CASTE NEWS

Upper caste moms-to-be refuse food served by Dalits in UP anganwadis
Denied water, tribal woman in UP digs her own well
Crime rising against India’s lowest castes
Reservations don’t make access to resources easier for lower-caste students
Dalits can’t draw water from well here
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Upper caste moms-to-be refuse food served by Dalits in UP anganwadis

मा0 मुख्यमंत्री जी जनपद श्रावस्ती में हौसला पोषण योजना कार्यक्रम में भाग लेते हुए।

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com 
Aug 5, 2016
The Uttar Pradesh government’s ambitious plan to provide nutritious food to pregnant women and malnourished children, called Hausla Poshan Yojana, has run into deep-rooted caste trouble. According to officials, pregnant women in many places have flatly declined to eat food, however nutritious it may be, that is prepared by an Anganwadi worker from the scheduled castes. …

Denied water, tribal woman in UP digs her own well

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jul 13, 2016
Lucknow: A tribal woman in Uttar Pradesh’s parched Bundelkhand has dug a well almost single-handedly for 40 families after her upper caste neighbours denied them access to a hand-pump.
“We are tribals and lived in Duddhi village. But we were not allowed to use the hand-pump by the upper caste residents. Arranging for a pot of drinking water was an everyday battle we had to face for the quest of survival,” said Kasturi. …

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Crime rising against India’s lowest castes

Thehansindia.com
Jul 06, 2016
In the prosperous district of Kannur in one of India’s most prosperous states, Kerala, Eramangalathu Chitralekha, 39, was the first Dalit woman to drive an autorickshaw in 2005. Her new profession immediately angered the upper castes, who taunted her and threatened violence. One day, that year, her autorickshaw was set ablaze. In 2013, it was damaged beyond repair. The district collector gifted her a new autorickshaw in June 2014, but on March 4, 2016, it was destroyed again. …

Reservations don’t make access to resources easier for lower-caste students

Social stigma, lack of awareness, bureaucratic hurdles prevent students from making use of quotas
Livemint.com
June 10, 2016
Students from backward castes and tribal communities are often disparaged for not being good enough and using the reservation system to gain admissions. A recent paper from the UN University World Institute for Development Economics Research shows students from these strata strive just as hard for seats in colleges and government jobs, but despite that face a social stigma. …

Dalits can’t draw water from well here   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Apr 14, 2016
Becharaji (Mehsana): On a sweltering afternoon, a dozen-odd women of Bechar village in Mehsana sit a few steps away from the well with their pots. …

Tamil Nadu: Dalit man hacked to death in full public view for marrying Thevar girl in Tirupur   

Firstpost.com
Mar 14, 2016
In yet another incident of caste violence in Tamil Nadu, a newly-wed couple was beaten up by goons in full public view in Udumalpet, Tirupur, on Sunday, after which the culprits then hacked the man to death. …

The women who refuse to do India’s dirtiest job  

Theguardian.com
March 01, 2016
Ranikumari Khokar is campaigning to end a caste-based practice that condemns women to cleaning human waste by hand
Every morning I would take a broom and tin plate to the homes of the upper caste thakurs to pick up their faeces. I would collect the waste in a cane basket and later throw it in a dumping ground outside the village.” …

I was asked my caste at Dwarka temple: Kumari Selja

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Dec 1, 2015
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Kumari Selja created a stir in Rajya Sabha on Monday by claiming that she was asked about her caste when she visited the Dwarka temple in Gujarat as a Cabinet minister. …

Rajasthan: Dalit student beaten for touching utensil in school

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Oct 04, 2015
A 10-year-old Dalit student of a government school in Osian tehsil sustained minor injuries after his teacher allegedly thrashed him for touching utensil when the mid-day meal was being served inside the school premises, the police said on Saturday. …

Death by tractor: A tale of two FIRs   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jun 7, 2015
Case lodged by Jats claims Dalits fired first and were mowed down by tractor driven by own kin but FIR delay and missing weapon are telling. …

Derecognition row: National scheduled castes panel sends notice to IIT Madras    Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
May 31, 2015
NEW DELHI: The national scheduled castes panel has sent a notice to IIT Madras over the de-recognition by the premier technical institute of a students’ group, several of whose members are from the Dalit community, allegedly following a complaint that it was critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. …

Dalits in MP village not allowed to use public borewell   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
May 23, 2015
ALIRAJPUR: Dalit residents of Ghatwani village in Alirajpur district of Madhya Pradesh — some 400km from Bhopal — have alleged that they are not allowed to use a public borewell and have to drink dirty water of a disused well. …
Emperor Ashoka caught in caste row   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
May 20, 2015
PATNA: Within days of BJP officials gathering under the Rashtravadi Kushwaha Parishad rubric to celebrate the 2320th birth anniversary of Emperor Ashoka, historians assailed the party for claiming that one of the country’s greatest rulers ever was a Kushwaha by caste. …

Dalit groom attacked for riding a horse   Thehindu.com
May 13, 2015
Upper caste people throw stones, take away the animal …

‘Barbers refuse to cut hair of Dalits’   Thehindu.com
May 03, 2015
After the recent incident of Dalits being denied haircuts at salons at Panjiganahalli in Sira taluk, a similar case has surfaced in Kadagathur, Madhugiri taluk. …

Mention of caste-based abuse sans details can’t attract provisions of SC/ST Act: HC   Indianexpress.com
April 30, 2015
Mere mention of an allegation in the FIR that the complainant was referred to with caste-based remarks is not enough to take cognisance of the offence made under the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (commonly known as the SC/ST Act), the Allahabad High Court has ruled. …

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RTI NEWS

Compensation to be paid by teacher, school if kids subjected to corporal punishment
Info panel fines ‘arrogant’ officer
High Court seeks Centre’s reply on notary’s plea against CIC order
Govt asks all departments to upload report cards on websites every month
Coming soon: IGNOU to offer diploma course on Right to Information
Private colleges, schools under RTI ambit
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Compensation to be paid by teacher, school if kids subjected to corporal punishment 

July 25, 2016 : Dtf.in

The Central Information Commission (CIC) has on last Friday held that the teacher and the school also shall be liable to pay compensation to the injured child according to law.
As per the order of the Information Commissioner, the denial of information by the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) was unwarranted.
The information was denied by the CPIO on the ground that it was third party information. The applicant submitted that he needed the information so that his daughter could secure custody of children in her marital dispute against husband Yagya Dutt Arya. The Information Commissioner has decided that “Even if Section 8(1)(j) is assumed to be invoked, the school should have considered that imposing corporal punishment on children is against several laws including Juvenile Justice Act, 2000, is a public wrong, its disclosure has relationship with public activity and it will be in public interest, the revelation of which would not cause unwarranted invasion of the privacy of the individual, besides larger public interest is involved in disclosure only.”
The Information Commissioner has, inter alia, passed the following order:-

“28. The teacher and the school also shall be liable to pay compensation to the injured child according to law. The Commission directs the KVS, headquarters and regional directors to voluntarily disclose whether they have framed policy as advised by the NCPCR to eliminate the corporal punishment in their schools, details of incidents of corporal punishments and action taken against liable teachers, compensation to be paid and amount of compensation paid to the victims etc, every year, beginning with 2015-16, within three months. The Commission recommends that each school shall publish such a report every year, which shall be the model for other school. It will go a long way in making school a place of pleasant learning free from assaults and humiliations. The KVS also should have a policy of paying some amount as compensation to the victim children and that amount should be deducted from the salary of liable teacher. The public authority is directed to collect details of teachers punished for corporal assaults on children including the case of Mr. Yagya Dutt Arya. The Commission directs the KVS headquarters to circulate copy of this order to all schools and regional offices. Disposed of.”

