Friday, February 17, 2012

[rti4empowerment] CIC directs releasing of Jipmer answer keys

 

CIC directs releasing of Jipmer answer keys
 
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Puducherry:The Central Information Commission has directed the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) here to provide the question paper and answer key of an entrance exam. The landmark order, following an RTI petition, could make the entrance test system more transparent.
   
Access to papers and answer keys will help aspirants prepare better in future. Puducherry Government Medical Officers' Association general secretary Dr K Sudhakar had filed an RTI application with the JIPMER PIO, seeking a copy of the question paper and answer key of the entrance exam held in July 2011 for MCh in urology.
   
The PIO James Sekar denied the information on grounds that that was not the institute's practice to share question papers of entrance tests.
   
When the first Sudhakar then approached the first appellate authority too ruled in the PIO's favoursided with, which declared that it was "satisfied with the PIO's reply". Central information commissioner Shailesh Gandhi ordered the PIO to furnish a copy of the question paper with answer key by February 10.

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Entrance exams in India make or break the future of lakhs of young people.
This may be unfortunate, but it is a fact that we cannot ignore. Given this reality, it makes sense for the entire system of entrance exams to reach for the highest possible levels of transparency.
   
It is in this context that the ruling of the Central Information Commission ought to be seen. Rather than be dragged kicking and screaming to enhance transparency, bodies that conduct these exams should willingly embrace it.

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[rti4empowerment] rti activist stoned to death [4 Attachments]

 
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Dear members,
i am very sad to inform you all one of our senior RTI Activists in Haridwar Sh Jagdish Chauhan ,65 yrs old,Retd teacher,has been stoned to death by local Mafias,the incident took place in fehrpoor village of Hardwar on eve of 14th feb when the body of the victim was found just near to a police post,no arresting has been done so far from Haridwar police,recently the Mr Chauahan has revealed some information regarding double salary payment to 61 teachers through RTI,it is request with senior RTI Activists to kindly help the family for justice.for more details ,kindly see the e paper amarujala,dainik jagarn,hindustan ( Dehradun or hardwar edition) of date 15,16,17

Regds
Deependra Chauhan
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[rti4empowerment] RTI Activist stoned to death in Hardwar

 

Dear members,
i am very sad to inform you all one of our senior RTI Activists in Haridwar Sh Jagdish Chauhan ,65 yrs old,Retd teacher,has been stoned to death by local Mafias,the incident took place in fehrpoor village of Hardwar on eve of 14th feb when the body of the victim was found just near to a police post,no arresting has been done so far from Haridwar police,recently the Mr Chauahan has revealed some information regarding double salary payment to 61 teachers through RTI,it is request with senior RTI Activists to kindly help the family for justice.for more details ,kindly see the e paper amarujala,dainik jagarn,hindustan ( Dehradun or hardwar)or kindly tell me how can i attach pdf files with messages.

Regds
Deependra Chauhan

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Re: [rti4empowerment] IPS officer fined for RTI info delay

 

I would request my friends to further track this penalty order, i.e. the date on which this amount is realised from the pay of the officer as well its entry in the service record of the concerned officer.

Bimal Khemani
RTI activist
ALIGARH-202001
INDIA
Mob:935-972-4625


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Subject: [rti4empowerment] IPS officer fined for RTI info delay
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Cc: "rti4ngo" <rti4ngo@yahoogroups.com>, "RTI4EMPOWERMENT" <rti4empowerment@yahoogroups.com>, "antibriberycampaign" <antibriberycampaign@yahoogroups.com>, "CAFBANGALORE" <citizens-action-forum@googlegroups.com>
Date: Friday, 17 February, 2012, 12:26 PM

 
IPS officer fined for RTI info delay
 
DIG Syed Ulfat Hussain ordered to pay 5,000 penalty for keeping applicant waiting for a year for details of recruitment process
 
Chetan R chetan.rudrappa@timesgroup.com
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In an unusual case, the State Information Commission (SIC) has slapped a fine on a senior IPS officer for a delay in providing information.
   
On February 10, the SIC levied a penalty of 5,000 on deputy inspector general of police Syed Ulfat Hussain for not complying with its directive. The information commission passed the order after it found the senior police officer's reply to its show cause notice unsatisfactory.
   
