Preventing offenses against women's dignity requires strict law enforcement through fast-track courts, robust digital surveillance, and community-level safety infrastructure like One Stop Centres. Equally essential is early gender-equality education, workplace protection under POSH, and prompt police response to create safe public and private spaces for women.

Details of the appointment of the Registrar at IIT (ISM)

The appellant sought for the Rules and procedure regarding the appointment of the Registrar and raised some queries regarding the appointment of the current Registrar at IIT (ISM), Dhanbad, Shri Prabodh Pandey. The PIO informed the CIC that the Appellant is not an employee of IIT (ISM), Dhanbad. The body, Suraksha Prahari Karamchari Sangh, Dhanbad which Appellant claims to be his Union is neither recognised nor concerned with the Respondent’s Institute. The PIO informed that the copy of Advertisement and Recruitment Rules pertaining to the post of Registrar have already been given to the applicant and the same are also available on the Institute's official website. Details regarding shortlisting of candidates and the final selection for the post of Registrar have been duly published on the Institute's website. The post of Registrar has been filled through open recruitment and candidates were shortlisted for presentation & interview on the basis of qualifications and experience notified in the Advertisement/ Recruitment Rules. The procedure for shortlisting and selection to the post of Registrar is outlined in clause (4) of the "General Instructions to the candidates" in the advertisement No. 411002/10/2023 dated 18.07.2023. The candidate was selected by the Selection Committee duly constituted as per the Statutes of IIT(ISM) Dhanbad on the basis of performance in the Presentation and Interview. The CIC observed that the reply of the PIO was in consonance with the mandate of the RTI Act, 2005.
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Recruitment is a common issue on which RTI applications are being filed. A transparent process ensures that there is nothing left to allege muddiness in the selection.
Citation: Prabhat Kumar Singh v. Indian Institute of Technology, (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, File No: CIC/ISMDB/A/2025/109948; Date of Decision: 19.03.2026
Dr. Anuradha Verma (dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in) is an accomplished Right to Information (RTI) consultant currently working with the IIM Visakhapatnam. She is the co-author of two widely acclaimed books, PIO's Guide to RTI and Right to Information – Law and Practice. She conducts training programmes, workshops, and capacity-building sessions on the RTI Act. She also provides consultancy services on RTI implementation, compliance, and third-party audits. Her weekly article is being published on this website since 2008 other articles and publications can be accessed on the RTI Foundation website at: www.rtifoundationofindia.com