Demand to suspend CIC gains ground

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/pm-to-meet-advani-moily-on-friday-to-finalise-\
new-cic/543691/

PM to meet Advani, Moily on Friday, to finalise new CIC
Agencies Posted online: Thursday , Nov 19, 2009 at 1331 hrs

New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to meet Opposition
Leader L K Advani and Law Minister Veerappa Moily on Friday to
finalise the name of the new Chief Information Commissioner.


Official sources said the meeting is likely to take place tomorrow
evening - a day before Singh leaves for his State visit to the US.



The meeting, which will take place almost a month after incumbent CIC
Wajahat Habibullah resigned, is being looked forward to by RTI
activists who are demanding transparency in the selection process and
pressing for the appointment of a non-bureaucrat to the post.



While there is no official confirmation about the candidates
shortlisted for the post, several names, including those of Civil
Aviation Secretary Madhavan Nambiar, environmentalist Shekhar Singh
and Information Commissioner A N Tiwari are doing rounds.

The PM-Advani meeting to finalise the name for the coveted post was to
take place on October 27 but it was deferred with the authorities
citing no reason.



The activists had also written to Singh, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi
and Leader of Opposition L K Advani asking to finalise the rules and
process for the selection of the CIC before naming the new chief.



They said while the RTI Act specifies the composition of selection
committee but it is silent about the process like advertising and
shortlisting to be adopted before finalising the name.



A PIL filed by the activists at the Delhi High Court seeking
transparency in the selection process was also turned down. The court
advised the appellants that they should build a public movement to
garner support for making necessary changes in the transparency law.



As per the law, the charge of the CIC cannot be handed over to any
other person on ad hoc basis. Even if Habibullah wishes to do so, the
new person's name needs to be ratified by the three-member committee.



Habibullah will be joining as the first State Information Commissioner
of Jammu and Kashmir soon.


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Sign n Circulate given online petitions
(1) petition to demand fair n transparent selection of central CIC link
http://www.petitiononline.com/aishu/petition.html
(2) petition to stop amendments and implement rti act in letter n spirit
http://www.petitiononline.com/urvashi/petition.html
URVASHI SHARMA
http://aishwaryaj.hpage.com
helpline no.  - 09235169855 @i$#w@ry@!

PS ignore if already signed

'Hesitancy to give info big threat to RTI'

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_hesitancy-to-give-info-big-threat-to-rti_1\
314419

Ashutosh Shukla / DNASaturday, November 21, 2009 0:30 IST Email

  Mumbai: Continued reluctance and resistance on the part of public
authorities to declare suo moto information to citizens remains the
biggest threat faced by the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, a
sub-committee constituted to undertake an in-depth analysis of
problems during its Annual Convention 2008 has found.

The report states: "RTI serves best when the citizens feel the least
need to use it. Many applications will be rendered redundant when
public authorities suo moto embrace transparency."

"While there is some improvement in the macro level of
information-disbursal by the government, a lot still needs to be done
to disburse information at the micro level. Public authorities should
develop a system to disburse information on hospitals, schools, and
wards," said state chief information commissioner Suresh Joshi.

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http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/activists-demand-transparent-system\
-for-appointing-cic_100276708.html

Activists demand transparent system for appointing CIC
November 18th, 2009 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS

New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Right to Information (RTI) activists from
across the country Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
demanding that the next Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) be
appointed through a transparent, inclusive and participatory process.
“The process of appointments to the posts of information commissioners
is non-transparent and arbitrary. Many people from across the country
have been repeatedly requesting the government to make this process
transparent, inclusive and participatory so that it throws up credible
and effective people. However, no action has been taken in this
regard,” the activists said in their letter.

“For the post of CIC … some names are doing the rounds as being in the
consideration list. How did these names make it to that list? Dr
(Manmohan) Singh, we are sure that a person like you cannot approve of
such a secret, unholy and unhealthy process,” the letter added.

The letter has been signed by RTI activist Arvind Kejriwal and members
of RTI groups of various states. A similar letter has been sent to
United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi and the Lok
Sabha’s opposition leader L.K. Advani.

The post of CIC fell vacant after Wajahat Habibullah resigned last
month to head the Information Commission of Jammu and Kashmir on Chief
Minister Omar Abdullah’s request. The decision to select the new CIC
is expected to be taken by the end of this week.

The activists demanded that the government make public the names being
considered for the post.

“Kindly disclose the names on the final consideration list. Which
names were received by the government from across the country? In
addition to Kiran Bedi, we understand that the government has received
candidature of at least 100 people. How were some of them found
suitable and others unsuitable?,” the activists asked.

They alleged that these posts are being used to reward political
loyalists, and said “people who worked in the PMO, as DoPT (Department
of Personnel and Training) secretaries and the government’s
spokespersons have been appointed as information commissioners.”

