RTI: Families take RTI route to settle personal disputes …

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Families take RTI route to settle personal disputes
Central Information Commission returned over 8,500 pleas
Central Information Commission appeals plunge 96% in four months
Delhi High Court asks Information Commissioner to hear case in absence of CIC Chief
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SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS/POSTS

* CIC Decision dated 30.11.2015 on Appeal from Dr. D. Dhaya Devadas & Shri V. Sundaram Vs. CPIO, Indian Bureau of Mines, Chennai (Full Bench Decision) (Public Interest)
* CIC Decision dated 27.11.2015 on Appeal from Mr. Nirmal Kumar Agarwal, Kheri (UP) Vs. CPIO, Department of Posts, Kheri – CIC: “After hearing submissions of both the parties the Commission directs the CPIO to provide copy of the investigation report regarding the account(s) of the appellant & his family members …” (Investigation Report, Post Office Accounts)
* CIC Decision dated 27.11.2015 on Appeal from Mr. Kunjan Tripathi, Distt. Kanpur (Dehat) Vs. CPIO, Department of Posts, Kanpur – CIC: “The RTI Act is not the proper law for redressal of grievances/disputes and there are other appropriate forum(s) for resolving such matters.” (RTI not appropriate forum for redressal of grievances/disputes).
* CIC Decision dated 09.11.2015 on Appeal from Shri R.K. Jain Vs. Delhi University – CIC: “The Commission … … considers that it is a case where the CPIO returned the original RTI application along with the IPO, which means a total and complete refusal to act under the provisions of RTI Act, which appears to be a serious breach of RTI Act. The Commission directs the CPIO to explain and show cause as to why maximum penalty should not be imposed against him and why compensation should not be granted to the appellant and disciplinary action should not be recommended against him.”
* CIC Decision dated 09.11.2015 on Appeal from Mr. A. Bidyadhar, S.P.M. Sumandala, Ganjam (Odisha) Vs. Department of Posts, Berhampur-760001 – The CPIO’s representative stated that he will supply copy of the LTC bill submitted by the appellant along with the relevant file notings vide which sanction was accorded. The CIC decided that the CPIO’s representative should supply the information as above to the appellant.
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Families take RTI route to settle personal disputes

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Dec 6, 2015
LUCKNOW: Right to Information Act 2005, conceived to bring transparency in the system by providing government information to citizens, is being used by some residents of Uttar Pradesh to meet a different goal: settling family disputes. …

Central Information Commission appeals plunge 96% in four months

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 Chief Ibnlive.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 afresh Timesofindia.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 denied Indianexpress.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 commissioner Timesofindia.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: HC Indianexpress.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: CIC Business-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 radiation Timesofindia.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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WORLD: 196 countries approve historic Paris global warming accord …

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196 countries approve historic Paris global warming accord

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Dec 13, 2015
PARIS: The world on Saturday got a historic climate deal with all 196 countries approving the Paris text that got unprecedented support from all quarters. …

KP Sharma Oli elected new Nepal Prime Minister

Dnaindia.com
11 October 2015
Veteran politician KP Sharma Oli was on Sunday elected as the next Prime Minister of Nepal defeating incumbent Sushil Koirala in a contest which became necessary after parties failed to forge a consensus amid violent protests over the country’s new Constitution. …

A constitutional mess

Dnaindia.com
30 September 2015
After nearly nine years, Nepal finally has a new constitution. It keeps the power in the hands of hill Brahmin men and renders women second-class citizens. …

How Will Ahmed Mohamed’s Story Play Out in Texas?

