25/03/2016Comments Off on RTI: City RTI activist wins DoB in Aadhaar card battle; Info panel fines ex-corporation engineer …
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City RTI activist wins DoB in Aadhaar card battle Info panel fines ex-corporation engineer Central Information Commission does away with need of hard copies for online appeals Ministers are answerable under RTI Act, Central Information Commission says SIC issues show-cause notice to DEO Supreme Court dismisses plea for information on pending judgements under RTI Act More …
CIC Decision dated 12.03.2016 on Appeal filed by Shri Hemant Dhage Vs. Department of Legal Affairs, Govt. of India, New Delhi – The CIC, inter-alia, decided: “33. ….. the Commission declares that the office of the Minister for Law as public authority under Section 2(h) of Right to Information Act, and under Section 19(8)(a)(ii) require the Government of India to appoint a Central Public Information Officer to answer the information requests of the citizen and publish the information as per Section 4(1)(b) including facility of meeting people. 34. The Commission strongly recommends to implement the recommendations of NCRWC, Second ARC and replace the ‘oath of secrecy’ with ‘oath of transparency” so that the Minister will respect the right to information of the citizen, which was passed by the Parliament and considered as fundamental right intrinsic in Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution, and be answerable/accountable to the citizens.” [Sections 2(h), 4(1)(b), 8(1), 8(2), 19(8) and 22; Appointment with Minister]
CIC Decision dated 08.03.2016 on Appeal filed by Shri Bipin Kumar Vs. Bhakra Beas Management Board, Nangal – CIC: “… without commenting upon the merits of the present appeal, the Commission deems it expedient to set aside the order dated 10.07.2014 passed by the first appellate authority of BBMB. It is directed that the FAA shall decide the first appeal afresh after affording an opportunity of hearing to the appellant.” (First Appellate Authority, Burden of Proof)
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 24, 2016 Nagpur: City-based RTI activist has won over a three-year battle against Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) authorities for inclusion of date of birth in Aadhaar cards. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 22, 2016 CHENNAI: In two strongly-worded orders last month, a retired Executive Engineer (EE) of Chennai Corporation was fined 50,000 by the Tamil Nadu Information Commission for trying to evade giving information under the RTI Act. …
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. …
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. …
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. …
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. …
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. …
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. …
RTI activist Commodore Lokesh Batra had filed an RTI request seeking data on the number of judgments reserved and kept pending between 2007-09.
Indianexpress.com The Delhi High Court on Thursday set aside the order of its single judge bench that had required the Supreme Court registry to provide information under the RTI Act on the pending cases in the apex court on which orders had been reserved. …
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. …
RBI, commercial banks can’t hide names of defaulters under RTI, says Supreme Court
Econbomictimes.indiatimes.com 17 Dec, 2015 NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and commercial banks cannot hide routine information, such as the names of top defaulters, the losses suffered by banks and details of action taken against erring banks, sought by the public under the Right to Information Act, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday. …
Bangaloremirror.com Dec 14, 2015 Now, to avoid inordinate delays, the court sets 45-day limit to the second appeal too The verdict over denial of information in a curious case of an RTI application seeking information on the cost of prime minister Narendra Modi’s campaign trail as prime ministerial candidate during 2014 polls, cost incurred on his air travel using chartered flights, and his canvassing costs, has given a new fillip to RTI activism in the state. RTI has been bogged down by inordinate delays and indefinite dates to hear cases. …
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24/03/2016Comments Off on PRIVACY: Obscene act in pvt place no offence: Bombay HC; Hulk Hogan wins at least $115 million in sex-tape suit …
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Obscene act in pvt place no offence: Bombay HC US wrestler Hulk Hogan wins at least $115 million in sex-tape suit Violation of privacy through CCTV cameras rampant, say experts More …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 20, 2016 MUMBAI: Any obscene act in a private place causing no annoyance to others does not constitute offence, ruled the Bombay high court while recently quashing a complaint against 13 men who were arrested from a private party in a flat at Andheri (west). …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 19, 2016 PETERSBURG (Florida): A Florida jury on Friday awarded Hulk Hogan $115 million with the possibility of more after finding the Gawker website violated his privacy by publishing a sex tape of the celebrity wrestler. …