The activists highlighted the process adopted by Indonesia for the
appointment of information commissioners.

“In Indonesia, the government first publicised for the post of seven
information commissioners through national dailies, invited public
feedback on over 300 applications receive, and NGOs helped in tracking
down their pasts. They were then subjected to psychological and
written tests. On the basis of all these inputs, 21 persons were
shortlisted, who were then interviewed by parliamentary committee in
public view. Finally, seven persons were selected,” said Kejriwal.

“We request you to adopt this process for appointment of CICs and to
recommend it to all state governments, especially the Congress-ruled
states. The UPA gave this wonderful legislation to this country. Let
it not be seen wanting in strictly enforcing and implementing it,” the
activists said.

The CIC is appointed by a committee of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,
Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha and a cabinet minister.

The activists also urged Advani not to attend any meeting of the
appointing committee till the government puts a transparent system in
place for the appointment of information commissioners.

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Dear all
         In the matter of selection  as CCIC, Mr MM Ansari stand no
where as has been debated by so many RTI activists, viz. Milap, Gour,
Major Ravindran. Pandey and many more members.
          But who will bell the cat.?
          who will stop P.M.?
           Who will be requesting P.M. not to appoint Mr. Ansari as CCIC?.

            we need to get replies of the above questions.
             May God bless all those who say that Mr MM Ansari may not
be appointed as CCIC AS also those who are in favour of mr MM  Ansari.
             Regards
             Dr. JN Sharma