See CIC Order dated 22.07.2016 >>> CIC Decision dated 22.07.2016 on Appeal filed by Bhramanand Mishra Vs. PIO, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangthan, Lucknow
[Sections 4(1)(a) & 8(1)(j); RTE Act, JJ Act; Art. 21,21A & 39(e) of the Constitution of India; Inquiry Report, School] >>> CIC Decisions 

Info panel fines ‘arrogant’ officer

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com 
Jul 17, 2016
Chandigarh: Taking cognizance of “carelessness and arrogance” of a senior woman officer of Haryana labour department in dealing with an RTI application, the state information commission has imposed a penalty of Rs 25,000 on her. …

High Court seeks Centre’s reply on notary’s plea against CIC order

India.com
In the interim, the court extended till the next date the time for payment of the first installment of the penalty and also stayed CIC’s direction to the notary to pay Rs 1000 as compensation to RTI applicant Nand Lal.
July 7, 2016
New Delhi, Jul 7 : Delhi High Court has sought the Centre’s response on a notary’s plea challenging Central Information Commission’s (CIC) order declaring her to be a deemed Public Information Officer (PIO) and imposing a fine of Rs 25,000 for not furnishing records sought under RTI. Apart from the Centre, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva also issued notice to the RTI applicant, who had under the Right to Information Act (RTI) sought details of attestations made by the notary from 2008 to 2013, seeking his reply by the next date of hearing on July 13. In the interim, the court extended till the next date the time for payment of the first installment of the penalty and also stayed CIC’s direction to the notary to pay Rs 1000 as compensation to RTI applicant Nand Lal. …

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Govt asks all departments to upload report cards on websites every month

Hindustantimes.com
Jun 27, 2016
This small step could go a long way to raise the transparency bar.
The Modi government has told all central departments to go public with a report card of its activities and achievements on a monthly basis. …

Coming soon: IGNOU to offer diploma course on Right to Information

Hindustantimes.com
Jun 11, 2016
In order to encourage people to understand societal relevance of the Right to Information Act and its nuances, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has decided to introduce certificate and diploma courses in the subject. …

Private colleges, schools under RTI ambit

Tribuneindia.com
Shimla, June 9, 2016
To ensure transparency in the functioning of private educational institutions, the government has decided to bring all private colleges, senior secondary and high schools under the RTI Act 2005 with immediate effect. However, the Act will not cover medical and nursing colleges and schools affiliated to the CBSE and the ICSE. …

CIC wants RTI activist punished for misuse of law

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Apr 21, 2016
NEW DELHI: In an unusual move, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has recommended action against an RTI applicant for misusing the law to harass his colleagues in a Delhi college.

CIC bans appearance of lawyer, HC stays order

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Apr 3, 2016
New Delhi, Apr 3 () An Information Commissioner has “banned” the appearance of a counsel for the External Affairs Ministry before his bench on the ground that he was not discharging his duties as an advocate, an order which has been stayed by the Delhi High Court. …

Osmania University PIO fined 10,000 for failure to reply to query

Thehansindia.com 
May 24, 2016
Hyderabad: The Public Information Officer (PIO) of Osmania University was fined Rs 25,000 on Monday, for “non compliance” of Telangana Information Commission’s orders and for his failure to provide information to the appellant even after six months. …

Huda official delays RTI reply, fined 25,000

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
May 15, 2016|
Gurgaon: The chief information commissioner of Haryana has imposed a penalty of Rs 25,000 on estate officer-II of Huda, Gurgaon for delaying a piece of information sought under the RTI Act for over 11 months. …

Officials reduce RTI Act to a farce?

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com 
Apr 17, 2016
Hyderabad: The Right to Information Act (RTI) has been enacted with a lofty goal of ensuring transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority and is considered a powerful instrument in the hands of citizens to expose corruption.

Disclose bio-safety data of under-test GM mustard: CIC   

Economictimes.indiatimes.com  
Apr 6, 2016
NEW DELHI: The Central Information Commission has directed the environment ministry to share a copy of the bio-safety document related to genetically-modified mustard and the raw data of studies with the caveat that provisions of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety as well as confidentiality should be kept in mind. …

Central Information Commission does away with need of hard copies for online appeals

Zeenews.india.com  
March 15, 2016
New Delhi: In a major procedural change, the Central Information Commission has done away with the mandatory provision of sending signed hard copy of appeals through post even though the appellant approached it online. …

Ministers are answerable under RTI Act, Central Information Commission says

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Mar 13, 2016
NEW DELHI: Ministers in the Union and state cabinets are “public authorities” liable to answer public questions addressed to them under the Right to Information Act, the Central Information Commission has ruled. …

SIC issues show-cause notice to DEO

Tribuneindia.com   
February 28, 2016
State Information Commissioner Ravinder Singh Nagi has issued a show-cause notice to the District Education Officer (Secondary) for not providing the information to the appellant Hardeep Singh, a resident of Dabwali Road area, sought under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. …

Supreme Court dismisses plea for information on pending judgements under RTI Act   

Livemind.com

Feb 16, 2016
Delhi and Bombay high courts, however, mention on their judgements both dates—on which judgement was reserved and when judgement was delivered
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday confirmed a Delhi high court verdict which said the court registry couldn’t be directed to collect information on how long judgements on cases remained pending under the Right to Information Act. …

Penny wise, pound foolish? New CIC resurrects Rs 2 absurdity of RTI Act  

Hindustantiems.com 
Feb 15, 2016
Should a government department spend Rs 27 to get an RTI applicant to pay a fee of Rs 8?

Yes, said chief information commissioner RK Mathur in a controversial decision this week, overruling a “common sense” decision delivered by his predecessor, Satyananda Mishra. …

Don’t disclose students’ information without consulting parents: CIC    

Zeenews.india.com
In a warning to the RTI applicant, Acharyulu said, “The Commission records its admonition against the appellant for misuse of RTI against the school child and warns him against such misuse in future.
January 26, 2016
The Commission admonished the principal of RD Public School and Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) of Directorate of Education (DoE) of Delhi government for disclosing information about a student to his relatives who had a dispute with the student’s family. …

Disclosure of Govt Email IDs National Security Threat: CIC   

Outlookindia.com
New Delhi | Jan 03, 2016
Email IDs of all government officials cannot be provided under the Right to Information Act as it could cause a serious security threat, the Central Information Commission has ruled. …

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Online firms to give contact details on their sites

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jul 31, 2016
NEW DELHI: Companies conducting online business will now have to provide on their websites details about their registration with the government as well as information about person to be contacted for grievances. …

10 email etiquette rules every professional should know   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
February 12, 2016

Deleting WhatsApp, Google Hangouts messages could become illegal in India

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Sep 21, 2015
NEW DELHI: You may soon need to keep a copy of all messages sent through encrypted messaging services such as WhatsApp (Android version supports encryption), Google Hangouts or Apple’s iMessage, for 90 days, if the proposed National Encryption Policy is implemented in its current form. …

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Web overuse may make you forgetful