Business-standard.com April 4, 2015 Blatant misuse of closed circuit TV (CCTV) cameras installed in retail shops, hotels and public places is a “de facto norm” in India, experts say. For the offence, cases of which are multiplying on a daily basis, one can take legal recourse under section 66E of the Information Technology Act, 2000. So far, however, there has been no reported conviction under the provision. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 26, 2015 TORONTO: Are you sure the password you created for your gmail or Facebook account strong enough? …
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23/03/2016Comments Off on SERVICES: LTC: Centre Allows Non-entitled Employees To Travel By Air …
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LTC: Centre Allows Non-entitled Employees To Travel By Air 7th Pay Commission: If not hefty pay hike, govt likely to restore allowances Share insights and pictures on return from LTC trip, Govt tells employees Maharashtra first state to grant 180 days maternity leave in surrogacy cases More …
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. …
Zeenews.india.com March 7, 2016 New Delhi: Some good news for government employees anticipating Centre’s response to their demands on salary hike! As per reports, government may agree to reinstate some of the allowances that were subsumed by the 7th Pay Commission’s recommendations. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Feb 25, 2016 NEW DELHI: Presenting his second budget, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday unveiled pillars of strategy that would reflect the new thought process for the railways. Here are the highlights of the Rail Budget 2016 …
Share insights and pictures on return from LTC trip, Govt tells employees
World’s finest beaches in Andamans (Image Courtesy: Andamans.gov.in)Sea in Andamans (Image Courtesy: Andamans.gov.inAirport (Pixabay Image)
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 Govt. to allow 180 days maternity leave in surrogacy cases (Representative Pixabay Image)
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. …
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. …
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. …
The Chairman, PFRDA, Shri Hemant Contractor speaking at the conference on implementation of National Pension System by the State Governments, organised by the PFRDA, in New Delhi on December 10, 2015. The Special Secretary (Expenditure), Ministry of Finance, Shri Ajay Narayan Jha is also seen. (Image Courtesy: pib website)
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. …
Economictimes.indiatimes.com 20 Dec, 2015 Justice Ashok Kumar Mathur, a former Supreme Court judge and chairman of the Seventh Central Pay Commission (CPC), has returned to his home town Jodhpur in Rajasthan after spending two years in Delhi and submitting a 900-page humongous report recommending a hike in pay, allowances and pension for 47 lakh government employees and 52 lakh pensioners. …
Financialexpress.com Central government employees will now enjoy adventure tourism, under special casual leave, granted by the Government of India … December 9, 2015
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Image Courtesy: Wikemedia.org)
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”. …
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. …
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. …
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. …
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. …
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. …
Treat paramilitary forces as organized services: HCTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Sep 4, 2015 NEW DELHI: In a landmark verdict which will benefit thousands of Group A paramilitary personnel, the Delhi High Court Thursday paved the way for their smooth career progression by declaring them to be “organized services.”.…
Delhi too hot? 56 IAS officers opt for states, just 4 come to CentreTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Jul 10, 2015 NEW DELHI: At least 56 IAS officers have left their central postings prematurely for their respective state cadres since May 2014 when the Narendra Modi-led BJP government took office. …
A delegation of officers belonging to Central Secretariat Service (CSS) calling on the Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, in New Delhi on July 04, 2015. (Photo Courtesy: [pib website]
Officials dispatched to states to inspect toilets in schoolsTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Jul 9, 2015 NEW DELHI: Over 300 senior officials of Central government of the rank of director and deputy secretary have been dispatched to states for “spot inspection” of toilets in schools and they have been asked to submit the report by next week. …
Babus flying abroad must give fund info Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jul 1, 2015 NEW DELHI: If you are a central government official planning a trip abroad, henceforth, you will have to let your employer know whether you handle large amounts of cash or if your department is privy to sensitive information. …
UPSC allows blind candidates to use scribes Thehindu.com June 21, 2015 Candidates suffering from blindness, locomotor disability and cerebral palsy can use scribes to write civil services preliminary and main examination, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has said. …
Government employees to participate in Yoga Day event Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jun 14, 2015 NEW DELHI: A large number of central government employees are expected to participate in International Yoga Day celebrations to be held at Rajpath on June 21 here, to make the event a grand success. …
