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No entry for BJP leaders in Haryana, Western UP, Punjab?
It is heard that BJP leaders are finding it difficult to campaign in Haryana, Western UP and half of Punjab. They are being heckled by the angry voters.
Shompen tribe of Great Nicobar Island voted for first time
In a historic move, the Shompen tribe of Great Nicobar voted for the first time in a General Election. In fact, ECI’s efforts, over last two years, for inclusion of PVTG (Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups) communities and other tribal groups in the electoral process have borne fruit. During the special summary revision for updation of electoral rolls, special outreach camps were held across the specific states where PVTGs reside for inclusion in the electoral roll.
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- SP level openings for IPS officers at Centre
- Navin Agrawal appointed Joint Secy, DIPAM
- JP Pandey appointed Addl. Secy, UPSC
- Shobit Gupta appointed as Joint Secretary, Civil Aviation
- P K Agarwal gets extension as Member (Revenue) RLDA
- Shashi Bhushan appointed as Secretary, National Jute Board
- R P S Sisodia in race for Director (E, R&D), BHEL
- Deputation term of Gaurav Sharma extended
- Bikram Nath appointed as Joint Director, Labour
- Three IDAS officers shifted after promotion to HAG
- ITS officer to join NIC as DDG
- Gaurav Sharma appointed GM (Admin.), DFCCIL
- Two IRS officers promoted to Pr Commissioner grade
- Five IAS officers assigned additional charge in HP
- Ashish Bansal gets additional charge of CMD, IRCON
- IWAI advertises for SAO post
- Last date to submit R&D Component of Science & Tech projects extended
- Various posts advertised for NESTS
- Dr Ravi Prakash Mehrada is DG, ACB in Rajasthan
- Two IPS officers get new assignments in Rajasthan
- Justice S K Mishra appointed President, GSTAT (UPDATED)
- Deepak Kapoor posted as OSD to Revenue Secretary (UPDATED)
- Hrishikesh Kumar promoted to PrCIT grade (UPDATED)
- Sunil Bajpai promoted to CCIT grade (UPDATED)
- 8 members of SPS promoted as IPS in Rajasthan (UPDATED)
- Ms Lalithambigai K appointed as Deputy Secretary, Tourism (UPDATED)
- Rajesh Adani re-appointed MD, Adani Enterprises Ltd
- Pranav Adani re-appointed ED, Adani Enterprises Ltd
- FC Soni appointed MD, Pervasive Commodities Ltd
- Anshuman Kedia appointed CEO, Associated Alcohols & Breweries Ltd
- Ander Arenaza appointed Group CEO, CIE Automotive India Ltd
- Rajendra Vadlapudi appointed CEO (Iron Casting Division), CIE Automotive India Ltd
- Rahul Desai appointed CEO (Stampings, MPD and Composites), CIE Automotive India Ltd
- Rajesh Khosla appointed CEO, AGI Greenpac Ltd
- Rajesh Ganesh appointed MD & CEO, Bajel Projects Ltd
- Vijaykumar Khemani re-appointed MD, Khemani Distributors and Marketing Ltd
- Amitkumar Khemani re-appointed Whole-Time Director, Khemani Distributors and Marketing Ltd
- Ms Chittilapilly appointed NE Director, CEAT Ltd
- Mohit Kampani appointed Addl. Director, Linc Ltd
- Mrs Choudhry appointed NE Director, Motisons Jewellers Ltd
As many as 26 SP level IPS officers are on the ‘On Offer’ list for central deputation for the year 2023-24. These include Nimit Goyal (MH:14); Nikam Prakash Amrit (KTK:12); Dr Bheemahankar S. Guled (KTK:12); Dharmender Kumar Meena (KTK:12); Joshi Srinath Mahadev (KTK:12); C.B. Vedamurthy (KTK:12); K.M. Shantharaju (KTK:12); Hanumantharaya (KTK:12); D. Devaraja (KTK:12); D.R. Siri Gowri (KTK:12); Dr. K. Dharani Devi (KTK:12); C.K. Baba (KTK:12); Abdul Ahad (KTK:12); S. Girish (KTK:12); M. Puttamadaiah (KTK:12); T. Sreedhara (KTK:12); Dr. M. Ashwini (KTK:12); A.N. Prakash Gowda (KTK:12); J.K. Rashmi (KTK:12); T.P. Shivakumar (KTK:12); N. Vishnuvardhana (KTK:12); Sanjeev M. Patil (KTK:12); K. Parashurama (KTK:12); H.D. Ananda Kumar (KTK:12); Kala Krishnaswamy (KTK:12); and B.M. Laxmi Prasad (KTK:14).
Navin Agrawal, Joint Secretary, Office of Lokpal, has been appointed on deputation basis as Joint Secretary, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) for a period of five years. He is an Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) officer.