On 11/20/09, H P <hgpandya@...> wrote:
>   *Ond friends Telephoned me stating that earlier Message: ANALYSIS OF THE
> REPORT OF PCRF made by Prof. M M Ansari, has been misutilising by some
> people for lobbying for Prof. Ansari to be appointed as Chief Information
> Commissioner of CIC, and as a result he is going to be appointed as CIC of
> CIC. I have posted the message just to know the true picture from Arvind
> Kejriwal and Company, while they are maintaining complete silence for the
> reasons best known to them. On telephone I replied to my friends that
> Government particularly Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will not take any
> decision just after going through the aforesaid analysis or reported alleged
> powerful lobbying from Monopoly and Multinational Companies. However, hereby
> I am posting some of the comments received against Prof. Ansari, for the
> further comments from Prof. Ansari himself, for the end of justice. *
> **
> *Milap Choraria** *
>
> Dear Mr Milap
> I learn from reliable sources that Mr Ansari is being selected to head CIC.
>
> You are aware, Mr Ansari confessed on METRONATION on 29-06-2008 that he
> availed of hospitality of Indian Oil. For details you may search
> ANSARI+CORRUPTION on www.youtube.com.
>
> When I blew whistle on corruption in Indian Oil, Commissioner of
> Departmental Inquiry, CVC, New Delhi had conducted inquiry against Mr S J
> Anantharaj who was finally CENSURED. I had accordingly under RTI requested
> CVC to give me a copy of INQUIRY REPORT. Since CVC did not provide INQUIRY
> REPORT I lodged 2nd Appeal CIC/MA/A/2006/00097 with CIC and Mr Ansari was to
> hear the same. Mr Ansari has not yet heard this appeal for obvious reasons.
> In order to save his skin, Mr Ansari told on METRONATION that I was talking
> of hospitality because I myself was implicated in corruption case. As a
> matter of fact truth is other way round and he has defamed from a public
> platform. I have therefore filed CRIMINAL DEFAMATION COMPLAINT in Patiala
> House Courts in June 2009.
>
> Mr Ansari has not provided  information against Indian Oil in a number of
> other appeals of S/Shri Mahendra Gaur and B D Vaghela, Mrs Saroj Tyagi
> etc.etc. I thererfore wish that my reliable source is wrong.
>
> With regards        M K TYAGI             20-11-2009
> *___________________________________*
>
> From: Mahendra Gaur, Advocate, Jaipur Date: 2009/11/19
> Subject: "बड़े बड़ाई न करें, बड़े न
बोले बोल, रहिमन हीरा कब कहे, लख
टका मेरो
> मोल. AN ANALYSIS OF THE REPORT OF PCRF (AUTHORS OF RTI AWARDS) FLAWED
LOGIC
> AND SPECIOUS CONCLUSIONS
> To: Milap Choraria
>
<milap_choraria@...<http://us.mc1121.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=milap_ch\
oraria@yahoo.com>>,
> SHRI M M ANSARI
>
<mm.ansari@...<http://us.mc1121.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mm.ansari@nic.in\
>
>>
> Cc: B D VAGHELA , Mahendra Tyagi
>
> * MAHENDRA GAUR B.E., P.G.D.M, LL.B. ADVOCATE
>
> B-90, SARASWATI MARG,
>
> BAJAJ NAGAR, JAIPUR-302015
>
> T/FAX 0141-2705901, PHONE: 09829059018
> *
> *November 19, 2009*
>
> *
> *
>
> *Dear Mr. Ansari,  *
>
> *
> *
>
> *Statistics are like a bikini; What is revealed is interesting; What
> is concealed is crucial. If this logic applies to PCRF, it applies more to
> your letter (Annexure 'A').  All 2,63, 261 would like to file second appeal,
> but don't (a) because it is expensive (b) they know 'अंधे के
आगे रोये, अपने
> भी नैन खोये'| (c) the delays in disposal of 2nd Appeal. The
so called
> protagonists also need funds/awards for their study/efforts. You as well as
> them (protagonists) are chips of the same plank. This washing dirty linen is
> nothing but 'नूरा कुश्ती'| *
>
>
> **
>
> *Mr. Ansari before firing this letter you should have searched your own
> heart and credentials. What is your background? For statistical analysis
> sample size of 6,000.00 is too large and unmanageable. The flawed results
> are because of too large sample size. Thank God many people like me avoided
> responding to PCRF letters after having realized that organizations like
> ONGC (with poor RTI record) were doing campaign funding. Otherwise
> distortions would have been still larger. *
>
>
> **
>
> *I grudgingly agree with you that survey is flawed, motivated, self serving
> and promoting some at the cost of other. I also have a grudge that a person
> like you continues to be Information Commissioner to write the following
> letter (Annexure 'A') (Which was copy of my earlier Message relating to
> analysis.)*
>
>
> **
>
> *You and Oil Industry jointly introduced corruption in the Central
> Information Commission. Analysis of just three cases pertaining to Mr.
> Babubhai Vaghela, Mr. Mahendra Kumar Tyagi and myself are sufficient to rate
> you as the worst and most corrupt IC. You have through your friends in
> Indian Oil have engaged me in a defamation suit in Mumbai for damages worth
> 50 lakhs. *
>
>
> **
>
> *On a TV show hosted by Mr. Arvind Kejriwal (your bête noire) you lied that
> Mr. Mahendra Kumar Tyagi was implicated in a corruption case therefore he
> hurled wild allegations at you. NO Mr. Ansari. He did not face any
> corruption charges but you face corruption charges as IC. Tyagi was right.
> You did not enjoy the hospitality of Indian Oil innocently. You
> were morally and financially corrupt in accepting and enjoying that
> hospitality. You abused your authority in dismissing our second appeals in
> favour of Indian Oil. Indian Oil has till date not supplied the information
> that you had ordered to disclose. If I bring a complaint again it will heard
> by you. What is the use of second appeal against IOC as long as you are IC.
> Thank God you are not in the reckoning as CCIC. *
>
>
> **
>
> *Mr. Ansari as an officer of Indian Oil (a public servant for 23 years) I
> too enjoyed hospitality of many an Industrial Customers, but I never allowed
> my judgment to be affected by it. Given a chance I would not accept it
> again. It is your patronage that Oil Industry is successful in killing RTI
> Act and charge sheeting Mr. Babubhai Vaghela. The corruption of Indian Oil
> is reflected in accidents like Jaipur Fire (your hands are also soaked in
> blood of those 11 innocent people who lost their lives).*
>
>
> **
>
> *Supreme Court Judges (I am no admirer of Judiciary) recuse from the cases
> even when they are holding shares in the company, and here you are sticking
> to oil industry portfolio when you have been accused of hobnobbing with
> them. I still recall that during the first RTI convention organized by CIC
> in VIGYAN BHAWAN speaker after speaker castigated you, alleged that you
> threatened appellants with dire consequences. I have personally seen your
> cozy relationship with CPIO of BPC, IOC. *
>
>
> **
>
> *In my humble submissions, you should refrain from joining Public Debate and
> maintain silence. Your efficacy would be ultimately judged by the decisions
> you give rather than such surveys. Even worse critics of Mr. Wajahat
> Habibullah are now appreciating his contribution. *
>
>
> **
>
> *I am ready to join Public Debate with you on the allegations made against
> you. You may seek compliance report from IOC, BPC, HPC and IBP (now IOC). It
> will be an eye opener (if you are innocent) that they have not complied with
> your orders. If they did not disclose in connivance with you the matter is
> over. Any self respecting person would have either mended his ways or
