Monday, June 30, 2014

[rti4empowerment] Now in CAT even for leave without pay

 

Now in CAT even for extraordinary leave

Today I filed a petition in CAT Lucknow Bench for grant of one year extra ordinary leave (EOL). EOL is granted to an IPS officer under Rule 15 of the All India Services Leave Rules, which is a leave without any salary. An IPS officer can get EOL for a maximum period of 5 years.

As per the Petition, I had applied for one year EOL from 01 July 2014 under on 16 April 2014 saying that I wanted this leave to devote myself completely to social activities in a manner that this does not come in the way of my official duties even apparently. On 23 April, I was asked about kind of social activities I would be involved in during the leave. I replied through my letter dated 24 April that I would be working in the field of accountability and transparency in public life.

Since then there has been no response from the government and now 01 July is about to come tomorrow. In such situations, this OA has been filed.

Previously also I had got my 2 years study leave after the orders of CAT and Allahabad High Court. These leave that I have sought from time to time are all legally permissible to an IPS officer. In fact, the reason for this leave without pay has only been keeping in mind the fact that since I want to devote myself slightly more deeply in social activities for this period, I have been willing to sacrifice even my salary so that the government job does not suffer to any extent.

Must say that this delay has been a cause of great concern to me and has adversely affected my plans to quite some extent.

Amitabh Thakur
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[rti4empowerment] Re: लखनऊ में होगा 'मदारी और बंदर' का खेल

 

Good show Urvashi Ji. Keep up the tempo.


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[rti4empowerment] लखनऊ में होगा 'मदारी और बंदर' का खेल

 

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 लखनऊ में होगा 'मदारी और बंदर' का खेल

By  एजेंसी 

शुक्रवार, २७ जून २०१४ ०८:४८ पूर्वाह्न 

नई दिल्ली: उत्तर प्रदेश में आरटीआई कार्यकर्ताओं पर लगातार हो रहे हमलों और उत्पीड़न के खिलाफ 30 जुलाई को 'नेशनल व्हिसिलब्लोवर्स डे' पर राजधानी लखनऊ में देश के विभिन्न हिस्सों से आए आरटीआई कार्यकर्ता और सामाजिक संगठनों से जुड़े लोग नुक्कड़ नाटक 'मदारी और बंदर' के माध्यम से शांतिपूर्ण प्रदर्शन करेंगे. अपनी तरह के इस बेहद अलग प्रदर्शन की आयोजक और आरटीआई कार्यकर्ता उर्वशी शर्मा ने कहा कि उत्तर प्रदेश के प्रशासनिक और पुलिस अधिकारियों द्वारा राजनेताओं के इशारों पर कार्य करके निर्दोष जनता को निरंतर प्रताड़ित किया जा रहा है. प्रदेश में अनगिनत आरटीआई कार्यकर्ता या तो मारे जा रहे हैं या उनको भांति-भांति से प्रताड़ित किया जा रहा है.
 
उर्वशी ने कहा कि निंदनीय कृत्यों में प्रशासन और पुलिस प्रत्यक्ष या अप्रत्यक्ष रूप से संलिप्त है. ऐसे में हमने देश के समाजसेवियों और जागरूक नागरिकों का आह्वान करते हुए 'येश्वर्याज सेवा संस्थान' के बैनर तले 30 जुलाई को राजधानी लखनऊ में 'नेशनल व्हिसिलब्लोवर्स डे' मनाने एवं 'मदारी और बंदर' नाटक के माध्यम से हजरतगंज जीपीओ के निकट स्थित महात्मा गांधी प्रतिमा के सामने शांतिपूर्ण प्रतीकात्मक प्रदर्शन करने का फैसला किया है.

उर्वशी ने कहा कि विगत कुछ वर्षो में उत्तर प्रदेश में कानून के राज का निरंतर ह्रास हुआ है. प्रशासनिक और पुलिस अधिकारियों द्वारा राजनेताओं के इशारों पर कार्य करके निर्दोष जनता को प्रताड़ित करने के मामले आम हो गए हैं.

उन्होंने कहा कि आज का प्रशासनिक और पुलिस तंत्र भ्रष्टाचारियों और सत्तासीनों के अलावा समाज के किसी भी वर्ग के हित को संरक्षित रखने के लिए बिल्कुल भी तत्पर नहीं हैं. सही मायने में आज का प्रशासनिक और पुलिस तंत्र राजनेताओं को अपना मदारी मान चुका है और उनके इशारों पर बंदर की तरह नाच रहा है, जिसकी परिणति समाज के 'सचेतकों' की हत्याओं और प्रताड़नाओं के रूप में सामने आ रही है.

उर्वशी ने कहा, "हम प्रशासनिक और पुलिस तंत्र को आईना दिखाएंगे और उनकी सो चुकी अंतरात्मा को झकझोरने का प्रयास करेंगे."