Mystery of the missing IAS dozen Telegraphindia.com New Delhi, June 13: Twelve IAS officers have been “missing” from the country for years and are believed to be surreptitiously working with private organisations abroad for more lucrative pay packets. …
30% IPS Officers Ignore Property Disclosure Indiaspend.com June 5, 2015 New Delhi: More than 30% officers of Indian Police Service (IPS) and about 15% officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have not disclosed details of their immovable property for the year 2014, according to government data. …
Centre can no longer stall trial of corrupt babus Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 18, 2015 NEW DELHI: The Central Vigilance Commission has amended the process of granting sanction to fast-track trial against government officials under probe by CBI and other agencies for corruption charges, reducing delays in deciding on such requests. …
Rotate officials to prevent leaks: Home ministry Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 13, 2015 NEW DELHI: The home ministry has asked all ministries and departments to carry out periodic rotation of officials among different sections in order to prevent leak of sensitive information. …
Govt bans Gmail for official work, to monitor staff’s online activities Economictimes.indiatimes.com 28 Feb, 2015 NEW DELHI: The government will be monitoring online activities of bureaucrats on official computers, block content which it feels is adversely affecting the productivity of the babus and also have a right to delete e-mails or internet history on such computers after intimating the user. …
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20/03/2016Comments Off on CASTE: Tamil Nadu: Dalit man hacked to death in full public view for marrying Thevar girl in Tirupur …
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Tamil Nadu: Dalit man hacked to death in full public view for marrying Thevar girl in Tirupur The women who refuse to do India’s dirtiest job I was asked my caste at Dwarka temple: Kumari Selja Rajasthan: Dalit student beaten for touching utensil in school More …
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. …
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.” …
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. …
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 FIRsTimesofindia.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 MadrasTimesofindia.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 borewellTimesofindia.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 rowTimesofindia.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. …
‘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: HCIndianexpress.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. …
Dr. Ambedkar: Maker of Modern IndiaCountercurrents.org 01 April, 2015 Dr. BabaSaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar was born in an untouchable caste which was deprived of all social, educational, religious and political rights. …
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19/03/2016Comments Off on RTI: Ministers are answerable under RTI Act, Central Information Commission says …
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Ministers are answerable under RTI Act, Central Information Commission says SIC issues show-cause notice to DEO Supreme Court dismisses plea for information on pending judgements under RTI Act Penny wise, pound foolish? New CIC resurrects Rs 2 absurdity of RTI Act Don’t disclose students’ information without consulting parents: CIC Delhi HC sets aside order asking SC to share info on reserved verdicts More …
CIC Decision dated 12.03.2016 on Appeal filed by Shri Hemant Dhage Vs. Department of Legal Affairs, Govt. of India, New Delhi – The CIC, inter-alia, decided: “33. ….. the Commission declares that the office of the Minister for Law as public authority under Section 2(h) of Right to Information Act, and under Section 19(8)(a)(ii) require the Government of India to appoint a Central Public Information Officer to answer the information requests of the citizen and publish the information as per Section 4(1)(b) including facility of meeting people. 34. The Commission strongly recommends to implement the recommendations of NCRWC, Second ARC and replace the ‘oath of secrecy’ with ‘oath of transparency” so that the Minister will respect the right to information of the citizen, which was passed by the Parliament and considered as fundamental right intrinsic in Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution, and be answerable/accountable to the citizens.” [Sections 2(h), 4(1)(b), 8(1), 8(2), 19(8) and 22; Appointment with Minister]
CIC Decision dated 08.03.2016 on Appeal filed by Shri Bipin Kumar Vs. Bhakra Beas Management Board, Nangal – CIC: “… without commenting upon the merits of the present appeal, the Commission deems it expedient to set aside the order dated 10.07.2014 passed by the first appellate authority of BBMB. It is directed that the FAA shall decide the first appeal afresh after affording an opportunity of hearing to the appellant.” (First Appellate Authority, Burden of Proof)
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. …
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. …
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. …
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. …
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. …
RTI activist Commodore Lokesh Batra had filed an RTI request seeking data on the number of judgments reserved and kept pending between 2007-09.
