In UP, though the chances of the appointment of a new Chief Secretary are dim, if the government changes its mood then any IAS officer from 1989 or 1990 could grace the hot seat.

Present Chief Secretary of UP, Manoj Kumar Singh is a 1988 batch IAS who is scheduled to superannuate this month. After three IAS officers of the 1989 batch are working at different places. They are: Shashi Prakash Goyal, Dr Devesh Chaturvedi and Alok Kumar-II. Dr Chaturvedi is presently posted as Agriculture Secretary at the Centre and will retire in February next year. Goyal is posted as Addl. Chief Secretary to UP Chief Minister. He will retire in January 2027 and Alok Kumar-II's retirement is in May 2026. He is posted as Chairman, Revenue Board, UP.

IndiGo announced the appointment of Amitabh Kant as a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Directors of InterGlobe Aviation Limited. Known for his role in several key national initiatives, Kant is a renowned governance reformer and geo-political strategist who has been a key driver of several nation-building initiatives like Make in India, Startup India, Incredible India, and God's Own Country. Kant is a 1980 batch former IAS officer of Kerala Cadre. He has had an illustrious career spanning over four decades. Most recently, he served as India’s Sherpa to PM Narendra Modi during the G20 Presidency. His leadership delivered the historic New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration. He has also been the driving force behind several large-scale sustainability initiatives such as the Green Hydrogen Mission and the National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage. Kant was the CEO of NITI Aayog for six years spearheading the Aspirational Districts Program (ADP). During his tenure, he served in several key roles including Director on the Board of the National Highways Authority of India and Member of India’s National Statistical Commission.

Four UP cadre IAS officers are presently working in different departments in the state. They are: Himanshu Kumar, Deepak Kumar, Sudhir Mahadeo Bobde and Mrs Archana Agrawal.

Kamaljeet Singh has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary and Joint Secretary equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2004 batch IFS officer of Bihar cadre.

Dheeraj Pandey has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary and Joint Secretary equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2004 batch IFS officer of Uttarakhand cadre.

Jagdeep Gupta has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary and Joint Secretary equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2004 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Sunil Sharma has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary and Joint Secretary equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2004 batch officer of Indian Postal Service.

Samarendra Prakash Srivastava has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary and Joint Secretary equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2004 batch officer of Indian Statistical Service.

Siljo V K has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary and Joint Secretary equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2004 batch officer of Indian Statistical Service.

Hema Jaiswal has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary and Joint Secretary equivalent posts in the Government of India. He is a 2004 batch officer of Indian Statistical Service.

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of Justice Biswadeep Bhattacharjee, Additional Judge, as a Permanent Judge of the Meghalaya High Court by converting the existing post of Additional Judge into that of a Permanent Judge.

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the elevation of five advocates as Judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. They are: Pushpendra Yadav, Anand Singh Bahrawat, Ajay Kumar Nirankari, Jai Kumar Pillai, and Himanshu Joshi.

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the elevation of five judicial officers as Judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. They are: Rajesh Kumar Gupta, Alok Awasthi, Ratnesh Chandra Singh Bisen, Bhagwati Prasad Sharma, and Pradeep Mittal.

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the elevation of ten judicial officers as Judges of the Punjab & Haryana High Court. They are: Virinder Aggarwal, Ms Mandeep Pannu, Parmod Goyal, Ms Shalini Singh Nagpal, Amarinder Singh Grewal, Subhas Mehla, Surya Partap Singh, Ms Rupinderjit Chahal, Ms Aradhana Sawhney, and Yashvir Singh Rathor.

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the elevation of four advocates as Judges of the Telangana High Court. They are: Gouse Meera Mohiuddin, Chalapathi Rao Suddala, Vakiti Ramakrishna Reddy, and Gadi Praveen Kumar.

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the elevation of Anuroop Singhi, Advocate, as Judge of the Rajasthan High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the elevation of Ms Sangeeta Sharma, Judicial Officer, as Judge of the Rajasthan High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the elevation of Tuhin Kumar Gedela, Advocate, as Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the elevation of two advocates as Judges of the Patna High Court. They are: Ajit Kumar and Praveen Kumar.

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the elevation of two advocates as Judges of the Gauhati High Court. They are: Anjan Moni Kalita @ Anjan Kalita and Rajesh Mazumdar.

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the elevation of two judicial officers as Judges of the Gauhati High Court. They are: Pranjal Das and Sanjeev Kumar Sharma.

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the elevation of three judicial officers as Judges of the Delhi High Court. They are: Vinod Kumar, Ms Shail Jain and Ms Madhu Jain.

Two advocates have been appointed as Additional Judges of the Bombay High Court for a period of two years. They are: Gautam Ashwin Ankhad and Mahendra Madhavrao Nerlikar.

Sharad Kumar, currently General Manager, Cement Corporation of India Ltd., has been selected as Director (Planning), Andrew Yule & Company Ltd (AYCL). As many as eight candidates have been interviewed for the post by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB).

Bibhuti Ranjan Pradhan, ED, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), is in the race for the post of Director (Marketing), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL).

Shailesh Gupta appointed Additional Member (Tele.), Railway Board. He is an IRSSE officer.