Jay Prakash Pandey, Director, Department of School Education and Literacy, has been appointed on deputation as Additional Secretary, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) under the Department of Personnel and Training for a period of seven years up to February 2, 2027. He is an Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) officer.
Shobit Gupta has been appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation for a period of five years - up to March 2025. He is a DITS 2000, IRSEE officer.
The deputation tenure of Praveen Kumar Agarwal as Member (Revenue) Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) has been extended for the fifth year (up to May 2025). He is a DITS 1991, IRAS officer.
Shashi Bhushan Singh has been appointed as Secretary, National Jute Board, Kolkata at Director level. He is a 2010 batch IRTS officer.
R P S Sisodia, ED, BHEL, is in the race for the post of Director (Engineering, Research & Development), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL). A vacancy of this post is arising on January 1, 2025 with the expiring term of incumbent Jai Prakash Srivastava on December 31, 2024.
The deputation term of Gaurav Sharma as General Manager, Administration with Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) has been extended up to June 2026. He is a DITS 2003, IRSME officer.
Bikram Nath has been appointed as Joint Director, Ministry of Labour and Employment. He is a 2014 batch IES officer.
Bir Singh Negi has been posted to PCDA (AF), Dehradun, while Mrs Simerjit Kaur was shifted to IFA (Capital Navy), New Delhi and Satya Pratap Singh gets posting to IFA, Delhi Area, Delhi.
Sandeep Kumar Singhal will join the NIC as DDG on deputation basis for a period of two years.
Gaurav Sharma, formerly Director (Vigilance, Mechanical) has been given extension in his deputation tenure with Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) as General Manager (Administration) at Corporate Office up to June 14, 2026. He is an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME) officer.
The CBIC has promoted two IRS(C&IT) officers Mihir Kumar and Neeraj Prasad to the grade of Pr Commissioner on an ad-hoc basis.
Five IAS officers have been assigned additional charge in Himachal Pradesh. Ashish Sighmar will also hold charge of MD, HP Power Corporation Ltd., Shimla, while Yunus gets additional charge of Director, Industries and Arindam Chaudhary was assigned additional responsibility of MD, HP State Electricity Board. Besides, Duni Chand Rana gets additional charge of Director, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj-cum-Ex-officio Special Secretary (Panchayati Raj) and Subhkaran Singh will also handle charge of Director, Energy.
Ashish Bansal has been entrusted with the additional charge of the post of Chairman and Managing Director, IRCON, in addition to his current post as PED/Tr (M&MC), Railway Board. He is a 1991 IRSE officer.
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.
Dr Ravi Prakash Mehrada has been appointed as DG, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Rajasthan. He is a 1990 batch IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre.
Hemant Priyadarshi has been appointed as ADGP, ACRB & Cyber Crime in Rajasthan, while Sachin Mittal was made ADGP, Recruitment and Promotion Board in Rajasthan.
Justice ( Retd) Sanjaya Kumar Mishra, former CJ High Court of Jharkhand, has been appointed as President in Goods and Services Tax Appellate Tribunal (GSTAT) for a period of four years.
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.
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 officer.
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, Narendre 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.
Rajesh Adani has been re-appointed as Managing Director of Adani Enterprises Limited with effect from June 10, 2024.
Pranav Adani has been re-appointed as Executive Director of Adani Enterprises Limited.
Fagun Chandrakant Soni has been appointed as Managing Director of Pervasive Commodities Limited. He succeeds Dharmeshkumar Zinabhai Dataniya, who has resigned from the position.
Anshuman Kedia has been appointed as Whole-Time Director & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Associated Alcohols & Breweries Limited.
Ander Arenaza has been appointed as Executive Director and Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CIE Automotive India Limited.
Rajendra Vadlapudi has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) (Iron Casting Division) of CIE Automotive India Limited.
Rahul Desai has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) (Stampings, MPD and Composites) of CIE Automotive India Limited
Rajesh Khosla has been appointed as Chief Executive Director (CEO), AGI Greenpac Limited.
Rajesh Ganesh has been appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of Bajel Projects Limited.
Vijaykumar Khemani has been re-appointed as Managing Director of Khemani Distributors and Marketing Limited.
Amitkumar Khemani has been re-appointed as Whole-Time Director of Khemani Distributors and Marketing Limited.
Ms. Daisy Chittilapilly has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of CEAT Limited.
Mohit Kampani has been appointed as Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent) of Linc Limited.
Mrs. Meena Choudhry has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director Motisons Jewellers Limited.
Youth are less inclined towards voting
This time during the first two phases of voting it is visible that the youth are less inclined towards voting. This means that young voters know that no political party has the ability to solve their problems. It is known to everyone that the biggest problem of the youth is related to employment. There has been no improvement in the unemployment situation in the last several decades. Due to this also the youth are disillusioned. Despite this, people should vote as much as possible because elections decide the future of the country.
Ankita Malviya
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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