Newyorker.com
Sep 17, 2015
On Monday, a fourteen-year-old Sudanese-American boy named Ahmed Mohamed brought a homemade clock to school, in the Dallas suburb of Irving. …
More: Ahmed Mohamed is tired, excited to meet Obama – and wants his clock back

NASA’s New Horizons Probe Phones Home After Historic Pluto Flyby Nbcnews.com
July 14, 2015
LAUREL, Md. — Signals from a spacecraft 3 billion miles away swept over Earth on Tuesday, confirming that NASA’s New Horizons probe survived its history-making flyby of Pluto. …

World’s 4th smallest nation is disappearing Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jul 8, 2015
The prime minister of the world’s fourth smallest nation has appealed for help from European leaders to stop it disappearing from the face of the Earth. …

Why time will stop for a second on June 30 Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jun 29, 2015
Our perception of time is based on the earth’s revolution around the sun and its rotation around its own axis. …

Study finds Earth entering 6th extinction phase, many species including humans labelled ‘the walking dead’ Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jun 20, 2015
MIAMI: The world is embarking on its sixth mass extinction with animals disappearing about 100 times faster than they used to, scientists warned on Friday, and humans could be among the first victims. …

Cannes 2015 Nytimes.com

As it happened: Floyd Mayweather beats Manny Pacquiao in ‘Fight of the Century’ Timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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DIVORCE.MAINTENANCE: Husband can’t divorce wife if she is terminally ill, rules Supreme Court …

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No alimony if woman divorced over adultery, HC rules
SC: Right to maintenance of a wife absolute, Section 125 of CrPC applicable on divorced women

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RECENT JUDGMENTS

* Consideration for promotion a fundamental right. – SC Judgment dated 09.01.2014 – Major General H.M. Singh, VSM Vs. Union of India and Anr.
* The charge sheet/charge memo having not been approved by the disciplinary authority was non est in the eye of law – SC Judgment dated 05.09.2013 – Union of India & Ors. Vs. B.V. Gopinath
* The Court or police/CBI cannot impound a passport. – SC Judgment dated 24.01.2008 – Suresh Nanda Vs. C.B.I.

■ A practice did not acquire sanction of religion simply because it was permitted. Such a practice could be regulated by law without violating Article 25. – SC Judgment dated 09.02.2015 – Khursheed Ahmad Khan Vs. State of U.P. & Ors. (Second marriage during the currency of first marriage)
■ The amended definition of the expression “NPA” under Section 2(1)(o) of the SARFAESI Act is constitutionally valid. – SC Judgment dated 28.01.2015 – Keshavlal Khemchand and Sons Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Union of India & Others
■ 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.
■ Once the Labour Court has exercised the discretion judicially, the High Court can interfere with the award, only if it is satisfied that the award of the Labour Court is vitiated by any fundamental flaws. – SC Judgment dated 14.01.2015 – K.V.S. Ram Vs. Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corp.
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Husband can’t divorce wife if she is terminally ill, rules Supreme Court

Zeenews.india.com
December 3, 2015
New Delhi: In a judgement that will protect women in need of medical attention, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a husband cannot be allowed to separate from his wife if she is terminally ill. …

After divorce on WhatsApp, Kerala woman pleads for help

Oneindia.com
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 11: Her husband divorced her using the messaging app WhatsApp. But she did not know anything about his whereabouts. …

No alimony if woman divorced over adultery, HC rules Timesofndia.indiatimes.com
Aug 17, 2015
MADURAI: A woman divorced on the ground of adultery cannot claim maintenance from her ex-husband, the Madras high court has ruled. …

SC: Right to maintenance of a wife absolute, Section 125 of CrPC applicable on divorced women Timesofndia.indiatimes.com
Apr 7, 2015
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said the right to maintenance of a wife was absolute and no exceptions could be made, ruling that Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which embodies this rule, would apply to divorced Muslim women as well. …

Qualified woman can’t claim maintenance: Court Timesofndia.indiatimes.com
Mar 8, 2015 MUMBAI: A family court has observed that a well-qualified woman cannot claim maintenance from her husband. …

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SERVICE LAW: If dependent, married girls eligible for jobs: HC …