Asheesh Kumar Saxena, who is presently posted with Central Railway, has been appointed as Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (Project), Central Railway. He is an Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE) officer.

Rajiv Gupta, who is presently working as Chief Administrative Officer (Construction), RSP, Southern Railway (SR), has been transferred to Central Railway (CR) on his own request and posted as Chief Administrative Officer (Construction), Central Railway. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

As many as 15 IAS officers have been given new postings in Maharashtra. Jagdish Miniyar has been posted as Chief Administrator (New Township), CIDCO, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, while Mrs Varsha Ladda takes over as Member Secretary, Maharashtra Council of Agriculture Education and Research, Pune and Vaibhav Waghmare is now Additional Development Commissioner (Industries), Mumbai. Similarly, Mrs Minnu P M has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Jalna; Arpit Chauhan as Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Washim; Siddharth Shukla as Assistant Collector, Gondpimpri Sub Division, Chandrapur; Mrs Laghima Tiwari as Assistant Collector, Ballarpur Sub Division, Chandrapur; Mrs Anoushka Sharma as Assistant Collector, Kurkheda Sub Division, Gadchiroli; Dr G V S Pavandatta as Assistant Collector, Desaigunj Sub Division, Gadchiroli; Dr Kashmira Kishor Sankhe as Assistant Collector, Tumsar Sub Division, Bhandara; Dr B Saravanan as Assistant Collector, Bhokardan Sub Division, Jalna; Mrs Arpita Ashok Thube as Project Officer, ITDP, Nashik-cum-Assistant Collector, Nashik Sub Division, Nashik; Amar Bhimrao Raut as Assistant Collector, Varora Sub Division, Chandrapur; Revaiah Dongre as Assistant Collector, Bhoom Sub Division, Dharashiv and Arun M has been posted as Assistant Collector, Charmoshi Sub Division, Gadchiroli.

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, New Delhi has invited applications for the post of Deputy Commissioner (Forestry).

Member (Operations), Airports Authority of India (AAI) post will fall vacant on November 11, 2025. Applications must reach PESB latest by July 28, 2025.

Four vacancies for the post of Scientist in Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change have been advertised. Application must reach latest by July 17, 2025.

Two vacancies for the post of Senior Scientific Assistant (Metallurgy) in Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance, Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence have been advertised. Application must reach latest by July 17, 2025.

In one of the Defence PSUs, Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has four out of six Non-Official Independent Directors (NOD) posts vacant. Two more vacancies are likely to arise by June 2026.

Last date to apply for the National Overseas Scholarship Scheme (NOS) for ST Candidates for year 2025-26 has been extended. The revised date is July 15, 2025.

Ministry of Higher Education is seeking Vice-Chancellor of Central University of Odisha. Applications must reach latest by July 29, 2025.

Rajendra Velagapudi has been appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Cyient DLM Limited.

Ashish Bharat Ram has been re-appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of SRF Limited, effective May 23, 2025.

Kapil Kotecha has been appointed as Non-Official Director on the Board of MOIL Limited.

Sanjay Shah has been re-appointed as Additional Director (Independent Non-Executive) of Oberoi Realty Limited.

Martin I Cole has been re-appointed as Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of Sagility India Limited.

Ruchit Bharat Patel has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Non-Independent) of Digjam Limited.

Parashiva Murthy B S has resigned from the position of Director of Digjam Limited.

Mrs. Richa Manoj Goyal has resigned from the position of Independent Director of Shahlon Silk Industries Limited.

CIC should take more actions

CIC should issue more such orders to avoid delay. It would lead to more transparency as CPIO/SPIO would be scared of the Information Commission.

Suniti Vishwakarma

Verification of BPL status of RTI applicant

The appellant sought data on customer satisfaction ratings for SBI services from its inception to the current date and asked for the categorization of ratings by type of service and other related information. The PIO provided certain information and clarified before the CIC that data sought on certain points of the RTI application was not available in the desired format. The CIC upheld the order of the CIC. The CIC brought it to the notice of the respondent that in a series of matters filed by the same appellant against a different public authority i.e IDPL (File nos. CIC/IDPCL/A/2024/612395 and CIC/IDPCL/A/2024/604666) an order was passed to veracity of the appellant’s BPL status. The CIC advised the respondent to exercise due caution with respect to the future RTI application received from the appellant relying on his BPL status.

Comments

There is no specific section of the RTI Act, 2005 or rule which prescribes whether the verification of the BPL status should be done, if the PIO has doubts regarding the same. If there are any suspicions, the PIO could ask for the BPL certificate to verify the status of the RTI applicant.

Citation: Rachhpal Singh Saini v. State Bank of India, CIC/SBIND/A/2024/602064; Date of Decision: 22.05.2025

Dr Anuradha Verma (dranuradhaverma@yahoo.co.in) is a RTI Consultant currently working with IIM Vishakhapatnam. She has co-authored the books PIO’s Guide to RTI and Right to Information – Law and Practice. Her weekly article is being published since 2008 on this site. She offers consultancy on RTI matters and third party audit to individuals / organisations. Her other articles can be read at the website of RTI Foundation at the link https://www.rtifoundationofindia.com

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