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Aug 18, 2015
Whether sitting on a train or having dinner at a restaurant, many people find it hard to stop fiddling with their mobile phones — firing off a never-ending stream of Facebook, Instagram and Twitter posts. …

Even your Wi-Fi can cause cancer

Economictimes.indiatimes.com
Jun 12, 2015
NEW DELHI: More than 200 scientists from across the world, including professors from JNU, IIT, AIIMS and University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS), DU, have urged a UN body to issue necessary guidelines in order to restrict the use of radiation emitting devices, such as cellular and cordless phones, Wi-Fi, smart meters among others. …

Internet on brink of collapse: Experts   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
May 4, 2015
The internet is heading towards a ‘capacity crunch’ and could reach its limit in just eight years, say scientists. …

Internet will ‘disappear’, says Google boss Eric Schmidt   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Jan 23, 2015
DAVOS, Switzerland: Google boss Eric Schmidt predicted on Thursday that the internet will soon be so pervasive in every facet of our lives that it will effectively “disappear” into the background. …

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SERVICES NEWS

Private persons can now seek nod to prosecute IAS officials
7th Pay Commission unable to solve pay parity issue between IAS, non-IAS, dept to examine
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Private persons can now seek nod to prosecute IAS officials

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com 
Jul 22, 2016
New Delhi: Empowering private persons to seek sanction for prosecution of IAS officers in corruption cases, the Modi government has outlined the procedure for handling such requests and set a three-month deadline for their disposal.
As per the proposed guidelines, a request for prosecution sanction may be routed through either the state government or the central ministry/department where the civil servant is employed, allowing them to conduct a preliminary probe before it is taken up by the department of personnel and training for a decision. …

7th Pay Commission unable to solve pay parity issue between IAS, non-IAS, dept to examine

Dnaindia.com 
19 Jul 2016 
“Government is responsive to the concerns of the Employees Association,” Minister of State for Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal said. 
As the 7th Pay Commission could not arrive at a consensus on the issue of parity between IAS and non-IAS officers, the matter will be examined in detail by the department concerned, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. …

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7th Pay Commission: For now only 14.27% hike in basic pay, not overall 23.5%

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July 18, 2016 New Delhi: The Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on June 29 cleared the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission. ..

7th Pay Commission: Know the new salary of central govt employees for pay band Rs 9,300-34,800

Zeenews.india.com
July 11, 2016
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government on June 29 approved the implementation of the recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) on pay and pensionary benefits. …

7th Pay Commission: Govt to study demands raised by employee unions

Seeking better pay and higher allowances, at least 33 lakh central government employees threatened to go on strike on July 11.
Indianexpress.com
The Central Government Wednesday assured representatives of employee unions to look into the issues raised by them, following the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations.
Seeking better pay and higher allowances, at least 33 lakh central government employees threatened to go on strike on July 11. …

IAS Prelims 2016: Download admit card at upsconline.nic.in, Exam on August 7

Indiatoday.intoday.in
July 01, 2016
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the IAS Prelims 2016 admit card on its website.
The IAS prelims examination is scheduled to take place on August 7, 2016 and Main examination on December 03, 2016. …

7th pay Commission: Good News! Govt employees to get revised pay scales ‘increment’ from Aug 1

Oneindia.com
June 9, 2016
New Delhi, June 9: Government employees who are waiting for the implementation of Seventh Pay Commission, will get good news soon. Reportedly, Government will disburse revised pay scales ‘increment’ in the first week of August. …

LTC norms eased; government employees to get reimbursement for rail fare of children

Financialexpress.com
Government will now reimburse full train fare incurred by its employees on purchase of tickets for their children aged between five and 12 years.
May 05, 2016
Relaxing Leave Travel Concession (LTC) rules, the Centre will now reimburse full train fare incurred by its employees on purchase of tickets for their children aged between five and 12 years. …

PM Modi to civil servants: Don’t work in silos, be agent of change   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Apr 21, 2016
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked civil servants not to work in silos but as a team and act as an agent of change for welfare of the people and development of the country. …

DA/DEARNESS RELIEF ORDERS
DPPW O.M. dated 11.04.2016-Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Govt. pensioners/family pensioners-Revised rate effective from 1.1.2016 >>> Pension Rules
MOF O.M. dated 07.04.2016 – Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Govt. employees-Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2016 * MOF O.M. dated 07.04.2016 – Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Govt. employees-Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2016 (हिन्दी) >>DA Orders

7th Pay commission: From Cabinet approval to basic pay, what govt staff need to know about increment  

Oneindia.com
April 2, 2016
New Delhi, April 2: There is good news in the offing for Central Government employees as Seventh Pay Commission will be implemented soon. …

Central govt employees to declare details of foreign accounts  

Hindustantimes.com
Mar 31, 2016
All Central government employees have been asked to declare details of deposits in foreign bank accounts including those of their spouses and dependent children, as per the new rules under the Lokpal Act. …

According to the GOI Circular, it is primarily the responsibility of the Administrative Ministry to, inter alia, ensure that timely action is taken at each stage a Court case goes through and that a unified stand is adopted on behalf of Government of India at every such stage.

– DA increase by 6%
– 7th Pay Commission
– Take timely action to avoid prolonging of cases: Government to departments   

Economictimes.indiatimes.com
Mar 17, 2016
NEW DELHI: All central government departments have been asked to take timely action at each stage of a litigation and take unified stand in defending them so as to avoid prolonging of cases filed by employees. …

LTC: Centre Allows Non-entitled Employees To Travel By Air   

Profit.ndtv.com   
March 08, 2016
New Delhi: All non-entitled central government employees have been allowed to travel by air while availing Leave Travel Concession (LTC) with a condition that reimbursement in such cases shall be restricted to the fare of their entitled class of train or actual expense. …

Share insights and pictures on return from LTC trip, Govt tells employees

Dtf.in : Feb 22, 2016
New Delhi. The Central Government employees may be encouraged to share interesting insights and pictures, if any, of the destination he/she visited while availing LTC, on an appropriate forum. (cf. para 5 of the DoPT O.M. dated 18.02.2016).
To remove the bottlenecks in the processing of the LTC claims, it has been decided by the Department of Personnel & Training to simplify the procedure of application and make the procedure of processing of LTC claims time-bound. The following time-limits shall be followed while processing the LTC applications/claims of the Government servants.