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Saturday, June 28, 2014

[rti4empowerment] High Court Judge

 

High Court Judge
 
We all know that the Supreme Court and High Court Judges are very important constitutional authorities in India who enjoy a very superior, important and pivotal position in the affairs of the State. We also know that they enjoy immense power and authority bestowed to them through Constitution and the various other legal provisions.
 
It is well known that the High Court and Supreme Court Judges are selected through a process which is widely known as the Collegium system. Here the names for High Court Judges are recommended by the Chief Justice of the concerned High Court, who along with a few of his senior colleagues, recommends the names which go through a process where the further scrutiny of names are made by another Collegium consisting of the Chief Justice of India and other senior Judges of the Supreme Court. Names for Supreme Court Judges are initiated directly by the superior Collegium consisting of the CJI and senior Supreme Court Judges.
 
Without going into the merit and/or demerit of the system, I would like to quote two examples which would make it pretty obvious how a very large section of society possibly perceives this present selection process.
 
A few months ago I was posted with an IPS officer, slightly senior to me in the seniority ladder, whose son was doing the 5 year L Lb course from a prestigious law institution. One day when we were discussing his son's career, he said that he was thinking of inducing his son to the practice side instead of joining a law firm. The reason he gave was that if the son remain in practice side, he would definitely ensure the young man's elevation to the High Court considering his personal clout and the contacts he has with people in power. This IPS officer was pretty sure that his numerous powerful contacts would easily ensure a High Court birth to his son because in his opinion, most other elevations were made in the same manner, where the only thing counted was contacts at the right place, which he thought he also had plenty in number.
 
As a second example a day before yesterday, an old friend who is the publisher and editor of a medium size Hindi daily came to our house. During discussion the issue of his younger daughter's career cropped up. He said that he was thinking of sending his daughter to law stream. The reason given was that since his daughter would have an advantage of being a Shia Muslim, along with being a woman, it would not be difficult for him to use his immense contacts and professional clout to get her appointed as a High Court Judge.
 
These two examples only go to prove that whatever resistance might be there from with the judiciary to any proposed change to Collegium system, the general perception possibly is that anyone with contacts can manage to get appointed to the High Court. If this perception were not so widely prevailing, an IPS officer and a senior editor would not have so casually and so seriously said so. I can say with full authority that they dare not say or think the same about making their child an IAS or IPS officer or sending to IIM or IITs because they think that the procedure is such that does not allow extraneous push and pull and nepotism.
 
As the principle of natural justice says, justice shall not only be done, it shall seem to be done. In the same manner, possibly a very strong element of transparency in appointment system needs to be made in the higher posts of judiciary, where everyone knows why Mr A or Mr B actually got appointed to High Court or Supreme Court and why Mr C,D, E and the rest got eliminated. As long as this situation of transparency is not achieved, every second influential person in the society will go on thinking and spreading the canard that he can get his son or daughter appointed to the High Court, as if this is the easiest job available in the market. 


 

Amitabh Thakur
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Friday, June 27, 2014

[rti4empowerment] Fw: [Janshakti] Fwd: [Branded Indian] Vadimir Putin on Muslims.

 


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Bhalchandra G. Thattey
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Maitri, Karuna, Mudita, Upeksha
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Subject: Vadimir Putin on Muslims
Vadimir Putin on Muslims at THE DUMA.
o wonder he was selected by Forbes as the most powerful person in the world!!
This is one time our elected leaders should pay attention to the advice of Vladimir Putin. I would suggest that not only our leaders but every citizen of USA should pay attention to this advice.
 How scary is that? It is a sad day when a Communist makes more sense than our LEADERS but here it is !!!!

Vladimir Putin's speech - SHORTEST SPEECH EVER.

On August 04, 2013, Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, addressed the Duma,
(Russian Parliament), and gave a speech about the tensions with minorities in Russia:


In Russia, live like Russians. Any minority, from anywhere, if it wants to live in Russia, to work and eat in Russia, it should speak Russian, and should respect the Russian laws. If they prefer Sharia Law, and live the life of Muslim's then we advise them to go to those places where that's the state law.
Russia does not need Muslim minorities. Minorities need Russia, and we will not grant them special privileges, or try to change our laws to fit their desires, no matter how loud they yell 'discrimination'. We will not tolerate disrespect of our Russian culture. We better learn from the suicides of America, England, Holland and France, if we are to survive as a nation. The Muslims are taking over those countries and they will not take over Russia. The Russian customs and traditions are not compatible with the lack of culture or the primitive ways of Sharia Law and Muslims.
When this honorable legislative body thinks of creating new laws, it should have in mind the Russian national interest first, observing that the Muslims Minorities Are Not Russians.

The politicians in the Duma gave Putin a five minute standing ovation.

If you keep this to yourself, you are part of the problem!