Indianexpress.com The Delhi High Court on Thursday set aside the order of its single judge bench that had required the Supreme Court registry to provide information under the RTI Act on the pending cases in the apex court on which orders had been reserved. …
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. …
RBI, commercial banks can’t hide names of defaulters under RTI, says Supreme Court
Econbomictimes.indiatimes.com 17 Dec, 2015 NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and commercial banks cannot hide routine information, such as the names of top defaulters, the losses suffered by banks and details of action taken against erring banks, sought by the public under the Right to Information Act, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday. …
Bangaloremirror.com Dec 14, 2015 Now, to avoid inordinate delays, the court sets 45-day limit to the second appeal too The verdict over denial of information in a curious case of an RTI application seeking information on the cost of prime minister Narendra Modi’s campaign trail as prime ministerial candidate during 2014 polls, cost incurred on his air travel using chartered flights, and his canvassing costs, has given a new fillip to RTI activism in the state. RTI has been bogged down by inordinate delays and indefinite dates to hear cases. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Dec 3, 2015 NEW DELHI: Over 11,000 appeals have been rejected by Central Information Commission (CIC) so far this year as they were not accompanied by the required documents. …
Econbomictimes.indiatimes.com 19 Nov, 2015 NEW DELHI: Central Information Commission has found an innovative way of reducing pendency of cases – not opening the mail it receives. The transparency watchdog has not opened envelopes of about 10,000 RTI cases sent to it by aggrieved applicants over two months. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com 7 Nov, 2015 An analysis of CIC data conducted by Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative reveals that CIC has increasingly been returning appeals and complaints to the applicants since June. …
Econbomictimes.indiatimes.com 9 Oct, 2015 NEW DELHI: The number of appeals and complaints with the Central Information Commission (CIC), the final appellate authority for the Right to Information Act, plummeted 96 per cent to 119 in September from 3,356 in May. …
Delhi High Court asks Information Commissioner to hear case in absence of CIC ChiefIbnlive.in.com May 04, 2015 New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has asked the senior most Information Commissioner of Central Information Commission (CIC) to hear a case in the absence of its chief, saying any backlog will jeopardise the interest of RTI applicants. …
CIC told to hear DERC plea afreshTimesofindia.indiatimes.com May 1, 2015 NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Thursday asked the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission not to hold its public hearing for fixing power tariff till May 8. Justice Rajiv Shakdher directed the Central Information Commission to once again hear the plea of DERC where the latter wants to go ahead with a public hearing to fix tariff. …
CIC delayed is spirit of RTI deniedIndianexpress.com Apr 27, 2015 Files already piled up on the Chief Information Commissioner’s desk could take up to 2020 to clear. Delay in appointing the CIC hurts the objectives of both the RTI Act and the PM’s pledge of good governance. …
RTI activists demand non-political info commissionerTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 27, 2015 CHENNAI: With the present State Chief Information Commissioner (SCIC) K S Sripathi’s term coming to an end on Monday, RTI campaigners have urged the state government to appoint an eminent person who is not a retired bureaucrat and affiliated to any political party. …
Medical bills of SC judges can’t be revealed under RTI: HCIndianexpress.com April 19,2015 Observing that giving details of individual medical bills of Supreme Court judges under RTI would “amount to invasion of their privacy”, the Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking details of medical reimbursements of Supreme Court judges under the RTI Act. …
RTI overrides privacy norms of MCI in patients records: CICBusiness-standard.com New Delhi April 15, 2015 The provisions of Medical Council of India to protect confidentiality in patients’ records cannot override statutes of Right to Information Act, Central Information Commission has held. …
‘CIC order on avoiding penalty on pol parties contrary to law’Business-standard.com March 18, 2015 RTI activist Subhash Agrawal today alleged that the order issued by the Central Information Commission expressing helplessness in penalising political parties is “contrary to law” as notices were issued an year before complaint was registered in the Commission. …
CIC pulls up green ministry for ‘misleading’ info on effects of mobile radiationTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 18, 2015 NEW DELHI: The Central Information Commission has pulled up the environment ministry for providing “false and misleading” information that it had conducted no study on the harmful effects of mobile radiations. …
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18/03/2016Comments Off on CONSUMER FORUM: Failure to provide veg food trays to 2 children costs Railway Rs 15,000 …
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Failure to provide veg food trays to 2 children costs Railway Rs 15,000 Refund Rs 466, pay Rs 10,000 relief, CCD (Cafe Coffee Day) told Pay Rs 64,000 to woman robbed on train to Vapi, Mumbai consumer forum tells Western Railway Can’t give beyond 45 days for replying to complaint in consumer cases: Supreme Court Consumer Forum penalises private bank for deficiency in service More …
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….