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If dependent, married girls eligible for jobs: HC
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Recent SC Judgements
■ Pension relief for all the other employees who have availed SBI-VRS 2000 after having completed 15 years of pensionable service – SC Judgment dated 26.02.2015 – Asstt. General Manager, State Bank of India & Others Vs. Radhey Shyam Pandey
■ Suspension Order should not extend beyond three months – SC Judgment dated 16.02.2015 – Ajay Kumar Choudhary Vs. Union of India & Anr.
■ Benefits of Reservation on Reconversion – SC: “… we are inclined to hold that the appellant after reconversion had come within the fold of the community and thereby became a member of the scheduled caste.” – SC Judgment dated 26.02.2015 – K.P. Manu Vs. Chairman, Scrutiny Committee for Verification of Community Certificate
■ Disability Pension – “A soldier cannot be asked to prove that the disease was contracted by him on account of military service or was aggravated by the same.” … “Since the disability has in each case been assessed at more than 20%, their claim to disability pension could not have been repudiated by the appellants.” – SC Judgment dated 13.02.2015 – Union of India & Anr. Vs. Rajbir Singh
■ Second marriage during the currency of first marriage – A practice did not acquire sanction of religion simply because it was permitted. Such a practice could be regulated by law without violating Article 25. – SC Judgment dated 09.02.2015 – Khursheed Ahmad Khan Vs. State of U.P. & Ors.
■ Once the Labour Court has exercised the discretion judicially, the High Court can interfere with the award, only if it is satisfied that the award of the Labour Court is vitiated by any fundamental flaws. – SC Judgment dated 14.01.2015 – K.V.S. Ram Vs. Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corp.
■ If the order of termination is void ab initio, the workman is entitled to full back wages. – SC Judgment dated 13.01.2015 – Jasmer Singh Vs. State of Haryana & Anr. ■ Reservation in Promotion from Scale-I to Scale-II and upward up to Scale-VI in Public Sector Banks – SC Judgement dated 09.01.2015 – Chairman & Managing Director, Central Bank of India & Ors. Vs. Central Bank of India SC/ST Employees Welfare Association & Ors.
More: Court Judgments on Service Matters
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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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SERVICES: Non-gazetted posts: In line with PM’s resolve, only online tests …

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Non-gazetted posts: In line with PM’s resolve, only online tests
All 50000 retiring babus in 2016 to get dues, pension orders on day of retirement
RTI replies should be timely, transparent and trouble-free: PM Modi
Now, retired babus to probe serving ones in the govt
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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

Government to compulsorily retire officers with bad reputation or inefficient

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Sep 17, 2015
NEW DELHI: Sending a clear message that inefficiency or a bad reputation on account of probity would mean retirement kicking in almost a decade in advance for senior government officials, the Narendra Modi government has now strengthened the review processes to compulsorily retire such officers. …
More: DoPT O.M. dated 14.09.2015 – Review of Mechanisms to ensure probity among Government servants * DoPT O.M. dated 11.09.2015 – Strengthening of administration-Periodical review under FR 56(j) and Rule 48 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 >>> FRs/SRs

Treat paramilitary forces as organized services: HC Timesofindia.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.”.…

Don’t complain directly to PM, officers told Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Sep 2, 2015
With many officers, including those from the Army and paramilitary forces, continuing to address representations on service matters directly to the prime minister and ministers, the department of personnel and training (DoPT) has reiterated a June 2013 order prescribing disciplinary action against such officers. …
More: DoPT O.M. dated 31.08.2015 – Representation from Government servant on service matters – reiteration of instructions-regarding >>> Acts and Rules

Lokpal Act: Government servants can file revised assets details by October 15 Economictimes.indiatimes.com
12 Jul, 2015
NEW DELHI: All central government employees will have to file revised details of their assets and liabilities by October 15 this year under the provisions of the Lokpal Act. …

Delhi too hot? 56 IAS officers opt for states, just 4 come to Centre Timesofindia.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 schools Timesofindia.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. …