> resigned, you have done neither as reflected from your letter. You want
> hospitality and awards and rewards, at the cost of livelihood and lives of
> innocent people. Indian Oil is corrupting investigation in Jaipur Fire
> tragedy also. I hope you will take this letter in right spirit and mend your
> ways as you are now left with 11 months only to repair the damage caused in
> 49 months. The object of the letter is to give you an honest feedback and
> not to hurt your feelings. The surgery is meant to cure you. *
>
>
> **
>
> *I saw your letter on RTI Times. They do not accept my posts. I am therefore
> sending the reply directly to you and the persons through whom I got your
> letter. Like your letter, the reply is being put in public domain to
> generate a healthy debate. *
>
>
> **
>
> *"बड़े बड़ाई न करें, बड़े न बोले
बोल, रहिमन हीरा कब कहे, लख टका
मेरो मोल.*
>
>
> **
>
> *"ऐसी वाणी बोलिए,मन का आपा खोय।
औरों को शीतल करे,आपहु शीतल होय."
(with
> sincere apologies to the poet)*
>
>
> **
>
> *with regards,*
>
>
> **
>
>
> **
>
> *Mahendra Gaur *
>
> *Dismissed by Indian Oil in 2000*
>
> *Concealing information about the attendance and salary record.*
>
> *I have not got details of salary, perks, medical claims etc. Indian Oil *
>
> *had to cultivate Mr. Ansari to block this information.      *
>
> *________________________________________________________*
>
> **
> *"urvashi sharma" **To: *
>  *"Wajahat Habibullah" <whabibullah@...>, "Comissioner RTI" <
> mm.ansari@...>, shaileshgandhi@..., pcrf@..., "Parivartan India" *
>
*parivartan_india@...*<http://us.mc1121.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=\
parivartan_india@rediffmail.com>
> **
>  **
>    *PCRF data may not be a 100% representative data but this is true data
> and not a fake exercise like many other bogus surveys done inside the rooms.
> *
> * *
> *whatever is coming out of it , all ic's should respect this verdict of the
> rti-users and try to excel in areas , they are lagging.*
> * *
> *i have been reiterating it since long that no info-commissioner deserve any
> award , and since their performance is far less than 100 percent they need
> training . so please no award to them .*
> * *
> *they have to perform 100% for which they get wages n perks. they r public
> servants . no award to servants . only BAKSHISH .*
> * *
> *pls read the news below-*
> * *
> *
>
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/We-aren-t-schoolkids--won-t-accept-demeaning-R\
TI-awards--Wajahat/544068
>
*<http://www.indianexpress.com/news/We-aren-t-schoolkids--won-t-accept-demeaning\
-RTI-awards--Wajahat/544068>
> *We aren’t schoolkids, won’t accept demeaning RTI awards: Wajahat*
> *Krishnadas
> Rajagopal*<http://www.indianexpress.com/columnist/krishnadasrajagopal/>
> * Tags : **chief information commissioner**, **wajahat habibullah**, **rti
> awards** Posted: Friday , Nov 20, 2009 at 0408 hrs New Delhi: *
> * ** *
> **
>  *Calling it “demeaning,” Central Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat
> Habibullah has said that information commissioners will not accept “RTI
> awards” to be announced by Public Cause Research Foundation (PCRF) founded
> by Magsaysay Award winner and activist Arvind Kejriwal. **Kejriwal,
> incidentally, is also behind the campaign to push for Kiran Bedi as
> Habibullah’s replacement. *
>  **
>  *“We have called a weekly meeting of information commissioners and decided
> not to accept awards. We have already told the organizers. Information
> Commissioners are not in competition with each other. Giving awards to
> information commissioners is shamely de-meaning us, we are not
> schoolchildren. The Information Commissions work as a unified whole,”
> Habibullah said. Habibullah has resigned to take up his new assignment in
> J&K. *
> **
>  *The current seniormost Central Information Commissioner M M Ansari — a
> likely contender for the top job — has questioned the activists’
credentials
> to evaluate the work of information commissioners in an award
> ceremonycalled the ‘National RTI Awards 2009.’
> *
> **
> **
>  * *
> *Ansari claims that the exercise — it will name the “best five” and the
> “worst five” — is nothing more than “eyewash...deliberately promoting
some
> at the cost of others.” *
> **
>  *When contacted, Kejriwal said: “This is an attempt to bring the
> functioning of authorites under public scrutiny. People have the right to
> assess the performance of public authorities. We, as citizens, are
> performing our duties as envisaged in a democracy and celebrating the
> performance of some.” *
> **
>  *The jury will announce the rankings on November 27. The awards ceremony is
> on December 1. N R Narayana Murthy and the Tata Trust have sponsored the
> research and the awards ceremony is sponsored by NDTV and ONGC, said
> Kejriwal.*
> **
>
> *URVASHI SHARMA
> _______________________________________*
> *"Common Cause" *
>  **
> **
>  *To: *
> *"Milap Choraria" <milap_choraria@...>*
> **
>  *Cc:
>
**mm.ansari@...*<http://us.mc1121.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mm.ansari@nic.\
in>
> **
>  *Actually, I am very impressed with the letter of Prof. M.M.Ansari. He
> deserves to be promoted the the post of CMI (Central Misinformation
> Comissioner) or even CDI (Central Disinformation Commissioner. I know from
> my personal experience that he does not believe in Right to Information and
> believes that the RTI Act, 2005 (to use his own phrase) "is not worth even
> the paper on which it was written". Nothing proves his contempt for the
> Right to information more than his self confessed ignorance about Arvind
> Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Abhinandan Shekhri.*
> *- Sarvesh Sharma*
> *_____________________________________________*
>
> I agree with Mr Ansari.
>
>
>
> But, will you please ask Mr Ansari to read some of his own orders as a CIC
> and his behaviour towards appellants/complainants who appear before him ?
>
>
>
> He should definitely get the award for the “worst behaved” and “most
> unreasoned”  IC in India .
>
>
>
> C J Karira
>
> *_______________________________ *
> *"Ravindran P M" *
>
> *To: *
> *"Milap Choraria" <milap_choraria@...>*
>
*mm.ansari@...*<http://us.mc1121.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mm.ansari@nic.i\
n>
>   *Dear Mr Choraria*
> * *
> *How I wish Ansari used his acumen for analysis while considering the
> appeals/complaints before him! I know of atleast two activists-Mr Mahendra
> Gaur and Mr Babubai Vaghela- who have enough cases to prove that he had
> stored his brain away in the freezer while considering appeals/complaints
> against one public authority atleast, that is the IOC. Incidently, isn't he
> the one who toured at the cost of IOC to Mumbai and Chennai teaching them
> how deny info to the public?*
> * *
> *regards n bw*
> * *
> *ravi*
> ____________________________
>   From:
>  "REJIMON C K"
> To: "Milap Choraria" <milap_choraria@...>, Arvind Kejriwal, Krishnaraj
> Rao,
>   the reasrch by Shri. M M Ansari based on report submitted by PIO or CPIO
> under Section 25 of RTI Act 2005.
> We all know how many CPIO/PIO submit their annual report under 25..
> so there is no truth in this.. Mr. Ansari is wasting public fund and the
> salary which he takes from tax payers money is diverted for such resarch ?
> I am sure Mr. Kejriwal, Sisodia and Sekhri will comment with their immense
> knowledge along with facts and figures.
> Rejimon
> *
> *
>

