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Amethi Lok Sabha Seat: A walkover for BJP?
The announcements of Congress candidates for Amethi and Rae Bareli at the eleventh hour have not gone well in the UP Congress circles. The dejected party workers are reportedly upset by fielding a loyalist of Gandhi family from Amethi. Even experts have opined that by fielding an unknown face, the Congress has given a walkover for BJP in Amethi Parliamentary constituency.
Rahul will face an ex- Sonia loyalist from Rae Bareli
BJP has fielded Dinesh Pratap Singh, a former close lieutenant of Sonia Gandhi. He joined the BJP in 2019 and presently is a minister and MLC in the UP Government. Rahul Gandhi will face a tough challenge from local chap Singh.
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- High Courts facing shortage of 327 judges
- Justice S K Mishra appointed President, GSTAT
- Subodh Kumar appointed as Director, Ayush
- Ramya Bharati appointed DDG, BCAS
- Mahendra Kumar is Joint Secretary, Labour
- V K Bajpai appointed Joint Secretary, Mines
- Deepak Kapoor posted as OSD to Revenue Secretary
- Venkat Hariharan Asha appointed as Deputy Director, Economic Affairs
- Hrishikesh Kumar promoted to PrCIT grade
- Sunil Bajpai promoted to CCIT grade
- Dashrath Prasad quits ITS
- Chaudhary given promotion in Commissioner grade
- Manjula Saxena posted as PCPO
- T Ramesh Babu transferred to IRISET
- Last date to apply for various CMPFO posts is May 15
- Vinay Srivastava returns from deputation
- Ms Sharma posted in FA&CAO, Traffic & CAPEX Mgmt
- Applications for CEO CARA invited
- Nominations for UNMISS & UNSMIL invited till June 10
- K C Bairwa is PCSTE (CHOD)
- Two IAS officers get new responsibilities in Odisha
- Submit documents for Asstt Prof Organon of Medicine by May 11
- Post of Director (HR) NALCO advertised
- IWAI advertises for SAO post
- Last date to submit R&D Component of Science & Tech projects extended
- Various posts advertised for NESTS
- Eight Members of SPS promoted as IPS in Rajasthan
- Ms Lalithambigai K appointed as Deputy Secretary, Tourism
- NSE’s consolidated Q4 operating revenue up by 34% YoY at Rs.4,625 cr (UPDATED)
- India is second largest manufacturer of mobile phones
- Atanu Chakraborty re-appointed Chairman of HDFC Bank
- Appointments in FGP Limited
- Subhajit Sarkar is Non-Executive Director, CPCL
- M Mallikarjuna Rao appointed as Interim CFO, Steel Exchange India
- Ram Mohan Nagoji is N-Director, Steel Exchange India Ltd
- Kartik Jayantilal Rawal appointed as Addl Ind Director, CAPACITE Infraprojects
- Ms Roshni Sen is Nominee Director, Nicco Parks & Resorts
- Warren Kevin Harris reappointed to TATA Tech
- Shimi Shah is Addl Director, Onmobile Global Ltd
- Jay Mohanlal Shah quits Gujarat Fluorochemicals
While several lakhs cases are pending in various High Courts across the country, a significant 327 posts out of total sanctioned strength of 1,114 judges in High Courts across the country have been lying vacant. Significantly, five key High Courts — Allahabad, Punjab and Haryana, Gujarat, Bombay, and Calcutta — are bearing the brunt of this shortfall, accounting for over 52 per cent of the total vacancies. These vacancies contribute to a backlog of cases, with the total number of pending cases in High Courts reaching nearly 62 lakh as of April 30. The issue extends beyond High Courts, with over 5.1 crore cases pending across all courts nationwide. The Allahabad High Court, for instance, faces a vacancy rate of 43 per cent, with 69 posts — out of total 160 — lying vacant. Likewise, the Gujarat High Court faces a 44 per cent shortfall. Similarly, High Courts of Patna and Rajasthan have a high vacancy rate of 36 per cent.
Justice ( Retd) Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, former Chief High Court of Jharkhand, has been appointed as President in Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) for a period of four years.
Subodh Kumar has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Ayush. He is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
Mrs R V Ramya Bharati has been appointed as Deputy Director General in Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) for a maximum of 5 years. She is a 2008 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
Mahendra Kumar has been appointed as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Employment. He is a 1999 batch IRSEE officer.
Vivek Kumar Bajpai has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Mines, for a period of five years up to March 2027. Prior to this appointment he was serving as Additional Development Commissioner in the office of Development Commissioner (Handloom) under M/o Textiles. He is a 1999 batch IRSME officer.
Deepak Kapoor has been appointed as Director (Technical Coordination) in DoR and posted as OSD in the office of Revenue Secretary on deputation basis. He is an IRS-IT officer.
Venkat Hariharan Asha has been appointed as Deputy Director, Department of Economic Affairs. He is a 2016 batch IES officer.
Hrishikesh Kumar has been promoted to the grade of Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (Pr. CIT). He is an IRS-IT officer.