S.No.     Course of action                 Time limit
1     Leave Sanction                         5 working days + 3 working days*
2    Sanction of LTC advance/       5 working days + 3 working days*
      Leave Encashment
3   Time taken by Administration  10 working days + 3 working days*
for verification of LTC claim
after the LTC bill is submitted by
the Government employee for
settlement.
4   Time taken by DDO                  5 working days + 3 working days*
5   Time taken by PAO                  5 working days + 3 working days*
* (a) Additional 3 days transit-time may be allowed where the place of posting of the Government employees is away from their Headquarters. The Government employee may proceed on LTC after action on S.No.1.
(b) Efforts should be made to reduce the duration of processing of LTC application/claims at the earliest. The maximum time limit should be strictly adhered to and non-compliance of time limit should be adequately explained. 
The Government servants are required to inform their Controlling Officer before the journey(ies) on LTC to be undertaken.
It has been decided by that Department that the Leave Sanctioning Authority shall obtain a self-certification from the employee regarding the proposed LTC journey. The pro forma for self-certification has been annexed to the aforesaid DoPT O.M. dated 18.02.2016.
It has also been decided by that Department that whenever a Government servant applies for LTC, he/she may be provided with a copy of the guidelines (enclosed with the aforesaid O.M. dated 18.02.2016) which needs to be followed while availing LTC.
More: DoPT O.M. dated 18.02.2016 – CCS (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 – Fulfillment of procedural requirements >>> LTC Rules

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Maharashtra first state to grant 180 days maternity leave in surrogacy cases   

Indianexpress.com
Jan 21, 2016
Maharashtra will be the first state in the country where women employees in government jobs can avail up to 180 days’ maternity leave while having a baby through surrogacy. …

New rule limits babus’ foreign trips to four a year   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jan 15, 2016
NEW DELHI: Bureaucrats can go on a maximum of four overseas trips in a year, the finance ministry has directed in fresh guidelines which also say secretaries should only undertake foreign travel when no one else can be deputed. …

No quota in promotion in PSU banks: SC   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jan 9, 2016
NEW DELHI: Exactly a year after holding that officers belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes can claim reservation in promotion from level 1 to level VI grade, the Supreme Court on Friday admitted that it had committed a mistake while passing the verdict and clarified that there can be no reservation in promotion. …

No suspension of IAS officers without PM nod   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Dec 31, 2015
NEW DELHI: IAS officers working under the central government can now be placed under suspension only with approval of the Prime Minister, according to new All India Services (Discipline and Appeal) Amendment Rules, 2015. …
More: DoPT Notification dated 21.12.2015 – Amendments to the All India Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1969 >>> AIS – Rules/Circulars

Government Considers Gratuity To Employees Under National Pension System   

Ndtv.com
December 22, 2015
New Delhi: Government is considering a proposal to provide gratuity to its employees covered under National Pension System (NPS) on retirement, Parliament was informed today. …

 

Central govt employees to enjoy adventure activities; tourism to grow   

Financialexpress.com
Central government employees will now enjoy adventure tourism, under special casual leave, granted by the Government of India …
December 9, 2015

Non-gazetted posts: In line with PM’s resolve, only online tests 

Indianexpress.com
December 1, 2015
A month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared his government’s resolve to do away with interviews for non-gazetted jobs in the central government from January 1, online tests are set to replace the objective-type written examinations as a “viable and practical alternative”. …

All 50000 retiring babus in 2016 to get dues, pension orders on day of retirement

Economictimes.indiatimes.com
Nov 27, 2015
NEW DELHI: Remember the iconic scene in the Munnabhai sequel of movies where a senior citizen strips in an office to get his pension? Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh did not have to do that but did concede on Thursday that he too had to wait for a year for his pension to start after taking voluntary retirement. …

RTI replies should be timely, transparent and trouble-free: PM Modi

Dnaindia.com
16 October 2015
“RTI replies should be timely, transparency and trouble- free. It will help in reducing possibilities of errors,” he said at the function which was boycotted by leading RTI activists, including Aruna Roy, after authorities restricted the invitations to some activists citing security reasons. …

Now, retired babus to probe serving ones in the govt   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Oct 9, 2015
NEW DELHI: It is often seen that departmental enquiries against government servants involved in illegal activities don’t make much headway. However, to make sure that enquiries are conducted in a fair manner, the government has decided to engage retired officers with “impeccable integrity” and a “clean service record” to probe serving officers. …

Spouses may mislead, say bureaucrats against asset disclosure norms

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Oct 09, 2015
Security fears, dowry demands and the possibility of their spouses giving misleading information about their assets were some of the reasons cited by desperate bureaucrats trying to avoid disclosing their as well as immediate family’s wealth. …

Verify employees service 5 years before retirement: Government to departments

India.com
September 21, 2015
All central government departments have been asked to verify services of employees working under them mandatorily five years before retirement in order to check delay in processing pension cases. …

Government forms expert panel to review civil services exam pattern

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Sep 27, 2015
NEW DELHI: An expert committee has been formed by the government to examine various issues related to age relaxation, eligibility, syllabus and pattern of civil services examination to select IAS and IPS officers. …
More: DPPW O.M. dated 16.09.2015 – Verification of qualifying service after 18 years service and 5 years before retirement >>> Pension Rules 

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Service Law News

SC: Can’t deny job for petty crimes of past
No sanction needed to try government servants for illegal acts: Supreme Court
Acquiring assets not crime unless source illegal:SC in DA case
Second ‘wife’ of forest guard left in lurch as HC denies pension
Madras HC comes to the rescue of TN’s first woman IFS officer
Court Can’t Set Aside Transfer Order: Hyderabad HC
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SC: Can’t deny job for petty crimes of past

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jul 27, 2016
NEW DELHI: Coming to the rescue of student leaders who face difficulty in landing a job because of police cases for leading protests, the Supreme Court has ruled that non-disclosure of petty offences of the past, like shouting slogans, in the curriculum vitae should not ordinarily be a ground to deny a job. …
More: Hon’ble Supreme Court has ruled that non-disclosure of petty offences of the past, like shouting slogans, in the curriculum vitae should not ordinarily be a ground to deny a job. Other guidelines are also contained in their judgement dated 21.07.2016.  SC Judgment dated 21.07.2016 – Avtar Singh Vs. Union of India & Ors.

No sanction needed to try government servants for illegal acts: Supreme Court

India.com
The court was hearing appeal of Deputy Superintendents of Punjab Police, SS Mand and PS Parmar, who were accused of illegally detaining one Neeraj Kumar in a vehicle theft case for four days without formally arresting him.
July 8, 2016
New Delhi, Jul 8:  The Supreme Court has said that sanction to prosecute a public servant is not required if the alleged offence was committed when he was not discharging official duty. A bench of Justices J S Khehar and C Nagappan upheld the settled law and dismissed the appeal of two senior Punjab Police officials who had contended that a criminal case pending against them cannot be proceeded in the absence of sanction to prosecute them. …

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Acquiring assets not crime unless source illegal: SC in DA case

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Jun 1, 2016
New Delhi, Jun 1 () Acquiring assets “per se” is not a crime unless the sources are found to be illegal, the Supreme Court today said while Karnataka maintained that the High Court order acquitting Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in the assets case is “perverse”. …

Second ‘wife’ of forest guard left in lurch as HC denies pension

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
May 25, 2016
Chennai: V Backiam lived as ‘wife’ of forest guard S M Velu for 25 years; they had two children. Yet, the woman has been disentitled from claiming Velu’s pension, after his death in 2003. Reason: She ‘married’ him while his first marriage with Muniyammal, who also has two children, was subsisting. …

Madras HC comes to the rescue of TN’s first woman IFS officer   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Apr 25, 2016
CHENNAI: Facing harassment and humiliated with postings far inferior to her seniority, the first woman Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of Tamil Nadu has won a spectacular high court order directing the government to offer her a posting with appropriate seniority. …

Court Can’t Set Aside Transfer Order: Hyderabad HC    

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21^st March, 2016
HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad High Court has made it clear that the court is not supposed to exercise the power of judicial review to set aside a transfer order which is administrative in nature. “The High Court can interfere with the transfer order if it is made contrary to rules governing organisation or any statutory rule or if it is prompted by mala fide action”, the court observed. …

Assets of graft accused can be seized before conviction   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Dec 11, 2015
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the government can bring special laws to control corruption, which it said was eating away the fundamental core of elective democracy and Constitutional governance. …