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. …
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. …
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
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. …
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. …
The Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge), Tourism (Independent Charge) and Civil Aviation, Dr. Mahesh Sharma releasing the “Discover India” fares of Air India & other Airlines, on the occasion of World Tourism Day on the Topic of “One Billion Tourist One Billion Opportunities”, in New Delhi on September 27, 2015. The Secretary of Tourism, Shri Vinod Zutshi and other dignitaries are also seen. (Image Courtesy: pib website)
Thehindu.com Sep 28, 2015 Offloading a passenger due to overbooking has cost Air India Rs. 50,000 with a consumer forum holding that the airlines did it for commercial gains. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Sep 7, 2015 CHENNAI: The state consumer commission has slapped Emirates Airlines with a fine of 55,000 for losing the baggage of a passenger about seven years ago, and said, payment of damages could not be restricted to the terms of any act, as “there is no bar to grant justifiable compensation for causing mental agony.” …
Kingfisher fined for ‘duping’ flyers to take low-cost flightTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 15, 2015 MUMBAI: The problems don’t seem to be ending for Vijay Mallya. Sending a strong signal to all airlines, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission on Thursday ordered the defunct Kingfisher Airlines to deposit Rs 25 lakh in the Consumer Welfare Fund of the Government of India as fine. …
Pay compensation for poor stitching, forum tells tailorTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Apr 14, 2015 INDORE: District Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum ordered a tailor and a garment shopkeeper to compensate a consumer for goofing up in stitching a school dress of complainant’s daughter. …
Bharti Airtel to Pay Rs 38,500 as Penalty to ConsumerProfit.ndtv.com April 03, 2015 Telecom major Bharti Airtel has been directed by a consumer forum to pay Rs 38,500 to a Delhi-based couple for not providing them Internet TV and broadband connection even after receiving the payment. …
Win your consumer casesMoneylife.in March 31, 2015 Consumer is King, they say. But that is only until you buy a product or service. …
Consumer forum comes down heavily on AWHOHindustantimes.com Feb 27, 2015 The National Consumer Disputes Redresssal Commission (NCDRC) has come down heavily on the Army Welfare Housing Organisation (AWHO)’s project in Sector 27, Panchkula, while providing relief to 5 army personnel who are allottees in the project. …
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18/03/2016Comments Off on RESERVATION: State not bound to give reservation in promotion to SC,ST: Supreme Court …
State not bound to give reservation in promotion to SC,ST: Supreme Court Nitish Kumar keeps election promise, rolls out 35 percent reservation for women Government okays quotas for women in paramilitary 20 years after Mandal, less than 12% OBCs in central govt jobs More …
Hindustantimes.com Mar 11, 2016 The state is not duty-bound to give reservation in promotion to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe employees, the Supreme Court said on Friday. …
Business-standard.com February 10, 2016 Congress leader Digvijay Singh today backed reservation in private sector jobs for candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBCs), but advised the Centre to take corporates into confidence before acting on a central panel’s recommendation in this regard. …
Indianexpress.com Jan 20, 2016 In the latest decision, the government said, the 35 per cent reservation extended to women on posts of police constable would now be extended to cover other state government vacancies, too. …
The Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary receiving the Guard of Honour, at the 23rd Rapid Action Force day, at 99BN RAF campus, Hakimpet, in Hyderabad on October 07, 2015. The DG-CRPF, Shri Prakash Mishra is also seen. (Image Courtesy: pib website)
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Jan 6, 2016 NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday took an important step to improve gender equality in the paramilitary by approving reservation of 33% women at the constable rank in two major central paramilitary forces CRPF and CISF and also setting a 15% quota in the border forces BSF, SSB and ITBP. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Dec 26, 2015 CHENNAI: More than two decades after implementation of Mandal commission report, which mandates 27 percent reservation for OBCs in central government jobs, an RTI data shows that less than 12 percent of employees of central government ministries, departments and statutory bodies are from other backward classes (OBCs) as on January 1, 2015. …
MPs, MLAs fall in OBC ‘creamy layer’, panel saysTimesofindia.indiatimes.com May 6, 2015 NEW DELHI: Children of past and present members of Parliament and state legislators should not be eligible for OBC reservations, the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) has recommended. …