Hussain is facing the heat for causing a delay of over a year in providing information on a recruitment process that took place in the year 2009 when he was the DIG in charge of recruitment and training).
   
"We welcome the information commission's move of fining a senior officer taking into view the petitioner's plight. We don't get to see such orders often," said Veeresh Bellur, an RTI activist. "This order against a senior IPS officer is an eye-opener, as in most cases, the information is either withheld or not given to the people who are in need."
   
The case pertains to the recruitment to the post of police sub-inspector. Some aspirants had alleged rampant malpractice during the process. Using the RTI Act, they had sought visuals of over 35 examination halls in Appa Doddappa Engineering College in Gulbarga.
   
The department of recruitment and training slept over the application saying that the information was not given as the recruitment process was in progress. The aspirants moved the SIC stating that the process was completed long ago.
   
"The final list was announced in October 2010 and appointment orders were issued the same month, but information was not furnished even after completion of the recruitment process. The information was not provided despite the SIC, in September 2010, directing the department to do so after the recruitment process was completed," Veeresh added.
   
The information was provided in September 2011, which meant a delay of about a year.
   
Also, the department failed to honour its undertaking given to the SIC to provide the information to the applicant immediately after completion of the recruitment process.
   
commission issued a show cause notice to the officer asking why action should not be initiated for the delay in providing information.
   
After finding the respondent's reply unsatisfactory, the SIC imposed a fine on Hussain.
   
"It is a warning to officials in various departments who are delaying in providing information, which is affecting several RTI pleas. Such orders help in effective implementation of the RTI Act," Veeresh explained.
   
Hussain, who is currently the DIG (headquarters II), denies any delay in delivering information to RTI queries. "I'm not aware of this case, but I have been providing information and haven't delayed or withheld information from RTI applicants. Also, there was no malpractice during my stint as DIG recruitment and training," Hussain told Bangalore Mirror.

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[rti4empowerment] IPS officer fined for RTI info delay

 

IPS officer fined for RTI info delay
 
DIG Syed Ulfat Hussain ordered to pay 5,000 penalty for keeping applicant waiting for a year for details of recruitment process
 
Chetan R chetan.rudrappa@timesgroup.com
http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Daily/skins/TOINEW/navigator.asp?Daily=BGMIR&showST=true&login=default&pub=MM&AW=1329460571030
 
In an unusual case, the State Information Commission (SIC) has slapped a fine on a senior IPS officer for a delay in providing information.
   
On February 10, the SIC levied a penalty of 5,000 on deputy inspector general of police Syed Ulfat Hussain for not complying with its directive. The information commission passed the order after it found the senior police officer's reply to its show cause notice unsatisfactory.
   
Hussain is facing the heat for causing a delay of over a year in providing information on a recruitment process that took place in the year 2009 when he was the DIG in charge of recruitment and training).
   
"We welcome the information commission's move of fining a senior officer taking into view the petitioner's plight. We don't get to see such orders often," said Veeresh Bellur, an RTI activist. "This order against a senior IPS officer is an eye-opener, as in most cases, the information is either withheld or not given to the people who are in need."
   
The case pertains to the recruitment to the post of police sub-inspector. Some aspirants had alleged rampant malpractice during the process. Using the RTI Act, they had sought visuals of over 35 examination halls in Appa Doddappa Engineering College in Gulbarga.
   
The department of recruitment and training slept over the application saying that the information was not given as the recruitment process was in progress. The aspirants moved the SIC stating that the process was completed long ago.
   
"The final list was announced in October 2010 and appointment orders were issued the same month, but information was not furnished even after completion of the recruitment process. The information was not provided despite the SIC, in September 2010, directing the department to do so after the recruitment process was completed," Veeresh added.
   
The information was provided in September 2011, which meant a delay of about a year.
   
Also, the department failed to honour its undertaking given to the SIC to provide the information to the applicant immediately after completion of the recruitment process.
   
commission issued a show cause notice to the officer asking why action should not be initiated for the delay in providing information.
   
After finding the respondent's reply unsatisfactory, the SIC imposed a fine on Hussain.
   