this is a trap . a divide n rule policy . shekharji is one of us n we
expect transparency from him in this matter.he should , without any
delay clear all the doubts.

as u have said , shekharji should himself demand transparancy in the
selection of CCIC what if he is a frontrunner.


i wish on 22nd when he comes to lucknow , i welcome him as CCIC.

regards


On 11/19/09, Krishnaraj Rao <sahasipadyatri@...> wrote:
> We RTI Activists are not against Prof Shekhar Singh as a person or even as a
> candidate for CCIC. But we must oppose the move to hastily make him Chief
> CIC without transparent selection procedures. Prof. Singh diplomatically
> shirks responsibility for being open about his own candidature. He is
> secretive about who nominated him, and who are the other candidates under
> consideration. And he is unwilling to publicly ask the government to be
> transparent in this regard.
>
>
>
> *Prof Shekhar Singh is exceptionally close to the Government. Hundreds of
> influential bureaucrats are his former students. Naturally, he has been on
> various Govt. of India committees for the past 20 years. Positions held:*
>
> ·        Professor of Indian Institute of Public Administration.
>
> ·        Advisor on environment and forests in Planning Commission
>
> ·        Secretary of Island Development Authority of India, chaired by
> Prime Minister (1990-91)
>
> ·        Head of statutory Environmental Appraisal Committee for power
> projects (1991-92)
>
> ·        Head of Supreme Court of India Commissioner for forests and related
> matters in Andaman and Nicobar Islands (2001-02)
>
> ·        Independent member of Narmada Control Authority Sub-Group on
> Environment
>
> ·        Chairman of Govt. task force on governance, transparency,
> participation
>
> ·        Chairman of task force on Environmental Impact Assessment for 11th
> Five Year Plan (2007-12).
>
>
>
> "CCIC Shekhar Singh" is the government's sugar-coated poison-pill for RTI
> campaigners. If we swallow this pill, we will be paralyzed and unable to
> agitate for transparency in CIC’s selection. Therefore, we must strenuously
> resist and agitate.
>
>
>
> Warm Regards,
>
> Krish
>
> 98215 88114
>


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to-be-increased-/articleshow/5241338.cms

Diet allowance of indoor patients to be increased
TNN 18 November 2009, 07:33am IST

PATNA: The state Cabinet on Tuesday okayed a proposal to increase the
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government hospitals from Rs 25 per patient to Rs 50 per patient.

A proposal to set up separate State Scheduled Caste/Schedule Tribe
Commissions on the pattern of the National Commissions for Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes was also approved by the cabinet.