If dependent, married girls eligible for jobs: HC

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Dec 5, 2015
ALLAHABAD: The Allahabad high court on Friday ruled that married daughters are also entitled to jobs under the dying-in-harness rule. According to the rule, in case a government employee dies during service, his or her dependants will be given a job. …

Moms of surrogate babies can get maternity leave: HC     
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jul 18, 2015 
NEW DELHI: In a landmark verdict the Delhi high court on Friday ruled that surrogate mothers who have children through surrogacy are entitled to maternity leave which includes pre- and post-natal period. …

Slow promotions, ageing officials: HC orders cadre review in BSF  
Indianexpress.com
Apr 24, 2015
The lack of a cadre review in 25 years in the Border Security Force has resulted in no post creation at command levels, leading to “frustration” among already ageing officials due to extremely slow promotions, observed the Delhi High Court and directed the Centre to appoint a panel for conducting the exercise within six months. …

Dismissal of magistrate who favoured woman lawyer upheld  
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Apr 19, 2015
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has upheld the dismissal from service of a chief judicial magistrate accused of developing close relations with a woman advocate and granting orders in her favour. …

Promote paramilitary jawans even after disability: HC  
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Apr 15, 2015
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court has come to the rescue of jawans of the paramilitary forces at a time when they have borne the brunt of deadly Naxalite attacks in Chhattisgarh and elsewhere. In a landmark judgment, Justice Ajay Tewari has ruled that jawans are entitled for promotion even after they have suffered disability. …

Polygamy not integral part of Islam: SC  
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Feb 10, 2015
NEW DELHI: Although their personal law permits men to have four wives, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a Muslim’s fundamental right to profess Islam did not include practicing polygamy. …

Supreme Court orders retirement for corrupt LIC cashier who embezzled Rs 533 Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jan 7, 2015
NEW DELHI: No sympathy should be shown to any government employee indulging in corruption and the person should be dismissed from his job, the Supreme Court has held while awarding compulsory retirement to a Life Insurance Corporation of India cashier for misappropriating Rs 533 twenty-five years ago. …

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EDUCATION NEWS

College Couple Living Together Correctly Suspended: Kerala High Court
UGC approves new guidelines for Deemed universities
Coaching centres must go from residential areas: SC 
Study material for higher education will be soon available free on app, Smriti Irani says
Varsity enrolment to go online
2-year limit for backlog papers in UG, PG courses?
UGC releases list of fake universities
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College Couple Living Together Correctly Suspended: Kerala High Court

Ndtv.com 
July 19, 2016
Six months after she started living with her boyfriend who studied in her college, a 20-year-old has been informed by the Kerala High Court that she was correctly suspended.
“This is not a mere case of falling in love; but two students taking the drastic step of eloping and living together without even contracting a marriage… (The college) management’s concern to ensure discipline in educational institution cannot be brushed aside,” the court said in its order. …

UGC approves new guidelines for Deemed universities

Indiatoday.intoday.in  
June 16, 2016
New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI) The University Grants Commission (UGC) has approved new regulations for Deemed Universities as per which there will be no bar on the number of off-campus centres such institutions may set up, though quality has to be assured. …

Coaching centres must go from residential areas: SC   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com  
Mar 9, 2016
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said coaching centres in residential areas were a nuisance to women and the elderly and must shift out to commercial premises or institutional areas. …

Bennett University ties up with edX   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jan 16, 2016
MUMBAI: Bennett University has collaborated with edX, a non-profit massive open online course (Mooc), to offer its courses to students, giving them direct access to teaching from blue-chip global universities. …

Study material for higher education will be soon available free on app, Smriti Irani says  

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jan 11, 2016
LUCKNOW: Union HRD minister Smriti Irani announced on Sunday that higher education course material will soon be made available free to students through mobile app and other sources….

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Varsity enrolment to go online    

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New Delhi, Dec. 22: From next year, admissions to all 42 central universities in the country will go online – starting with filling of application forms to payment of fees after selection.
The human resource development ministry’s decision to go fully online came in a letter that higher education secretary Vinay Sheel Oberoi yesterday wrote to University Grants Commission chairman Ved Prakash. …

2-year limit for backlog papers in UG, PG courses?

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Oct 18, 2015
PUNE: Undergraduate and postgraduate students across the country will now get a two-year grace period beyond the scheduled duration of their degree programmes to clear their backlog papers. …

UGC releases list of fake universities

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Jul 1, 2015
COIMBATORE; The University Grants Commission, the apex body for higher education, on Wednesday published a list of fake universities in the country for the benefit of students. …

Beware! That online degree may not be valid in India   Hindustantimes.com
Apr 01, 20145
Ever been tempted to take up an online degree course offered by a university in India? Those who have been taken in by advertisements of such courses in newspapers should be careful because education regulator University Grants Commission (UGC) does not recognise any course offered solely through the online mode.…

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RTI NEWS

Info panel fines ‘arrogant’ officer
High Court seeks Centre’s reply on notary’s plea against CIC order
Govt asks all departments to upload report cards on websites every month
Coming soon: IGNOU to offer diploma course on Right to Information
Private colleges, schools under RTI ambit
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Info panel fines ‘arrogant’ officer

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com 
Jul 17, 2016
Chandigarh: Taking cognizance of “carelessness and arrogance” of a senior woman officer of Haryana labour department in dealing with an RTI application, the state information commission has imposed a penalty of Rs 25,000 on her. …

High Court seeks Centre’s reply on notary’s plea against CIC order

India.com
In the interim, the court extended till the next date the time for payment of the first installment of the penalty and also stayed CIC’s direction to the notary to pay Rs 1000 as compensation to RTI applicant Nand Lal.
July 7, 2016
New Delhi, Jul 7 : Delhi High Court has sought the Centre’s response on a notary’s plea challenging Central Information Commission’s (CIC) order declaring her to be a deemed Public Information Officer (PIO) and imposing a fine of Rs 25,000 for not furnishing records sought under RTI. Apart from the Centre, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva also issued notice to the RTI applicant, who had under the Right to Information Act (RTI) sought details of attestations made by the notary from 2008 to 2013, seeking his reply by the next date of hearing on July 13. In the interim, the court extended till the next date the time for payment of the first installment of the penalty and also stayed CIC’s direction to the notary to pay Rs 1000 as compensation to RTI applicant Nand Lal. …

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Govt asks all departments to upload report cards on websites every month

Hindustantimes.com
Jun 27, 2016
This small step could go a long way to raise the transparency bar.
The Modi government has told all central departments to go public with a report card of its activities and achievements on a monthly basis. …

Coming soon: IGNOU to offer diploma course on Right to Information

Hindustantimes.com
Jun 11, 2016
In order to encourage people to understand societal relevance of the Right to Information Act and its nuances, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has decided to introduce certificate and diploma courses in the subject. …

Private colleges, schools under RTI ambit

Tribuneindia.com
Shimla, June 9, 2016
To ensure transparency in the functioning of private educational institutions, the government has decided to bring all private colleges, senior secondary and high schools under the RTI Act 2005 with immediate effect. However, the Act will not cover medical and nursing colleges and schools affiliated to the CBSE and the ICSE. …

CIC wants RTI activist punished for misuse of law

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Apr 21, 2016
NEW DELHI: In an unusual move, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has recommended action against an RTI applicant for misusing the law to harass his colleagues in a Delhi college.