Raise ‘creamy layer’ to Rs 10.5 lakh: OBC panelTimesofindia.indiatimes.com May 5, 2015 NEW DELHI: The national commission for backward classes has asked the Centre to raise the ‘creamy layer’ criterion for OBCs from the present annual salary of Rs 6 lakh to Rs 10.50 lakh. …
Ensure SC, ST reservation in empanelment of babus: Par panelBusiness-standard.com April 30, 2015 Dismayed over the dismal representation of SC and ST officers in top echelon of the bureaucracy, a parliamentary committee today asked the government to make mandatory reservation in empanelment in the secretary-level appointments. …
Submission of Fake Caste Certificates New Delhi, April 22, 2015 Information about appointments secured on the basis of fake/false caste certificates is not centrally maintained. However, the Central Government had undertaken a one-time exercise to collect information about appointments secured on the basis of fake/false caste certificates in the year 2010. As per information received from various Ministries/Departments etc. 1832 appointments were allegedly secured on the basis of fake/false caste certificates. Disciplinary proceedings had been instituted in all the cases. It was reported that out of the above 1832 cases, 276 had resulted in suspension/removal etc, whereas 521 cases were entangled into litigations and in remaining 1035 cases disciplinary proceedings were pending.
The Government instructions provide that an appointing authority should verify the caste status of SC/ST/OBC candidates at the time of initial appointment as well as at the time of promotion. Chief Secretaries of States/Union Territories have been requested to issue instructions to the District Magistrates/ District Collectors/ Deputy Commissioners of the Districts to the effect that when asked to verify the veracity etc. of caste certificates, they should ensure at their own level that veracity of the caste/community certificate referred to the district authorities is verified and reported to the appointing authority within one month of receipt of request from such authority. In order to rule out collusion between candidates holding false/forged certificate and employees at the district level or sub-district level, disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against officers who default in timely verification of caste status in such cases or issue false certificates. This was stated by the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to a question by Shri Rattan Lal Kataria in the Lok Sabha today. (Source: pib press release)
24 years later, fake claim costs man his jobTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 19, 2015 AHMEDABAD: Ishwar Baviskar’s caste certificate obtained on basis of fake caste claim got him a job with Nadiad municipality over two decades ago. But his enthusiasm for using atrocity laws against politicians and colleagues has proved to be his undoing. …
Hindu reconvert gets SC benefitsEconomictimes.indiatimes.com 27 Feb, 2015 NEW DELHI: In a ruling that would stoke the debate over religious conversion and reconversion, the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that a Christian who reconverted to Hinduism be given back his Scheduled Caste benefits. …
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15/03/2016Comments Off on WEAKER SECTION (EWS): EWS admission: Delhi govt increases reimbursement to pvt. schools …
EWS admission: Delhi govt increases reimbursement to pvt. schools Ration card will no longer allow poor get free education and treatment Delhi high court wants 25% free EWS seats in playschools More …
Business-standard.com March 13, 2016 All private schools in the national capital will now get Rs 300 more per child from Delhi Government as reimbursement for admissions under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category from the upcoming academic session. …
Ration card will no longer allow poor get free education and treatmentIndianexpress.com December 28, 2014 A year after the National Food Security Act was notified, the Food Supplies and Consumer Affairs department has told the government that BPL and ration cards would no longer be valid to identify the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) beneficiaries for various education and medical schemes. …
Delhi high court wants 25% free EWS seats in playschools Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Nov 24, 2014 NEW DELHI: In a landmark verdict, Delhi high court on Monday directed playschools that were allotted land at concessional rates in the capital to offer 25% of their seats free of charge to children from the weaker sections. …
25% EWS seats in Kendriya Vidyalayas this yearTimesofindia.indiatimes.com Jan 9, 2014 NEW DELHI: All 1,100 Kendriya Vidyalayas will start their admission process for Class I (entry level) from February 15. The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan will shortly bring out the admission notification as well as guidelines. … Note:- It may be noted that the information in this website is subject to the Disclaimer of Dtf.in. If you have a complaint with respect to any content published in this website, it may kindly be brought to our notice for appropriate action to remove such content as early as possible or publish the latest/updated content/event, if any, at info[at]dtf.in.