It also okayed the draft of Bihar Right to Information (Amendment)
Rules 2009. An applicant will now have to file separate application to
get information on different matters. He will get only one information
on one application.

The Cabinet also sanctioned a compensation of Rs 1 lakh each to all
the 16 farmers killed at Amausi village in Khagaria district on
October 1 this year in a massacre.

The eight-day winter session of the state legislature would commence
from December 17 and conclude on December 24 during which there would
be six sittings of both the Houses of the state legislature.
Supplementary budget too would be presented in the state assembly on
December 23 and a day after in Bihar legislative council.

The Cabinet also okayed a proposal to set up the Bihar Public Works
Contract Disputes Arbitration Authority. The new authority would
handle contract-related disputes.

It also sanctioned Rs 26.7 crore for reconstruction and widening of
the Kankerbagh main road from Old Bye Pass Chiraiyatand ROB to Sheetla
Mandir. For subsidy to the fish farmers, Rs 5.55 crore was sanctioned.

Rs 1.32 crore was sanctioned for the year 2009-10 for setting up Arya
Bhatt Gyan Vishwavidyalaya. It also okayed a proposal to set up Gautam
Residential High School at Simultala in Jamui district. This school
would become functional from April 2010.

The Cabinet okayed a proposal for notification of polls for vacant
seats of Panchayati Raj Institutions. The State Election Commission
has been asked to notify the date for by-elections to these seats
within the next two days.


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fellow activists

please take ur mind away from shekhar singh and look at an old
jumbo-jet that may be dumped in CIC as CCIC.

see his bios

M Madhavan Nambiar Ias -011-23388811

Id No. 019800
14/07/1974;RR
nambiarm@...

09/11/1950
1974;TN
KERALA
59 Years

Prior to his stint at the Department of Information Technology,
Madhavan Nambiar was Executive Director, National Institute of
Disaster Management, Director, Prime Minister’s Office, and Private
Secretary to the Commerce Minister. At the state level, he was
Chairman & Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Industrial Development
Corporation Ltd. and Chairman & Managing Director, Tamil Nadu
Electronics Corporation, besides others. Nambiar holds a B.A.
(Economics & Statistics), an MA from Delhi School of Economics, Delhi
University in Public Administration, Statistics and Economics. He is
an associate professor at the School of International and Public
Affairs, Columbia University, New York and a visiting fellow at Queen
Elizabeth House, Oxford University.
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if its democracy or term( of the house- lok sabha )-autocracy

read the given news

what krish is shouting 4 long , but are our deaf n dumb we call them
servants they call themselves masters of all's destiny r listening ?



http://www.dailypioneer.com/217093/CIC-choice-a-litmus-test-of-transparency.html

Friday, November 20, 2009

Nidhi Sharma | Nidhi Sharma

What is common between a former Secretary of Department of Personnel
and Training (DoPT), former CEO of Prasar Bharati, a 60-year-old
police officer and media advisor to the Prime Minister? They are all
retired bureaucrats who are supposed to guard the common man’s right
to information (RTI) against the exploits of their own ilk — the
serving bureaucrats.

Sounds ironical? But this is exactly what has been happening over the
last four years in Central Information Commission (CIC) and State
Information Commissions — appellate authorities for Right to
Information (RTI) Act 2005. Retired bureaucrats have been appointed
through an opaque selection procedure followed by the Government.

The Government seems set to repeat this once again as the Prime
Minister-led three-member panel is likely to meet on Friday to select
the next Chief Information Commissioner. RTI activist Shekhar Singh is
tipped to succeed Wajahat Habibullah as the next Chief Information
Commissioner to head CIC. However, civil society is still up in arms
against the lack of transparency in the procedure.

A look at the resumes of Information Commissioners at CIC at State
Commissions reveals how these assignments have become a
post-retirement option for bureaucrats. Of the nine Information
Commissioners at CIC, including Habibullah, only two — MM Ansari and
Shailesh Gandhi — have not been bureaucrats. Remaining seven have held
very plum portfolios in Government of India. Habibullah, considered a
very close Nehru-Gandhi family friend, has served in Prime Minister’s
Office during Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi’s time. While
recently-appointed Deepak Sandhu was media advisor to Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh, both Satyananda Mishra and AN Tiwari have been
secretaries of DoPT — the parent Ministry for RTI Act. ML Sharma is a
retired Indian Postal Service officer.

The criteria for selecting these bureaucrats as Information
Commissioners is not yet known. They did not apply for the post and
were simply appointed after the recommendation of a committee headed
by the Prime Minister.

According to Section 12 (2) of the RTI Act, the Information
Commissioners would be appointed by a committee consisting of Prime
Minister, Leader of Opposition and a Union Minister.

Section 12(5) vaguely laying down the criteria says, “The Chief
Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners shall be
persons of eminence in public life with wide knowledge and experience
of law, science and technology, social service, management,
journalism, mass media or administration and governance.