"It is a warning to officials in various departments who are delaying in providing information, which is affecting several RTI pleas. Such orders help in effective implementation of the RTI Act," Veeresh explained.
   
Hussain, who is currently the DIG (headquarters II), denies any delay in delivering information to RTI queries. "I'm not aware of this case, but I have been providing information and haven't delayed or withheld information from RTI applicants. Also, there was no malpractice during my stint as DIG recruitment and training," Hussain told Bangalore Mirror.

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[rti4empowerment] madras high court Chief judges and other judges used more than free furnishing limit [2 Attachments]

 
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Madras high court Chief judges and other judges used more than free furnishing limit. several judges crosses more than five lakhs rupees.limit for chief judge rs.2,00,000.00 and other judges Rs.1,50,000.00
CHAPTER IV MISCELLANEOUS
Travelling 22. Every Judge shall receive such reasonable allowances
Allowance to reimburse him for expenses incurred in travelling on duty
to a within the territory of India and shall be aforded such
Judge. reasonable facilities in connection with travelling as may,
from time to time, be prescribed.

Facility 1[22A(1)Every Judge shall be entitled without payment of rent
of rent to the use of an official residence in accordance with such
free rules as may, from time to time, be prescribed.]
house
(2) Where a Judge does not avail himself of the use of an
official residence, he may be paid every month an allowance
7"equivalent to an amount of thirty percent of the salary.

Convey- 22B Every Judge shall be entitled to a staff car and
ance (two) hundred litres of (fuel) every month or the actual
facilities consumption of fuel whichever is less.

Sumptuary 22C. The Chief Justice and each of the other Judges of
Allowance every High Court shall be entitled to a sumptuary allowance of
(fifteen thousand) rupees per month and (twelve thousand)
rupees per month, respectively.


THE HIGH COURT JUDGES RULES, 1956( As on 1st April, 2009 )

22A. Residence of Judges--Each Judge who avails himself of the use of
an official residence, shall be entitled to without payment of
rent to the use of a furnished residence throughout his term of office
and for a period of one month immediately thereafter, and no charge
shall fall on the Judge personally in respect of the maintenance of
such residence. This concession shall also be admissible to the Members
of the family of a Judge,who dies while in service for a period of one
month immediately after his death.

Explanation--For the purposes of this rule and rules 2-B and 2.C--[A]
`Official Residence' means accommodation owned or taken on hire by
requisition or otherwise, by Government and allotted to a Judge free
of rent; [B] `maintenance' in relation to an official residence,
includes the payment of local rates and taxes. 3( ......... )


42B. Free furnishing-- The value of free furnishing (including
electrical appliances) provided free of rent in the official residence
allotted to the Chief Justice shall not exceed 5{(Rs.2,00,000/-)
(Rupees Two Lakh only)} and in the case of other Judges shall not
exceed 5{(Rs.1,50,000/-) (Rupees One Lakh Fifty Thousand only)}.
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[rti4empowerment] THE SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES OF MINISTERS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2009. ACT No. 2 OF 2010.

 




New Delhi, 22nd January 2010.
The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the
21st January 2010 and is hereby published for general information:—
THE SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES OF MINISTERS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2009.
ACT No. 2 OF 2010.
An Act further to amend the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Act, 1952.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixtieth Year of the Republic of India as
follows:—
1. (1) This Act may be called the Constitution (Ninety-Fifth Amendment) Act,
2009.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may,
by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. In section 6 of the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Act, 1952, for
sub-section (1A), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:—
"(1A) A Minister shall be entitled to an amount equal to the fare for a single
journey performed by him, during each year, within India, either alone or along or
alone with spouse or legitimate or step children, residing with and wholly dependent
on him, or any number of companions or relatives, at the same rates at which
traveling allowance is payable to such Minister under clause (b) of sub-section (1)
in respect of tours referred to in that clause, subject to a maximum of forty-eight
such fares per year.
Provided that the spouse or legitimate or step children residing with and wholly
dependent on the Minister, as the case may be, may undertake such journey alone.".
V.K. BHASIN,
Secretary to the Government of India.
(Republished by order of the Governor)
R. KATHIRVEL,
Additional Secretary to Government,
Law Department.
Amendment of
section 6 of
Act 58 of
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V.GOPALAKRISHNAN
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