Heeralal Samariya new Chief Information Commissioner
1 year, 2 months ago

Heeralal Samariya new Chief Information Commissioner

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Former IAS officer Heeralal Samariya was on Monday sworn in as the Chief Information Commissioner by President Droupadi Murmu. Taking a serious note of vacancies in the CIC and state information commissions, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra had also asked the Department of Personnel and Training to collect information from all states on aspects, including the sanctioned strength of information commissioners in the SICs, vacancies at present and the total number of pending cases there. Later on Monday, Samariya assumed the charge of chief of the transparency watchdog and administered the oath of office to two Information Commissioners -- Anandi Ramalingam and Vinod Kumar Tiwari -- at a swearing-in ceremony organised in Central Information Commission. Before joining as Information Commissioner, he held the post of Head of force-cum-Principal Chief Conservator of Forests as head of Himachal Pradesh forest department, Shimla.

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Kept in the dark; democratic norms thrown to wind, says Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on selection of Chief Information Commissioner
1 year, 2 months ago

Kept in the dark; democratic norms thrown to wind, says Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on selection of Chief Information Commissioner

The Hindu  

Congress MP and member of the selection committee for appointment of the Chief Information Commissioner Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has written to President Droupadi Murmu saying he was "kept in the dark" in the selection process and that all democratic norms, customs and procedures were "thrown to the wind". "Given the facts pertaining to the entire selection process as brought out …

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1 year, 2 months ago

congress leader adhir ranjan chowdhury letter president murmu cic appointment pm modi hm shah norms thrown to wind

ABP News  

Congress leader and LoP in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has written a letter to President Droupadi Murmu expressing displeasure over the selection of Chief Information Commissioner Heeralal Samariya and Information Commissioners. "To meet this democratic end, the Leader of the Largest Opposition Party in Lok Sabha serves as a Member of the Selection Committee which is chaired by the …

Heeralal Samariya sworn in as Chief Information Commissioner
1 year, 2 months ago

Heeralal Samariya sworn in as Chief Information Commissioner

Live Mint  

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Heeralal Samariya becomes first Dalit person to be sworn in as Chief Information Commissioner
1 year, 2 months ago

Heeralal Samariya becomes first Dalit person to be sworn in as Chief Information Commissioner

India TV News  

Information Officer Heeralal Samariya on Monday formally took oath as the Chief of the Central Information Commission in the presence of President Droupadi Murmu, becoming the first Dalit person to assume the position. The 63-year-old Samariya was chosen for the post of Chief Information Commissioner, which lay vacant since the term of YK Sinha ended on October 3. After Samariya's …

Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha Appointed As Chief Information Commissioner [Read Notification]
4 years, 2 months ago

Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha Appointed As Chief Information Commissioner [Read Notification]

Live Law  

The President of India has appointed Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha as the Chief Information Commissioner.The appointment is with effect from the forenoon of 7th November, 2020. The President of India administered the oath of office to Shri Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha as Chief Information Commissioner at 10.00 a.m. The President of India has appointed Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha as the Chief Information Commissioner. …

Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha is New CIC, 3 Information Commissioners Join Transparency Watchdog
4 years, 2 months ago

Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha is New CIC, 3 Information Commissioners Join Transparency Watchdog

News 18  

New Delhi: Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha was appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner on Saturday, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement. President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office to Sinha as the Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, it said. Later, Sinha administered the oath of office to journalist Uday …

Bimal Julka Sworn In As New Chief Information Commissioner Of CIC; Amita Pandove As Information Commissioner [Read Notifications]
4 years, 10 months ago

Bimal Julka Sworn In As New Chief Information Commissioner Of CIC; Amita Pandove As Information Commissioner [Read Notifications]

Live Law  

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Govt invites applications for positions of CIC, 4 Information Commissioners
5 years ago

Govt invites applications for positions of CIC, 4 Information Commissioners

The Hindu  

The Centre has invited applications for appointment on the post of Chief Information Commissioner and four Information Commissioners in the transparency watchdog CIC, according to a Personnel Ministry order. The RTI Act provides that the Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners shall be a person of eminence in public life with wide knowledge and experience in law, science and technology, …

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