Justice B R Gavai is going to be the new Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India on May 14. B R Gavai will be the second Chief Justice of India belonging to Scheduled Caste category after Justice KG Balakrishnan.

The growing disillusionment among young officers in PSBs with the aging leadership of banking trade unions is becoming increasingly evident. These veteran leaders, who have remained at the helm for decades, often cling to power through manipulative practices, sidelining fresh perspectives and genuine democratic participation. Over the years, trade unions have amassed huge financial reserves, built through the contributions of ordinary members. However, instead of using these resources to effectively champion the rights of the 7.5 lakh-strong banking fraternity, the leadership has largely failed to address pressing issues such as:

•Implementation of a five-day workweek

•Improvement in working conditions

•Filling up sanctioned vacancies

The recent withdrawal of the strike call is just another instance of how these leaders continue to compromise on crucial demands, leaving ordinary members frustrated and disillusioned. Their reluctance to take a firm stand raises serious questions about their commitment to the workforce they claim to represent. It is perhaps time for young officers to demand structural reforms within these unions—ensuring greater transparency, accountability, and leadership renewal. A generational shift could inject much-needed dynamism into these organizations, making them more responsive to the real concerns of today’s banking professionals. If the unions fail to evolve, they risk losing relevance altogether.

Mritunjay Pratap Singh, Director (Operations), appears to be a Board level contender for the post of Chairman & Managing Director, Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL).

Ms Seema Jain, Member Finance, Space Commission, has been assigned an additional charge of Member Finance, Atomic Energy Commission, Department of Atomic Energy till the appointment of a regular incumbent. She is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre.

Ravi Kanta has been appointed as Inspector General in Border Security Force (BSF) on deputation basis for a period of five years. He is a 1998 batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre.   

Mitrabhanu Mahapatra has been appointed as Deputy Inspector General in Border Security Force (BSF) on deputation basis for a period of five years. He is a 2010 batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre.   

Abhilaksh Likhi, Secretary, Department of Fisheries, has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Animal Husbandry and Dairying till May 6, 2025. He is a 1991 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Three IFoS officers of 1995 Batch: Rama Shankar Sinha, Krishna Bahadur Singh and Shyam Sundar Kandpal of the Joint AGMUT Cadre have been promoted to the grade of PCCF.

T Rabi Kumar, currently posted in the UT of J&K, has been promoted to the grade of PCCF of the Joint AGMUT Cadre. He is a 1995 batch IFoS officer of AGMUT Cadre.

Technical Resignation tendered by 2020 batch IFoS officer Lekhraj Meena belonging to Karnataka Cadre from the Indian Forest Service has been accepted following his appointment in the Indian Police Service on the basis of the results CSE, 2023.

Amit Kumar has been appointed as Private Secretary to Jual Oram, Minister for Tribal Affairs. He is a 2010 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.

As per DGFT order, M Dona Ghosh has been given the additional charge of the Development Commissioner, SEZ, Mangalore and Dr Banwath Punnam Kumar has been given the additional charge of IFFCO Kisan SEZ, Nellore. Both are ITrS officers and posted as Joint DGFT at Bengaluru and Chennai respectively.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has advertised for the engagement of Retired Government Servants for the post of Consultant (Finance) on contract basis for National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). Applications must reach on or before May 6, 2025.

Indian Port Rail and Ropeway Corporation Limited (IPRCL) has advertised for the post of Director (Finance).

Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) has advertised for the post of Deputy Manager/ Manager (Data Science), New Delhi on deputation basis.

Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Limited (MRVC Ltd) has invited applications for the post of Chief Project Manager-Civil (CPM-Civil).

The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has advertised for the post of Financial Advisor and Chief Accounts Officer (FA&CAO) in Delhi Milk Scheme (DMS) on deputation basis.

National Water Development Agency (NWDA) has advertised for two posts of Superintending Engineering for Gwalior and Hyderabad and eleven posts of Deputy Director/ Executive Engineer for Delhi/ Vadodara/ Rajahmundry Valsad/ Nagpur/ Gwalior/ Nashik on deputation basis.

Ms. Usha Venugopal, Additional Member (Finance), Railway Board, has been detailed to look after the duties of the post of Member (Finance), Railway Board, in addition to her own. She is an Indian Railway Accounts Service (IRAS) officer.

Suresh Bhagwan Pakhare, who is presently serving as Chief Engineer (Construction), Central Railway, has been selected for deputation to Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha-Metro) as Chief Project Manager (Project) for its Thane Integral Ring Metro Rail Project for a period of three years. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Amitabh, who is presently serving as Divisional Security Commissioner (DSC), Railway Protection Force (RPF), East Central Railway (ECR), has been selected for deputation to Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) as Deputy General Manager (Security) at the Corporate Office for a period of three years. He is an Indian Railway Protection Force Service (IRPFS) officer.