CIC bans appearance of lawyer, HC stays order

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Apr 3, 2016
New Delhi, Apr 3 () An Information Commissioner has “banned” the appearance of a counsel for the External Affairs Ministry before his bench on the ground that he was not discharging his duties as an advocate, an order which has been stayed by the Delhi High Court. …

Osmania University PIO fined 10,000 for failure to reply to query

Thehansindia.com 
May 24, 2016
Hyderabad: The Public Information Officer (PIO) of Osmania University was fined Rs 25,000 on Monday, for “non compliance” of Telangana Information Commission’s orders and for his failure to provide information to the appellant even after six months. …

Huda official delays RTI reply, fined 25,000

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
May 15, 2016|
Gurgaon: The chief information commissioner of Haryana has imposed a penalty of Rs 25,000 on estate officer-II of Huda, Gurgaon for delaying a piece of information sought under the RTI Act for over 11 months. …

Officials reduce RTI Act to a farce?

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com 
Apr 17, 2016
Hyderabad: The Right to Information Act (RTI) has been enacted with a lofty goal of ensuring transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority and is considered a powerful instrument in the hands of citizens to expose corruption.

Disclose bio-safety data of under-test GM mustard: CIC   

Economictimes.indiatimes.com  
Apr 6, 2016
NEW DELHI: The Central Information Commission has directed the environment ministry to share a copy of the bio-safety document related to genetically-modified mustard and the raw data of studies with the caveat that provisions of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety as well as confidentiality should be kept in mind. …

Central Information Commission does away with need of hard copies for online appeals

Zeenews.india.com  
March 15, 2016
New Delhi: In a major procedural change, the Central Information Commission has done away with the mandatory provision of sending signed hard copy of appeals through post even though the appellant approached it online. …

Ministers are answerable under RTI Act, Central Information Commission says

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Mar 13, 2016
NEW DELHI: Ministers in the Union and state cabinets are “public authorities” liable to answer public questions addressed to them under the Right to Information Act, the Central Information Commission has ruled. …

SIC issues show-cause notice to DEO

Tribuneindia.com   
February 28, 2016
State Information Commissioner Ravinder Singh Nagi has issued a show-cause notice to the District Education Officer (Secondary) for not providing the information to the appellant Hardeep Singh, a resident of Dabwali Road area, sought under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. …

Supreme Court dismisses plea for information on pending judgements under RTI Act   

Livemind.com

Feb 16, 2016
Delhi and Bombay high courts, however, mention on their judgements both dates—on which judgement was reserved and when judgement was delivered
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday confirmed a Delhi high court verdict which said the court registry couldn’t be directed to collect information on how long judgements on cases remained pending under the Right to Information Act. …

Penny wise, pound foolish? New CIC resurrects Rs 2 absurdity of RTI Act  

Hindustantiems.com 
Feb 15, 2016
Should a government department spend Rs 27 to get an RTI applicant to pay a fee of Rs 8?

Yes, said chief information commissioner RK Mathur in a controversial decision this week, overruling a “common sense” decision delivered by his predecessor, Satyananda Mishra. …

Don’t disclose students’ information without consulting parents: CIC    

Zeenews.india.com
In a warning to the RTI applicant, Acharyulu said, “The Commission records its admonition against the appellant for misuse of RTI against the school child and warns him against such misuse in future.
January 26, 2016
The Commission admonished the principal of RD Public School and Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) of Directorate of Education (DoE) of Delhi government for disclosing information about a student to his relatives who had a dispute with the student’s family. …

Disclosure of Govt Email IDs National Security Threat: CIC   

Outlookindia.com
New Delhi | Jan 03, 2016
Email IDs of all government officials cannot be provided under the Right to Information Act as it could cause a serious security threat, the Central Information Commission has ruled. …

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Service Law News

No sanction needed to try government servants for illegal acts: Supreme Court
Acquiring assets not crime unless source illegal:SC in DA case
Second ‘wife’ of forest guard left in lurch as HC denies pension
Madras HC comes to the rescue of TN’s first woman IFS officer
Court Can’t Set Aside Transfer Order: Hyderabad HC
Assets of graft accused can be seized before conviction
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No sanction needed to try government servants for illegal acts: Supreme Court

India.com
The court was hearing appeal of Deputy Superintendents of Punjab Police, SS Mand and PS Parmar, who were accused of illegally detaining one Neeraj Kumar in a vehicle theft case for four days without formally arresting him.
July 8, 2016
New Delhi, Jul 8:  The Supreme Court has said that sanction to prosecute a public servant is not required if the alleged offence was committed when he was not discharging official duty. A bench of Justices J S Khehar and C Nagappan upheld the settled law and dismissed the appeal of two senior Punjab Police officials who had contended that a criminal case pending against them cannot be proceeded in the absence of sanction to prosecute them. …

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Acquiring assets not crime unless source illegal: SC in DA case

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jun 1, 2016
New Delhi, Jun 1 () Acquiring assets “per se” is not a crime unless the sources are found to be illegal, the Supreme Court today said while Karnataka maintained that the High Court order acquitting Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in the assets case is “perverse”. …

Second ‘wife’ of forest guard left in lurch as HC denies pension

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
May 25, 2016
Chennai: V Backiam lived as ‘wife’ of forest guard S M Velu for 25 years; they had two children. Yet, the woman has been disentitled from claiming Velu’s pension, after his death in 2003. Reason: She ‘married’ him while his first marriage with Muniyammal, who also has two children, was subsisting. …

Madras HC comes to the rescue of TN’s first woman IFS officer   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Apr 25, 2016
CHENNAI: Facing harassment and humiliated with postings far inferior to her seniority, the first woman Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of Tamil Nadu has won a spectacular high court order directing the government to offer her a posting with appropriate seniority. …

Court Can’t Set Aside Transfer Order: Hyderabad HC    

Newindianexpress.com
21^st March, 2016
HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad High Court has made it clear that the court is not supposed to exercise the power of judicial review to set aside a transfer order which is administrative in nature. “The High Court can interfere with the transfer order if it is made contrary to rules governing organisation or any statutory rule or if it is prompted by mala fide action”, the court observed. …

Assets of graft accused can be seized before conviction   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Dec 11, 2015
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the government can bring special laws to control corruption, which it said was eating away the fundamental core of elective democracy and Constitutional governance. …

If dependent, married girls eligible for jobs: HC

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Dec 5, 2015
ALLAHABAD: The Allahabad high court on Friday ruled that married daughters are also entitled to jobs under the dying-in-harness rule. According to the rule, in case a government employee dies during service, his or her dependants will be given a job. …

Moms of surrogate babies can get maternity leave: HC     Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jul 18, 2015 
NEW DELHI: In a landmark verdict the Delhi high court on Friday ruled that surrogate mothers who have children through surrogacy are entitled to maternity leave which includes pre- and post-natal period. …

Slow promotions, ageing officials: HC orders cadre review in BSF   Indianexpress.com
Apr 24, 2015
The lack of a cadre review in 25 years in the Border Security Force has resulted in no post creation at command levels, leading to “frustration” among already ageing officials due to extremely slow promotions, observed the Delhi High Court and directed the Centre to appoint a panel for conducting the exercise within six months. …