Indonesian experience

PNS | New Delhi: Indonesia has just appointed seven new information
commissioners. The posts were advertised in national dailies, 330
applications were received and 243 names were finalised. These
candidates were subjected to intensive screening process — background
check, psychometric and written tests. Twenty-one names were
finalised. A Parliamentary committee interviewed these candidates in
hearings open for public.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Jagnarain Sharma <jagnarain.sharma@...>
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:15:50 -0800
Subject: Re: [urvashirti] in the era of corrupt governments & defunct
opposition , mass movements are the solutions
To: urvashirti@...
Cc: rti act 2005 <rti-act-2005@googlegroups.com>

        You are very correct  dear Urvashi that Judiciary and Govt
(Neta) are made for each other and are hand in gloves.
         It is a famous saying that the said High Court judgment
reflect  the old proverb:

         'CHOR SE KAHA  KI CHORI KARO AUR SAH SE KAHA  KI JAGTE RAHO'.

            In fact the Hon. High Court has failed to invoke
Jurisdiction vested in it and running away from its responsibility,
when the matter brought to the Court, for issue of direction.

            Actually no one in Govt or Judiciary is interested that RTI
should be given priority.
            It is opening  the chapter after chapter and disclosing the
hidden side of the things /story.
             Yes we must give  a colour to RTI as mass Movement, as has
been observed by Hon. High Court Delhi and do all efforts to achieve
the goal, for the betterment of the Civil Society and the common man.

              Urvashi, I wish that you become the torch bearer and lead
in the right direction the RTI movement in U.P. and also initiate
similar programmes for other states, through RTI Activists there.
              I am sure  that more and more people will join you sooner or later.
               With best wishes and warm greetings
                Dr JN Sharma


On 11/18/09, urvashi sharma <rtimahilamanchup@...> wrote:
> please read the news " HC declines to issue direction for appointment of CIC
>
> http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article50637.ece
>
> The Delhi High Court's inability ( due to some constitutional/legal
> limitations )  to give directions to the government to change the
> procedure for appointment of the Chief Information Commissioner,
> saying it was not in its jurisdiction to lay down criteria in this
> regard and aking the activists to  raise the issue before the
> government and the Parliament n to go for mass movement
> to bring an amendment , is not a small issue at all.
>
> if i take a pessimistic approach , it suggests to me that judiciary n
> government are hands in gloves n want us to demand amendments n in the
> guise go for those much discussed amendments we r opposing.
>
> if i take an optimistic approach , This order shows a paradigm shift
> and lays more responsibility on the shoulders of the  larger civil
> society to build opinion on all social issues.The harsh reality that
> the opposition ( in parliament ) is paralised is hidden in this order
> that's why the call for civil sociey to take on that responsibility.so
> we should understand this and build a people's movement as was built
> during the battle of independence . ( remember ROTI n KAMAL history ).
> if we did it then , why can't we do it in today's era of
> communication.
>
> we have no time . so fix a date .wherever u r ,  make a loud voice at
> ur place against undemocratic approach of government of india in rti
> matters . we are more than 100 crores . try to make a world record so
> that the world should hear it n we should hear its positive impact.
>
> let the world see what we really are !
>
> anyway the writ is not a failure at all and has mounted psychological
> pressure on the government .The issue is not closed n shall never be
> closed unless n until the objective is achieved .
>
> one more positive aspect of the writ's decision is that if we go for
> mass movement , the government cannot stop us as it would amount to "
> CONTEMPT OF COURT "
>
> so strengthen the mass movement , Sign n Circulate the two online petitions
> http://www.petitiononline.com/aishu/petition.html
>
> http://www.petitiononline.com/urvashi/petition.html
>
>
> regards
> URVASHI SHARMA
> http://aishwaryaj.hpage.com
> helpline no. - 09235169855
> @i$#w@ry@!
>
>
>       The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage.
> http://in.yahoo.com/



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Thanks to RTI History in Uttar Pradesh which tells this all that if u
want to become C.I.C. of Uttar Pradesh , the minimum eligibility
Criterion are -
1. You should be corrupt enough to save ur corrupt kins ( who are now
the PIO & AA )
2. You should have remained incompetent during your active service so
that you should not perform as CIC and pendancy should break the
backbone of the act
3. You should be a habitual cajoler so that your masters ( the corrupt
) should not feel any uncomfort by your presence at SIC

Many Thanks to many pseudo-activists of uttar pradesh also  who are
working not for the cause called RTI but for their families leisurely
pleasures by encashing their prior images and their proximitis to the
( corrupt ) high-ups in the government and the society. They pretend
to work for RTI but their aims are to engage their family in
rti-business , take donations , do manipulations  and make money.They
treat RTI as their jagir and are hands in gloves with the
abovementioned C.I.C.s and are strangling the rti movement in uttar
pradesh.