Transfer and posting order for Additional/Joint Income Tax Commissioners/Addl IT Directors/ Joint  IT Directors have been issued. Abhishek Mishra has been shifted as Addl CIT (Exemption), Bhopal, while  Alok Bhura takes over as JCIT, ITAT-2, Jabalpur and assigned additional charge of JCIT (RU)-1 (1), Ujjain. Similarly, Bharat Deoraj Shegaonkar is posted as DGIT (Inv.), Bhopal; Bipin Ahirwar as Addl CIT (Appeals), Raipur; Dharmendra Singh as JCIT (AU)-1 (3), Raipur; Gargi Chauhan as JCIT (Audit), Bhopal with addl charge of JCIT (AU)-1 (2), Bhopal; Gunjan Varshey as Addl CIT (Admin & TPS), O/o Pr CCIT, Bhopal; Kapil Kapoor as JCIT (AU)-1 (4), Bilaspur; Kunal Kishor as JCIT, Range-1, Gwalior with addl responsibility of JCIT (AU)-1 (3), Bilaspur; Mosumi Misra as JCIT (AU)-1 (4), Raipur; Munmun Sharma as DGIT (Inv), Bhopal; Narendra Molai Prasad as JCIT, Ranga-1, Bilaspur; Payel Prakash as DGIT (Inv.), Bhopal; Praduman Meena as JCIT, Range-4, Bhopal; Rahul Padha as JCIT (ITAT)-1, Jabalpur with addl charge of JCIT, Range-1, Jabalpur; Rajesh K Meena as DGIT (Inv.), Bhopal; Ramakant Pradhan as JCIT, Range-2, Jabalpur; Ratnesh Kumar Sharma as JCIT (AU)-1 (1), Bilaspur with add charge of JCIT (AU)-1 (1), Bilaspur; S Bhuvaneshwari as JDIT (Trg.1) (NADT) (RC), Bhopal; S G Moon as JCIT (AU)-1 (3), Jabalpur; Sandeep Ahuja as JCIT (VU)-1 (1), Indore; Sanjay Kumar Pandey as JCIT (Tech.), O/o Pr CCIT, Bhopal; Saurabh Kumar Sharma as JCIT (AU)-1 (3), Bhopal; Shashi Kant Kushwaha as Addl CIT, Range-1, Bhopal; Tarannum Verma as JCIT, Range-1, Bhilai and Vijit Patel is now JCIT, Range-4, Indore.

Manoj Abraham, ADG, has been promoted to Director General of Police (DGP). He is a 1994 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.

Keshav Kumar Pathak has been appointed as Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat in the rank of Secretary. He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Mohit Soni has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Manohar Lal, Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs at Deputy Secretary level. He is a Private person.

Motilal Oswal has been re-appointed as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited.

Rajat Rajgarhia has been re-appointed as Whole-Time Director of Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited.

Ms. Aarthi Sivanandh has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Woman Director of Tata Technologies Limited, effective June 11, 2025.

Ms. Usha Sangwan has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Woman Director of Tata Technologies Limited, effective October 21, 2025.

Diwakar Gupta has been appointed as Independent Director of Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited, effective December 1, 2025.

Nihar Sanghai has been appointed as Additional Director, designated as Non-Executive Independent Director, of Kiduja India Limited.

Vishal Seth has been appointed as Additional Non-Executive Independent Director of The Hi-Tech Gears Limited.

Ms. Sejal Dattaram Yerapale has been appointed as Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of New Markets Advisory Limited.

Sarfaraz Mallick has been re-designated from Non-Executive Director to Executive Director of Regency Fincorp Limited.

Arvind Singh has been appointed as Additional Director (Independent Non-Executive) of Oriental Hotels Limited, effective July 1, 2025.

Sudip Mullick has been appointed as Additional Non-Executive Independent Director on the Board of GFL Limited.

Koichi Suzuki has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of Maruti Suzuki India Limited, effective April 26, 2025.

Kinji Saito has resigned from the position of Non-Executive Director of Maruti Suzuki India Limited.

Ms. Yukti Sneh Arya has resigned from the position of Executive Director of New Markets Advisory Limited.

Dharmesh Arora has resigned from the position of Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of Schaeffler India Limited.

Jagdish Sajan Kandoria has resigned from the position of Independent Director of Kachchh Minerals Limited.

Pahalgam terror attack: security failure needs to be tackled

It is easier said than done about military response to Pahalgam incident because of heavy economic cost. Local support cannot be ruled out as also sympathetic political parties also internal Gaddars and security failure also needs to be tackled. It is easy to start war but it is Indian public ready to sacrifice their comforts, which is inevitable consequence. It is better to declare economic war and boycott Kashmir tourism till local population hand over terrorists and they fight the terrorists head on.

Rajesh Gohel

Justification for a change in the answer key

For the post of AHO Gr B under the Medical Dept of East Coast Railway Bhubaneswar, certain examination was done. The appellant submitted the representation towards Question No. 97, as the first answer key published the right answer was given option C and the revised answer key mentioned the right answer as option A. The appellant requested to provide a copy proof which justifies the answer A is correct and what is the existing practice in East Coast Railway for stores and works matters. The CIC observed that the reply provided by the Respondent is not satisfactory as the Respondent has not provided the documentary proof to the Appellant. The CIC directed the PIO-cum-Additional Chief Medical Director to provide documentary proof to the Appellant within two weeks.

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The PIO is sometimes faced with a dilemma whether providing a “justification” amounts to creating an information and whether the same is covered under the definition of “information” as per section 2(f) of the RTI Act, 2005. This case law should be read along with Section 4(1)(d) of the RTI Act which reads, ‘provide reasons for its administrative or quasi-judicial decisions to affected persons.’

Citation: Kumar Swet Kamal v. Office of the Principal Chief Medical Director, Rail Sadan, Bhubaneswar, CIC/ECRBH/A/2023/652155; Date of Decision: 06.03.2025

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