Sunil Bajpai has been promoted to the grade of Chief Commissioner of Income tax (CCIT). He is an IRS-IT offic
The Government has accepted the voluntary retirement of Dashrath Prasad from the service with effect from May 8, 2024. He is a 1997 batch ITS officer and presently posted as Director, USOF at DoT HQ.
IRS(C&IT) officer, Vinish Chaudhary has been promoted to the Commissioner grade against the panel year of 2019 on notional basis with effect from December 5, 2019.
Ms Manjula Saxena has been posted as PCPO on the railway itself. Prior to this appointment she was serving as CPO Admin. She is a HAG, IRPS, Western Railway officer.
T Ramesh Babu has been transferred and posted at IRISET. Prior to this appointment, he was working as Senior Professor (S&T). He is a SAG, IRSSE, NAIR officer.
The Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation (CMPFO) has extended the last date to receive applications for vacant posts on deputation basis. The revised date is May 15, 2024.
Vinay Srivastava has returned from deputation to CRIS and posted on Northern Railway. He is a SAG (NBR), IRSS officer.
Ms Bhavana Sharma has been transferred and posted in FA&CAO (Traffic and CAPEX Management). She is a HAG, IRAS North Western Railway officer.
Applications have been invited to fill up the post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) (JS level), Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) under the Ministry of Women & Child Development, The last date to receive online applications is May 24, 2024.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has invited nominations from individual police officers in active service for United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). The online applications must reach on or before June 10, 2024.
K C Bairwa has been posted as PCSTE (CHOD) on the railway itself. He is a NF-HAG, IRSSE South Eastern Railway officer.
Two IAS officers get new responsibilities in Odisha. Mrs Sujata Rout Karthikeyan has been appointed as Special Secretary, Finance Department, while Mrs Shalini Pandit, Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Health & Family Welfare, will remain in addional charge of Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Mission Shakti and Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Odia Language, Literature & Culture.
The candidature of 48 candidates whose candidature was rejected due to incomplete documents for the posts of Assistant Professor/ Lecturer (Organon of Medicine), Department of Health and Family Welfare can submit the same with substantive grounds by May 11, 2024. The UPSC will soon announce the date for interviews for the said post and as of now 28 candidates have been shortlisted for the interviews.
The National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has advertised for the post of Director (Human Resources). The applications must reach on or before May 23, 2024.
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has invited applications from Central/State Govt./Public Sector Undertakings/Statutory or Autonomous bodies for the filling up of the post of Senior Accounts Officer (SAO) on deputation basis, for a period of 03 years.
The Ministry of Mines has extended the last date for submission of Project Proposals under the R&D Component of Science and Technology Programme on Satyabhama portal. The revised date is May 15, 2024.
The National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS), under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has advertised for the filling up of various posts on deputation basis. The posts include that of Deputy Commissioner, electrical and civil engineers and more. The applications must reach on or before June 7, 2024.
As many as 8 members of Rajasthan Police Service have been promoted as IPS against Select List of 2022 and allocated Rajasthan cadre. The officers are: Ramesh Morya, Krishan Chand, Laxman Das, Rajesh Kumar Yadav, Hanuman Prasad Meena, Rajesh Kumar Kanwat, Narendra Singh Meena and Rajendra Kumar Meena.
Ms Lalithambigai K has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism. She is a 2015 batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre.
NSE, India’s leading exchange, reported consolidated revenue from operations at Rs.4,625 crores for Q4 FY24, up by 34% on a year-on-year basis. Apart from trading revenue, the revenue from operations was also supported by other revenue lines which mainly includes data centre & connectivity charges, clearing services, listing services, index services and data services. NSE posted net profit of Rs.2,488 crores on a consolidated basis for Q4 FY24, up by 20% on a year-on-year basis. The net profit margins for Q4 FY24 stood at 49%. On a consolidated basis, earnings per share increased to Rs.50.25 in Q4 FY24 from Rs.41.72 in Q4 FY23. On the trading volumes front, cash markets recorded an average daily traded volumes (ADTVs) of Rs.1,11,687 crores (up 127% YoY) while the equity futures reached an ADTV of Rs.1,79,840 crores (up 60% YoY) and equity options (premium value) ADTVs stood at Rs.75,572 crores (up 27% YoY) for Q4 FY24. NSE on a standalone basis reported total operating income of Rs.4,123 crores for Q4 FY24, showing a growth of 25% on a year-on-year basis which was Rs.3,295 crores for the corresponding quarter last year. NSE during the quarter on a standalone basis incurred total expenses of Rs.1,926 crores for Q4 FY24. Almost 46% of these expenses amounting to Rs.882 crores, are towards SEBI Regulatory Fees, additional contribution to Core SGF as desired by SEBI and Contribution to IPFT. NSE in the FY24 has made additional contribution of Rs.1,741 crores and NCL has made additional contribution of Rs.1,400 crores to augment the Core Settlement Guarantee Fund corpus from current level to Rs.10,000 crores as desired by SEBI. The corpus of core SGF as at March 31, 2024 is Rs.8,819 crores. At the operating EBITDA level NSE, on a standalone basis, posted an EBITDA margin of 56% for Q4 FY24 compared to 69% in the corresponding quarter last year. NSE reported standalone net profit of Rs.1,856 crores for Q4 FY24 which was Rs.1,810 crores for the corresponding quarter last year. The net standalone profit margin stood at 42%. NSE Board has recommended a dividend of Rs 90 per share (pre-bonus) for the year ending FY 24 amounting to pay-out of Rs.4,455 crores. NSE Board has also recommended issue of 4 bonus shares for existing 1 share held, subject to necessary approvals from shareholders and regulators for increase in authorised share capital. NSE Contributed Rs.43,514 crores to the exchequer for FY24 of which STT/CTT comprised of Rs.34,381 crores, Income tax of Rs.3,275 crores, Stamp duty of Rs.2,833 crores, GST of Rs.1,868 crores and SEBI charges of Rs.1,157 crores. Out of the STT of Rs.34,381 crores 60% is from cash market segment and 40% is from equity derivatives segment. The STT collection of Rs.34,381 crores are 24.46% higher than the annual Budget Estimate of Rs.27,625 crores. This STT accounts for 3.77% of the net personal Income Tax collections for the financial year 2023-24.