 












      















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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

[rti4empowerment] AAP letter to PM on gas pricing [1 Attachment]

 
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AAP letter to PM on gas pricing for our comments / views.

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[rti4empowerment] राजधानी में 58844 व्यक्तियों की आवादी पर 1 सार्वजनिक शौचालय और 43712 व्यक्तियों की आवादी पर है 1 सार्वजनिक मूत्रालय : टीपू की राजधानी में सार्वजनिक शौचालयों /मूत्रालयों का टोटा : आधी आवादी के लिए सार्वजनिक शौचालय /मूत्रालय की कोई अलग व्यवस्था नहीं [2 Attachments]

 
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प्रदेश के दूरदराज इलाकों में जब भी महिलाओं के साथ बलात्कार जैसी घटनाएं होती हैं तो उस इलाके के घरों में शौचालय न होने की बात भी सामने आती है l अब इन दूरदराज के इलाकों का तो क्या कहा जाये जब प्रदेश की राजधानी में सूबे के मुखिया की नाक के नीचे ही ऐसा अंधेर हो रहा है l दरअसल मेरी एक आरटीआई के जबाब में लखनऊ के नगर स्वास्थ्य अधिकारी ने सूचना दी है कि लखनऊ नगर निगम की सीमा मैं आधी आवादी के लिए  शौचालय /मूत्रालय की  कोई अलग व्यवस्था नहीं  है और पुरुष और महिलाओं के शौचालय /मूत्रालय एक ही में हैं l जब सूबे की राजधानी में सूबे के मुखिया की नाक के नीचे ऐसा अंधेर है तो प्रदेश के दूरदराज इलाकों के बारे में तो मात्र कल्पना ही की जा सकती है l भइया अखिलेश प्रायः ही किसी न किसी कार्यक्रम में शिरकत करने लखनऊ के रास्तों से जाते रहते हैं पर आश्चर्य है कि आखिर क्यों उन्होंने इस दिशा में कभी सोचा ही नहीं है l अखिलेश को या तो इसकी भनक  नहीं है या हमारे सीएम महिलाओं के मुद्दों के प्रति नितांत ही संवेदनहीन हैं  l मेरा सबाल यह है कि आखिर कब तक महिला सुरक्षा का केवल ढोल पीटा जाता रहेगा और आखिर कब इस दिशा में कुछ ठोस कदम उठाये जायेंगे ?
 
लखनऊ लखनऊ एक पर्यटक स्थल होने के साथ साथ  प्रदेश की राजधानी भी है जहाँ विभिन्न केंद्रीय विभागों, विभिन्न आयोगों आदि के साथ अधिकाँश सरकारी महकमों के मुख्यालय भी होने के कारण प्रायः लोग इन सरकारी विभागों से सम्बंधित कार्यों से लखनऊ आते रहते हैं  l यही नहीं आये दिन होने बाली प्रतियोगी परीक्षाओं, धरना-प्रदर्शन आदि  के लिए भी एक बहुत बड़ी संख्या में लोग लखनऊ आते रहते हैं l 
 
वर्ष 2011 की जनगणना के अनुसार लखनऊ की कुल जनसँख्या 4589838 है l ऐसे में इतनी आवादी के बीच मात्र 78 सार्वजनिक शौचालयों का होना एवं मात्र 105 सार्वजनिक मूत्रालय होना इन जनसुविधाओं की  भयंकर कमी स्वतः ही उजागर कर रहा है l यद्यपि लखनऊ में अन्य जिलों से आने बाले यात्रियों का भी बोझ रहता है पर केवल आवादी के हिसाब से भी देखें तो लखनऊ में 58844 व्यक्तियों की आवादी पर 1 शौचालय और 43712  व्यक्तियों की आवादी पर 1 मूत्रालय है l ये मूत्रालय और शौचालय कितने साफ रहते हैं ये भी हम सबसे छुपा नहीं है l
 
पुरुषों और बालकों की तो छोड़िये, मैंने प्रायः महिलाओं और बालिकाओं को खुले में मूत्र-विसर्जन करते देखा है जो मंगल गृह पर पहुंच रही हमारी सभ्यता की संवेदनशीलता पर एक बड़ा प्रश्नचिन्ह  होने के साथ साथ हमारी व्यवस्थाओं के खोखलेपन भी को उजागर करता है l
 
 
तो अगली बार यदि आप किसी व्यक्ति को अपने घर के बाहर मूत्र-विसर्जन करते देखें तो उसे दोष मत दीजिये l यदि आप कुछ कर सकते हैं तो इन व्यवस्थाओं के कथित  व्यवस्थापकों के कान उमेठने के लिए एक जागरूक नागरिक बनिए और अपनी सामर्थ्यानुसार मुद्दा उचित मंच पर उठाईये l
 
 
आरटीआई और आरटीआई के जबाब की प्रति संलग्न है l

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