Dismissal of magistrate who favoured woman lawyer upheld   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Apr 19, 2015
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has upheld the dismissal from service of a chief judicial magistrate accused of developing close relations with a woman advocate and granting orders in her favour. …

Promote paramilitary jawans even after disability: HC   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Apr 15, 2015
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana high court has come to the rescue of jawans of the paramilitary forces at a time when they have borne the brunt of deadly Naxalite attacks in Chhattisgarh and elsewhere. In a landmark judgment, Justice Ajay Tewari has ruled that jawans are entitled for promotion even after they have suffered disability. …

Polygamy not integral part of Islam: SC   Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Feb 10, 2015
NEW DELHI: Although their personal law permits men to have four wives, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a Muslim’s fundamental right to profess Islam did not include practicing polygamy. …

Supreme Court orders retirement for corrupt LIC cashier who embezzled Rs 533 Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jan 7, 2015
NEW DELHI: No sympathy should be shown to any government employee indulging in corruption and the person should be dismissed from his job, the Supreme Court has held while awarding compulsory retirement to a Life Insurance Corporation of India cashier for misappropriating Rs 533 twenty-five years ago. …

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  DFS letter dated 30.07.2012 - Strategy to be adapted by companies for Motor third Party Insurance for commercial vehicles (42.8 KiB, 949 hits)

  Circular dated 09.09.2011 - Re. Health Insurance Portability (777.4 KiB, 6,049 hits)

  Right for information (downloaded on 19.6.2011) (88.0 KiB, 667 hits)

  Circular dated 07.06.2011 - Report of the Committee on Bancassurance - Reg. (7.2 MiB, 725 hits)

  Notification dated 20.05.2011 - IRDA (Scheme of Amalgamation and Transfer of General Insurance Business) Regulations, 2011 (1.4 MiB, 897 hits)

  First Year Premium of Life Insurers for the period ended January, 2011 (347.0 KiB, 836 hits)

  IRDA Journal, February, 2011 (Vol.IX, No.2) -Enhancing Societal Values (5.6 MiB, 1,406 hits)

  Circular dated 15.02.2011 - Guidelines pertaining to individual agents (26.5 KiB, 1,438 hits)

  11.02.2011 - Guidelines for Individual Agents for Persistency of Life Insurance Policies (48.5 KiB, 3,066 hits)

  Addendum dated 11.02.2011 - Insurance schemes sponsored by Governments (24.5 KiB, 868 hits)

  Circular dated 10.02.2011 - Portability of Health Insurance Policies (27.5 KiB, 891 hits)

  Circular dated 01.02.2011- Guidelines on Outsourcing of Activities by Insurance Companies (161.0 KiB, 4,222 hits)

  Minutes of the 66th Meeting of IRDA held on 28.12.2010 (54.1 KiB, 852 hits)

  21.01.2011 - Status of Third Party Adminhistrators as on 3.1.2011 (45.5 KiB, 981 hits)

  List of Accredited Agents On-Line Training Institutes Approved by IRDA (21.1.2011) (67.0 KiB, 794 hits)

  IRDA Journal, January, 2011 (Vol.IX, No.1) – Enabling All-Round Development - CSR (7.6 MiB, 951 hits)

  Categorized Surveyors & Loss Assessors (14.01.2011) (3.3 MiB, 508 hits)

  Circular dated 12.01.2011 - Updating policyholders about change in network hospitals and TPAs (153.5 KiB, 707 hits)

  Circular dated 06.01.2011 - General Insurance products - Compliance with ‘File & Use’ terms and conditions (25.5 KiB, 730 hits)

  Circular dated 04.01.2011 - Clarification on Guidelines on Group Insurance Policiies (25.0 KiB, 924 hits)

  Circular dated 04.01.2011 - Holidays for the year 2011 (44.0 KiB, 795 hits)

IRDA Orders/Circulars (Up to 31.12.2010)

  Office Order dated 17.12.2010 - Committee on Commercial Motor Third Party Liability Cover (67.0 KiB, 762 hits)

  Office Order dated 16.12.2010 - Designating CPIOs under RTI Act, 2005 (327.0 KiB, 854 hits)

  Circular dated 13.12.2010 - IRDA Guidelines on trade credit insurance (285.7 KiB, 870 hits)

  Press Release dated 13.12.2010 (771.0 KiB, 1,286 hits)

  Circular dated 08.12.2010 - Policy Guidelines for Sharing of Information (1.3 MiB, 712 hits)

  Order dated 26.11.2010 - In the matter of renewal of composte broking licence of Willis India Insurance Brokers Pvt. Ltd. (38.5 KiB, 992 hits)

  Order dated 25.11.2010 - TATA AIG Insurance Company (38.0 KiB, 929 hits)

  Nofification dated 24.11.2010 - Election to the 4th Council of IIISLA (453.7 KiB, 1,819 hits)

  Circular dated 23.11.2010 - Order dated 9.9.2010 passed by Delhi High Court in the case of Vinod Kumar Aneja vs. NIA and Others-Awards passed by Insurance Obudsman (1.9 MiB, 778 hits)

  Circular dated 18.11.2010 - Interpretation of First Ten Years of Business under Sec.40A of the Insurance Act, 1938 (341.3 KiB, 948 hits)

  Warning dated 18.11.2010 - ING Vysya Life Insurance Co. Ltd (30.0 KiB, 1,093 hits)

  Warning dated 18.11.2010 - New India Insurance Co. Ltd. (30.5 KiB, 796 hits)

  Personal Hearing - Reliance Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (34.0 KiB, 782 hits)

  11.11.2010 - Portal for Registration of Referral Companies (197.5 KiB, 663 hits)

  Draft Guidelines on Outcourcing activities by Insurance Companies (167.7 KiB, 923 hits)

  Circular dated 04.11.2010 - Treatment of Unclaimed Amount of Policyholders (559.5 KiB, 1,231 hits)

  Public Notice dated 01.11.2010 (349.1 KiB, 668 hits)

  Circular dated 27.10.2010 - Group Products under Linked Platform - Compliance with recent circulars and Regulation on Unit Linked Products (ULIPS) (82.1 KiB, 949 hits)

  Circular dated 22.10.2010 - Expenses of Management (EOM) under Sec. 40C of the Insurance Act, 1938 read with Rule 17E of the Insurance Rules, 1939 (380.4 KiB, 1,093 hits)

  IRDA's Order dated 21.10.2010 - Variable Insurance Products (9.1 KiB, 670 hits)

  IRDA's Circular dated 21.10.2010 - Variable Insurance Products (36.8 KiB, 588 hits)

  Circular dated 14.10.2010 - Separate framework to sanction Corporate Agency License to Department of Posts (India Post) (16.1 KiB, 749 hits)

  Office Order dated 01.10.2010 - Designating PIO under RTI Act, 2005 (Agents Trg. Institute, Agency with Life Insurance related subjects (16.9 KiB, 749 hits)

  Circular dated 13.09.2010 - Separate Legal Framework to sanction Corporate Agency License to Department (110.8 KiB, 864 hits)

  07.09.2010 - List of Life-Insurers (67.0 KiB, 805 hits)

  Office Order dated 03.09.2010 - Designating additional PIO under RTI Act, 2005 (19.8 KiB, 773 hits)

  Circular dated 03.09.2010 - Implementation of Integrated Grievances Management System (IGMS) (34.0 KiB, 693 hits)