India presently is the second largest manufacturer of mobile phones. Today 99 percent of smart-phones used in India are made in India. These phones are being exported worth over 1 lac crore. This is a major achievement of the PLI scheme.
Atanu Chakraborty has been appointed as the Part Time Chairman of HDFC Bank for a period of three years w.e.f. May 05.
Ms Minal Kothari has been appointed Company Secretary and Compliance Officer while Dilip Mahadik was made Manager and Sunil Kamalakar Tamhane is an Additional (Independent) Director to be designated as Non-Executive Independent Director. Besides, Rohin Feroze Bomanji has been inducted as an Independent Director to be designated as Non-Executive Independent Director and Paras Mal Rakhecha as an Additional Director to be designated as Non-Executive Non-Independent Director in FGP Limited.
Subhajit Sarkar has been appointed as Non Executive Director, Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL)
M Mallikarjuna Rao has been appointed as an Interim Chief Financial Officer and Key Managerial Personnel (KMP), Steel Exchange India Limited.
Ram Mohan Nagoji has been appointed as Nominee Director, Steel Exchange India Ltd.
Kartik Jayantilal Rawal has been appointed as an Additional Independent Director, CAPACITE Infraprojects Limited.
Ms. Roshni Sen (IAS), Chairman and Managing Director, West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation Limited has been appointed as Nominee Director, Nicco Parks & Resorts Limited.
Warren Kevin Harris has been re-appointed as CEO and Managing Director of Tata Tech.
Shimi Shah has been appointed as Additional Director (Independent Director) of Onmobile Global Limited.
Jay Mohanlal Shah has submitted his resignation as a Director and whole-time Director Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited (GFL).
Will Rahul leave Wayanad or Rae Bareli
Rahul Gandhi has filed papers from both Wayanad and Rae Bareli. In case he wins at both seats he is more likely to retain Rae Bareli as it is a bastion of Gandhi family. This will not send a good message to voters in Wayanad. Nevertheless, Cong's decision to field Rahul from Rae Bareli means a by-election if Rahul emerges victorious at both places. The EC must consider prohibiting candidates from contesting from more than one seat as it leads to by-poll.
Aditya Kumar
Is Justice Lodha Committee constituted by the Supreme Court a Public Authority?
The Appellant filed an RTI application with PACL Nodal Officer and Secretary, Judge (Retd) R.M. Lodha Committee seeking certain information. Having not received any response from the CPIO, the Appellant filed a First Appeal with the FAA, PACL Nodal Officer and Secretary, Judge (Retd) R.M. Lodha Committee. Aggrieved with the non-receipt of any response, the Appellant approached the CIC. During hearing, the attention of the CIC was invited towards the following clarification mentioned in the written submissions filed by SEBI, copy of which was also endorsed to the Appellant. The clarification read, “…the Justice Lodha Committee having been constituted by an order dated 02/02/2016 of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India is not a Public Authority within the meaning under Section 2 (h) of the RTI Act, 2005 and hence would not fall within the purview of the said Act…” After adverting to the facts and circumstances of the case, and perusal of records, the CIC observed that the Appellant has not filed the RTI Application with any public authority as required under Section 6(1) of the RTI Act.
Comments
The CIC has preferred to rely on the submissions of the respondent without referring to the definition of a public authority as per section 2(h) of the RTI Act. any authority or body or institution of self-Government established or constituted by notification issued or order made by the appropriate Government is covered under the definition of a public authority. As per section 2(a) of the RTI Act, "appropriate Government" means in relation to a public authority which is established, constituted, owned, controlled or substantially financed by funds provided directly or indirectly by the Central Government or the Union territory administration, the Central Government. It is apparent that Justice Lodha Committee having been constituted by an order dated 02/02/2016 of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India is a Public Authority within the meaning under Section 2 (h) of the RTI Act, 2005.
Citation: M. Shanmugam v. Pearls Agrotech Corporation Ltd. and SEBI, CIC/SEBIH/A/2022/134030; Date of Decision: 14.03.2024
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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