhai Nanavaty has been appointed as  Non-Executive Independent Director of Jayatma Enterprises Limited.

Ms Sharma appointed NE Director, UDS

Ms. Jigyasa Sharma has been appointed as  Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of Updater Services Limited (UDS) with effect from April 2, 2024. 

FORUM

Rekha Patra's Journey from Sandeshkhali to Candidacy

In a surprising move, the BJP has nominated Rekha Patra as its candidate for the Basirhat parliamentary seat, drawing attention to her emergence from Sandeshkhali. This decision has left many wondering about the motives behind her selection. However, the decision to nominate Patra wasn't without its controversies. Speculation surrounds the circumstances leading to her candidacy, with some suggesting that it was a strategic move by the BJP to capitalize on the local sentiment against Trinamool Congress. Opposition leader Subhendu Adhikari's recommendation and subsequent approval by the central leadership further fueled discussions about the party's intentions.

Aditya Malviya

 

DATE WITH RTI

Information regarding Lease Deed between Jaypee Infratech Limited and IDBI

The appellant sought for information regarding Lease Deed dated March 30, 2016, executed between Jaypee Infratech Limited (JIL) and Industrial Development Bank of India Limited (IDBI Bank) wherein JIL transferred to IDBI Bank a land measuring 50.26 acres through Debt Asset Swap (DAS) in order to liquidate their out-standing liabilities amounting to Rs.253.32 Crores. He asked whether any transaction, in part(s) or full, by sale or transfer, took place between March 30, 2016 and August 31, 2023.  The appellant argued that after March 30, 2016 and upon DAS, all Ownership and Tangible Rights to the said landed property remained with IDBI Bank in its fullness and hence, there remains No Fiduciary Relationship or Larger Public interest between IDBI Bank and JIL. Further, it is wrong on part of for IDBI Bank to invoke Larger Public interest as there are more than 22,000 Home Buyers of JIL. The appellant alleged that the IDBl Bank has not come out clean and transparent on the information sought only through substantiation of tangible right of JIL in the said property. The CIC directed to provide the available information to the Appellant.

Comments  RTI has emerged as a potent tool to obtain information for those affected adversely in a commercial dispute.

Citation:Sqn. Ldr. S. D. Mitroo v. IDBI Bank Limited, CIC/IDBIL/A/2023/147236; Date of Decision: 23.02.2024

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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