  Circular dated 30.08.2010 - Exposure Draft on Electronic Transaction and Settlement System Regulations (152.8 KiB, 2,207 hits)

  Circular dated 27.08.2010 - Appointment of Surveyors and Loss Assessors (144.5 KiB, 691 hits)

  Circular dated 24.8.2010 - Circular on medical insurance policies and cashless facilities (95.3 KiB, 882 hits)

  Circular dated 24.08.2010 - Electronic Transaction Administration and Settlement System (ETASS) (16.6 KiB, 626 hits)

  Circular dated 16.08.2010 - Reg. Advertisements - Life Insurance Products (436.6 KiB, 927 hits)

  Notification dated 01.07.2010 - IRDA Insurance Advertisements & Disclosure Amendment Regulations, 2010 (35.4 KiB, 833 hits)

  Circular dated 28.6.2010 - Unit Linked Insurance Products (ULIPs) (35.0 KiB, 728 hits)

  Circular dated 28.6.2010 - Guidelines on Issue or Renewal of Licence to Corporate Agents (25.5 KiB, 832 hits)

  Annex-I to Circular dated 28.6.2010-check list for corporate agents (94.3 KiB, 1,649 hits)

Acts

  The IRDA Act, 1999 (04.08.2014) (52.0 KiB, 1,814 hits)

  The Insurance Act, 1938 (04.08.2014) (788.2 KiB, 1,941 hits)

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Consumer forum directs firm to pay Rs13.5 lakh to widow
Consumer forum orders 3-yr imprisonment to builder 
Man gets Rs 100 per day compensation for banks’ deficient
Builder gets 3 years in jail for defying consumer court orders
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LANDMARK JUDGEMENT – Sec. 13(2)(a) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – Supreme Court has ruled that a party will not get more than 45 days for replying to a complaint in a consumer forum. The court said this period cannot be extended under any circumstances. – SC Judgment dated 04.12.2015 – New India Assurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Hilli Multipurpose Cold Storage Pvt. Ltd. >>> Supreme Court Judgments

Consumer forum directs firm to pay Rs13.5 lakh to widow

Tribuneindia.com
Amritsar, July 10, 2016
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed a private insurance company to pay Rs.13,50,000 to the widow of a person, who died eight days after purchasing the policy. …

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Consumer forum orders 3-yr imprisonment to builder

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jul 5, 2016
Bhopal: District Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum on Monday ordered three-year imprisonment and slapped a fine on Vivek Malhotra, a partner in Girija Colonizers, for ignoring State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission’s orders. …

Man gets Rs 100 per day compensation for banks’ deficient

Hindustantimes.com
Jun 14, 2016
A consumer court in Thane has ordered the Union Bank of India branch at Dombivali and Punjab National Bank at Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh to pay a compensation of Rs 100 per day from June 7, 2014 to a complainant for deficiency in services. …

Builder gets 3 years in jail for defying consumer court orders

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com 
May 12, 2016
Pune: The consumer court here sentenced a developer to three years’ imprisonment on Wednesday for wilful and deliberate defiance of its order and orders passed by the state and national consumer commissions. …

Consumer forum issues bailable warrants against Sony MD

Tribuneindia.com
Jalandhar, May 4, 2016
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has issued bailable warrant of arrest against the MD of Sony India Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, for failing to appear in a case pertaining to a defective 3D LED TV purchased by a local resident since the past nearly four and a half years. …

Consumer complaint? Courts aside, social media’s the new activism forum

Hindustantimes.com  
Apr 18, 2016
The best bet for a swift response over a faulty product or service is to drag it to social media — the people’s court in this digital age — and share it extensively and force the brand to take notice. …

Consumer forum slaps Southern Railway with Rs 30,000 fine 

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Apr 15, 2016
CHENNAI: A consumer forum in Chennai has slapped Southern Railway with a fine of Rs 30,000 for wrongly fining a couple for ticketless travel.
Thendral Kumar and Saranya Thendral Kumar said they were travelling in a first class ticket in Rockfort Express from Trichy to Egmore on September 6, 2013. …

Panel fines S Rly Rs15k for allowing unreserved travel   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com 
Mar 30, 2016  
Chennai: A consumer forum has slapped Southern Railway with a fine of Rs 15,000 for allowing unreserved passengers to travel by a reserved coach. A Srinivasan of Hasthinapuram said he and his wife – both senior citizens – were travelling by the Sanghamaitra Express from Bengaluru to Chennai Central in a sleeper class coach on February 24, 2015. …

Failure to provide veg food trays to 2 children costs Railway Rs 15,000   

Indianexpress.com   
March 07, 2016
Jagjit Singh, 47, a resident of Mohali, was travelling along with his family.
Not providing vegetarian food trays to two children travelling by Kalka Shatabdi has cost the Northern Railway as the consumer court has directed it to pay a compensation of Rs 15,000, including the cost of litigation, to the complainant….

Refund Rs 466, pay Rs 10,000 relief, CCD (Cafe Coffee Day) told    

Tribuneindia.com
Mohali, February 29, 2016
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum here has directed Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) to refund Rs 466 to a Chandigarh resident along with interest at 9 per cent and pay a lump sum compensation of Rs.10,000 for mental agony, harassment and cost of litigation. …

Pay Rs 64,000 to woman robbed on train to Vapi, Mumbai consumer forum tells Western Railway   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jan 19, 2016
MUMBAI: In a rare instance, a consumer forum has ordered the Western Railway to pay a compensation of Rs 64,000 to a Valsad woman and her four-year-old son after they were robbed at knifepoint in the first-class compartment of the Vapi passenger train as it left Bandra station in 2014. …

Can’t give beyond 45 days for replying to complaint in consumer cases: Supreme Court   

Indianexpress.com
December 9, 2015
On receiving the complaint, the court said, the opposite party is required to be given notice directing him to give his version within 30 days.
In what will help speed up decisions in consumer cases, Supreme Court has ruled that a party will not get more than 45 days for replying to a complaint in a consumer forum. …
More: LANDMARK JUDGEMENT – Sec. 13(2)(a) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – Supreme Court has ruled that a party will not get more than 45 days for replying to a complaint in a consumer forum. The court said this period cannot be extended under any circumstances. – SC Judgment dated 04.12.2015 – New India Assurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Hilli Multipurpose Cold Storage Pvt. Ltd.  >>> Supreme Court Judgments

You may like to click on any of the following links:-
* Latest DOPT / CVC / RTI / MOF / CGHS / DPE Orders/Circulars
* Consumer Court (NCDRC) Judgements
* Consumer Rights – Act/Rules, Court/Consumer Forum Judgements & Other Information
* Vigilance Clearance
* Verification of SC/ST/OBC Caste Status or Claims of SCs, STs and OBCs

Consumer Forum penalises private bank for deficiency in service

Tribuneindia.com
November 21, 0215
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has found HDFC Bank Ltd deficient in service and directed it to pay a compensation of Rs 25,000, including litigation costs, for mental agony and harassment caused to the complainants in a draft case. …

Consumer court awards Rs 15 lakh to Emami’s Fair and Handsome user for ‘psychological’ harm

Legallyindia.com
Nov 09, 2015
Amity Law School student Paras Jain recovered Rs 15 lakh in damages from India’s first and biggest fairness cream brand Emami, for causing psychological hardship to his brother Nikhil Jain, through its allegedly false claims of fairness, reported The Telegraph. …

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