Sanjay Kothari tipped to be CVC; Bimal Julka is CIC
4 years, 10 months ago

Sanjay Kothari tipped to be CVC; Bimal Julka is CIC

The Hindu  

Sanjay Kothari, Secretary to the President of India, is tipped to be the next Chief Vigilance Commissioner. Former CMD of Andhra Bank Suresh Patel has been chosen as a Vigilance Commissioner while former member of Punjab Civil Services Commission Amita Pandove will be an Information Commissioner. The meeting, presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was attended by Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress Leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Jitender Singh. Mr. Chowdhury is reported to have objected to the fact that the government had neither shared the names of the short-listed candidates for the post of CIC before the meeting, as is the norm. ‘Deeply flawed’ “It is regrettable that the entire process of appointment to the high offices of the CVC and the CIC was deeply flawed and violative of the constitutional guarantees, and was undertaken in a non-transparent manner,” Mr. Chowdhury said.

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Committee headed by PM Modi meets to appoint new CBI director, CVC, Lokpal
1 year, 7 months ago

Committee headed by PM Modi meets to appoint new CBI director, CVC, Lokpal

Live Mint  

A high-level committee meeting was held at the official residence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi here in the national capital on Saturday in connection to the appointments of the new Central Bureau of Investigation director, Chief Vigilance Commisioner and Lokpal, official sources said. According to sources, the committee is responsible for selecting the next CBI director, the Chief Vigilance Commissioner …

Vivek Phansalkar appointed new Mumbai Police Commissioner
2 years, 6 months ago

Vivek Phansalkar appointed new Mumbai Police Commissioner

India Today  

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday appointed IPS officer Vivek Phansalkar as the Commissioner of Mumbai Police. Vivek Phansalkar will replace incumbent Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey as the latter retires on June 30. In 2018, Vivek Phansalkar was appointed as Thane Police Commissioner, succeeding Param Bir Singh, who was then posted in Mumbai as Additional Director General of Police. Here’s a …

Making Delhi CP the additional charge; Centre’s new trick to control police
3 years, 5 months ago

Making Delhi CP the additional charge; Centre’s new trick to control police

Deccan Chronicle  

It is often considered that the most important babu in Delhi is not the chief secretary but the police commissioner. It should be recalled that Balaji Srivastava’s predecessor Sachidanand Srivastava was appointed similarly in February last year during the bloody Delhi riots. After the setbacks of Covid and the recent Assembly poll results, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ousted 12 …

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 …

Congress alleges violations in Central Information Commission selection
4 years, 2 months ago

Congress alleges violations in Central Information Commission selection

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, gave a dissent note earlier this month over the process of selection in the Central Information Commission, alleging that the government violated Supreme Court guidelines in the appointment process, people familiar with the matter said. Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury questioned the inclusion of journalist Uday Mahurkar in the list of …

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  

The Central government has appointed Information Commissioner and former IAS officer, Bimal Julka as the new Chief Information Commissioner of India. The government has also appointed Ms. Amita Pandove, former Member of Punjab Civil Services Commission, as an Information Commissioner in the CIC with effect from this afternoon. As per the CIC website, the positions held by Julka in the …

Scrap Sanjay Kothari appointment as CVC as process is vitiated, says Congress
4 years, 10 months ago

Scrap Sanjay Kothari appointment as CVC as process is vitiated, says Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on Wednesday demanded the appointment of Sanjay Kothari as the new Chief Vigilance Commissioner be scrapped, saying the entire process was vitiated, and asked for a fresh selection process. At a press conference at the party headquarters, senior leader Manish Tewari called the process displayed that both “procedure and propriety was completely thrown away at the level of …

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, …

SC passes directions calling for transparency for appointment of CIC, ICs
5 years, 10 months ago

SC passes directions calling for transparency for appointment of CIC, ICs

Live Mint  

New Delhi: To ensure transparency in the appointment of the Central Information Commissioner and information commissioners, the Supreme Court on Friday issued certain directions for the process. Sikri and S. Abdul Nazeer held that the process of filling vacancies for CIC’s and information commissioners at the central and state level should be completed within six months. It was further held …

Central Info Commissioner Should Have The Status Of Chief Election Commissioner; Do Not Select Bureaucrats Only For The Post: SC
5 years, 10 months ago

Central Info Commissioner Should Have The Status Of Chief Election Commissioner; Do Not Select Bureaucrats Only For The Post: SC

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today issued a slew of directives regarding the filling up of vacancies in Central and State Information Commissions under Right To Information Act.The key directions passed by the bench of Justices A K Sikri and Abdul Nazeer are :Chief Information Commissioner should have the status of Chief Election CommissionersInformation Commissioners should not be just bureaucrats,. The Supreme …

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