12/03/2016Comments Off on WOMEN: International Women’s Day 2016: All you need to know about the femininity and their day-to-day struggle …
International Women’s Day 2016: All you need to know about the femininity and their day-to-day struggle Govt may give 50% quota for women in urban local bodies
India.com International Women’s Day was first celebrated on March 19, 1911 as several women’s demanded rights including right to vote, to hold public office and also raised a voice against employment sex discrimination. March 7, 2016 … …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Mar 4, 2016 NEW DELHI: A proposal to increase the representation of women in urban local bodies from the present 33% to 50% was under consideration, the government said on Thursday. …
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12/03/2016Comments Off on SOCIAL MEDIA: How to protect yourself from social media frauds …
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How to protect yourself from social media frauds Facebook Messenger tips and tricks everyone should know Facebook expands ‘Instant Articles’ to Android 33 Facebook tips and tricks everyone should know More …
———————————————————————- RECENT COURT JUDGEMENTS * Mere expression of any words without any intention to cause alarm would not be sufficient to bring in the application of section 503 of IPC. But material has to be placed on record to show that the intention is to cause alarm to the complainant. “…in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the court should be extremely cautious to interfere with the investigation or trial of a criminal case and should not stall the investigation, save except when it is convinced beyond any manner of doubt that the FIR does not disclose commission of offence and that continuance of the criminal prosecution would amount to abuse of process of the court.” – SC Judgment dated 20.01.2015 – Manik Taneja & Anr. Vs. State of Karnataka & Anr. >>> Court Judgments ———————————————————————-
Telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com Keep in mind that it is not just friends or followers who are interested in what you post, but also fraudsters and hackers on the prowl. 07 March 2016 Do you flaunt restaurant visits and vacations on Facebook? …
Dnaindia.com 19 December 2015 Facebook has said it had signed up 350 global media partners, including from India, for its “Instant Articles” service as it expanded the programme to Android devices. …
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Businesstoday.in Dec 11, 2015 Facebook at Work, Facebook Inc’s professional version of its social network, is expected to launch in the coming months after spending a year in tests, a company executive said. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Oct 23, 2015 Facebook has fed everyone’s public posts into its search engine, meaning that most updates will now be readily available for everyone — no matter how old they are.. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com Oct 22, 2015 After months of speculation, Google has announced YouTube Red, a paid service based on the company’s free video-sharing platform, and music streaming app YouTube Music. Here are 6 things you should know about the two new versions of YouTube. …
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com 13 May, 2015 SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft-owned Skype has cleared the way for anyone to use a new feature that translates video chats or instant messages in real time. …
Facebook is ruining marriages, says studyTimesofindia.indiatimes.com May 6, 2015 One in seven Britons have contemplated divorce because their partners spend too much time on various social media platforms, a top British legal firm has revealed. …
Supreme Court of India quashes FIR filed against couple for Facebook commentMedianama.com January 22, 2015 The Supreme Court of India upheld a Bangalore-based couple’s right to vent their frustrations on the Bangalore Police Facebook page, reports The Times of India. The court ruled that it was a public forum and the commoner had every right to complain against the authorities. …
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City RTI activist wins DoB in Aadhaar card battle