Beno Zephine becomes first 100% blind officer in IFS Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jun 15, 2015
CHENNAI: The phone hasn’t stopped ringing since the night of June 12 for NL Beno Zephine. …

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 relaxes gift policy for babus Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
April 20, 2015
NEW DELHI: Civil servants can now accept gifts up to Rs 25,000 from relatives and personal friends on occasions such as weddings etc, without reporting the same to the government. …
More: DoPT Notification dated 10.04.2015 – Amendments to Rule 11 of the AIS (Conduct) Rules, 1968 >>> AIS – Rules/Circulars

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. …

Private mail in government office: India finally acts Oneindia.com
March 3, 2015
Officials in the government using private emails without even understanding the consequences has become a common practice. …

Don’t deny leave to disabled employees: Government tells departments Dnaindia.com
26 February 2015
“Any leave debited for the period after a government servant is declared incapacitated shall be remitted back into his or her leave account,” the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said in an order. Leave applied on medical certificate in connection with disability of a government employee should not be refused or revoked, the Centre has said. …
More: DOPT O.M. dated 25.02.2015 – Amendment to the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 – PWD Act, 1995-regarding >>> Leave Rules

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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COURT’S ORDERS: Supreme Court turns down plea to ban social networking sites …

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Supreme Court turns down plea to ban social networking sites

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Dec 5, 2015
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to examine if social networking sites like Facebook and WhatsApp can be prosecuted for use of their platforms to circulate offensive and vulgar material but turned down a plea to block the sites. …

Can’t stop an adult from watching porn in his room, says SC

Thehindu.com
July 09, 2015
Declining a plea to pass an interim order to block porn websites in India, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said it cannot stop an adult from exercising his fundamental right to personal liberty to watch porn within the privacy of his room. …

Birds have fundamental rights, can’t be kept in cages: HC Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
May 17, 2015
NEW DELHI: Birds have the fundamental right to “live with dignity” and fly in the sky without being kept in cages or subjected to cruelty, Delhi High Court has said while holding that running their trade was a “violation of their rights”. …

Only PM, President, Chief Justice can feature in govt ads: SC Hindustantimes.com
May 14, 2015
Government advertisements, both at the Centre and in states, will from now on carry images of the Prime Minister, President and Chief Justice of India and no other personality, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday. …

High court quashes plea challenging loan recovery proceedings Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
May 8, 2015
MADURAI: The Madras high court Madurai bench dismissed a writ petition that challenged proceedings for recovery of bank loan obtained for construction of houses under the Rajiv Gandhi rehabilitation package for Tsunami-affected and habituation areas in Kanyakumari district. …

Delhi high court seeks answers on relief for male rape victims Hindustantimes.com
The Delhi high court on Thursday issued a notice to the state government on a plea challenging the Delhi Victim Compensation Scheme for discriminating between male and female victims of rape while dispensing compensation. …

Artistic freedom can’t be used for abusing icons like Mahatma Gandhi: Supreme Court Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Apr 17, 2015
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday said artistic freedom of expression could not be misused to use abusive language against historical figures like Mahatma Gandhi and Subhash Chandra Bose. …

Anti-conversion law outside Centre’s jurisdiction, govt told Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Apr 16, 2015
NEW DELHI: BJP may have strongly endorsed Sangh Parivar’s demand for a national law against religious conversions, but the central government is not competent to enact such a law, says the law ministry citing a Supreme Court ruling. …

Court orders HUDA chief’s car seized Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Mar 13, 2015
GURGAON: A city court on Thursday ordered the HUDA administrator’s official car to be confiscated and attached after the authority repeatedly failed to allot an alternative plot to a petitioner whose land had been acquired in 1990. …

‘You are in solid trouble!’ Supreme Court orders DDA officials to give 24,000 families their Rohini plots by July 2016, or face jail Dailymail.co.uk
10 March 2015
In a major relief for 24,000 families waiting for the last 34 years for their plots of land in Rohini, the Supreme Court on Tuesday issued an ultimatum to Delhi Development Authority (DDA) vice-chairman Balvinder Kumar, to complete the allotment process by July 31, 2016, or face stern action. …

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I was asked my caste at Dwarka temple: Kumari Selja
Rajasthan: Dalit student beaten for touching utensil in school
Death by tractor: A tale of two FIRs
Derecognition row: National scheduled castes panel sends notice to IIT Madras
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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. …

Dr. Ambedkar: Maker of Modern India Countercurrents.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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RTI: CIC and state information commissions want a legal filter in RTI act …

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CIC and state information commissions want a legal filter in RTI act
Central Information Commission has not opened 10,000 RTI envelopes since August-end
Is CIC a judicial body or admn wing?
Central Information Commission returned over 8,500 pleas
Central Information Commission appeals plunge 96% in four months
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SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS/POSTS

CIC Decision dated 09.11.2015 on Appeal from Shri R.K. Jain Vs. Delhi University – CIC: “The Commission … … considers that it is a case where the CPIO returned the original RTI application along with the IPO, which means a total and complete refusal to act under the provisions of RTI Act, which appears to be a serious breach of RTI Act. The Commission directs the CPIO to explain and show cause as to why maximum penalty should not be imposed against him and why compensation should not be granted to the appellant and disciplinary action should not be recommended against him.”
CIC Decision dated 09.11.2015 on Appeal from Mr. A. Bidyadhar, S.P.M. Sumandala, Ganjam (Odisha) Vs. Department of Posts, Berhampur-760001 – The CPIO’s representative stated that he will supply copy of the LTC bill submitted by the appellant along with the relevant file notings vide which sanction was accorded. The CIC decided that the CPIO’s representative should supply the information as above to the appellant.
CIC Decision dated 21.10.2015 on Appeal from Mr. David George Thomas Vs. Ministry of Environment & Forests – The Commission directed the respondent public authority, inter alia, to explain reasons for this non-publication of policy related information about Solar Thermal projects as mandated by Section 4(1) of RTI Act, to explain why adequate compensation should not be given to the appellant, and to provide necessary training to CPIOs to understand their duties under Environment Protection Act, RTI Act, duties as the CPIO representing the entire public authority. [Sections 4(1)(d) & (e)]
CIC Decision dated 15.10.2015 on Appeal from Shri Durga Prasad Kushwaha, Katni Vs. Life Insurance Corporation of India, Jabalpur – The Commission held that the attendance in respect of employees of public authority is disclosable information and the CPIO was directed to provide computerized attendance sheet in respect of the former Branch Manager, LIC, for the specified period in 2013, severing any personal information like the reason of leave/not attending etc. [Sections 8(1)(e),(g) & (j)]
CIC Decision dated 23.09.2015 on Appeal from Indian Technomac Company Ltd., New Delhi Vs. CPIO, Bank of India, Janpath, New Delhi
CIC Decision dated 13.08.2015 on Appeal from Shri Sunhash Chandra Agrawal Vs. PIO, Min. of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, New Delhi
CIC Decision dated 10.08.2015 on Appeal from Mr. Chandratan, Ahmedabad Vs. CPIO, Office of Commissioner, Income Tax Department, Surat
CIC Decision dated 03.08.2015 – Ms. Poonam Kumari, Ghaziabad Vs. CPIO, Staff Selection Commssion, New Delhi
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CIC and state information commissions want a legal filter in RTI act

Econbomictimes.indiatimes.com
30 Nov, 2015
NEW DELHI: The Central Information Commission and the state information commissions want the government to introduce a legal filter in the Right to Information Act to sift out vexatious, flippant and frivolous applications. …

Central Information Commission has not opened 10,000 RTI envelopes since August-end

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. …

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Central Information Commission returned over 8,500 pleas

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. …