now first thing first .Since enactment of RTI act in Uttar Pradesh ,
it has witnessed  given C.I.Cs

1. Sri M.A. Khan ( Ex. High Court Judge )
to read about M. A. Khan click the links below ->

a) http://rtiact2005in dia4u.hpage. com/23_february, _2006_-_rajeswar
_seeks_clarifica tion_over_ cic’s_appointment_ _25086901. html


b)  http://rtiact2005in dia4u. hpage.com/march_ 22,_2006_ -m_a_
khan_up_rti_ commissioner_ 64029047.html

c) http://rtiact2005in dia4u. hpage.com/9th_ july_2008_ -_
uttar_pradesh_ suspends_ chief_ information_ commissioner_
15578683.html

d) http://rtiact2005in dia4u. hpage.com/september _10,_2007_ -
_up_govt_told_ to_probe_ graft_ charges_against_ cic__18953456. html

e) http://rtiact2005in dia4u.hpage. com/july_ 14th,_2008_
-_uttar_pradesh_ information_ commissioner’s_suspension_ experts_warn_
of_precedent_ 78593123. html

f) http://rtiact2005in dia4u. hpage.com/4th_ august_2008_ -im_
being_victimised_ by_bsp_ government_suspende d_rti_ chief_75107444.
html

g) http://rtiact2005in dia4u. hpage.com/august_ 29th,_2008_ -_
supreme_court_ notice_to_ uttar_ pradesh_chief_ information_
commissioner_ 52111473. html

h) http://rtiact2005in dia4u. hpage.com/16_ november, _2008_-
high_court_stays_ suspension_ of_cic_31944198. html

i) http://rtiact2005in dia4u. hpage.com/november_ 18th,_2008_
-supreme_court_ endorses_ uttar_ pradesh_move_ to_suspend_
information_ commissioner_ 97168142.html

j) http://rtiact2005in dia4u. hpage.com/jul_ 10,_2008_ -
governor_suspends_ up_cic_ 8478468.html


  2) Sri ram kumar ( Ex. Bureaucrat   )
to know about Ram Kumar click the links given below ->

a) http://rtiact2005in dia4u. hpage.com/_february __23,_2009_
-_rti_violator_ to_head_state_ information_ commission_ 44730237.html

b) http://rtiact2005in dia4u. hpage.com/february_ 25_,_2009_ -
up_appointment_ of_cic_opposed_ 36970880.html

c) http://rtiact2005in dia4u.hpage. com/25_february_
2009_-_‘jai_ho_ram_ kumar_ji’__14455416. html

d) http://rtiact2005in dia4u. hpage.com/february_ 27,_2009_ -_
maya_appoints_ tainted_cic, _up_ gov_asks_her_ to_rethink_
76976261.html

e) http://rtiact2005in dia4u. hpage.com/june_ 17_,_2009_ -_up_
governor_rejects_ mayawatis_ choice_of_cic_ 65075806. html


3) Sri  Ranjit Singh Pankaj ( Ex. Bureaucrat   )
to know about Ranjit Singh Pankaj click the letter written by me to
the governor of uttar pradesh on link given below ->

  http://rtiact2005in dia4u. hpage.com/18_ nov_2009_ -_open_
letter_to_governor_ of_uttar_ pradesh_to_remove_ ranjit_ singh_pankaj_
,_the_scic_ _ 74905637.html

4) to know the qualities of other ICS please click the link

http://file1. hpage.com/ 001405/ 61/bilder/ nishpakshpratidin21 october2009 .jpg


please go through and send your comments on what to do with this rotten system.

with a lot of pain

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so high court says that an arbitrary , biased selection made through
favouratism  is legal in the eye of law ????

what a great folly ?

kanoon ki aankhon par aur moti patti bandh gayi hai .

anyway where is amitabh bacchan of andha kanoon?

urvashi

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Krishnaraj Rao <sahasipadyatri@...>
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:54:03 +0530
Subject: [iqolms] Dismissed: Case for Transparency in CIC Selection in Delhi HC

Friends, our case for Transparent Selection of Central Information
Commissioners was heard today in Delhi High Court, and it was dismissed. We
were represented by eminent lawyer Prashant Bhushan, who offered various
arguments for our case to be admitted – violation of Section 12(5) and
Constitution Article 16, transparent ways of making CIC appointments
followed in other countries like Indonesia, relevant Supreme court verdicts
etc etc.

*The court dismissed the case because: *

(a)  It opined that “Selection” of CIC was different from “Appointment”.
If
it was an appointment, then all our arguments would have been valid, but as
it was a selection, it was solely within the discretionary powers of the
Selection Committee, and the court could have no say in the matter.



(b) As such, the court felt that it need not look into the credentials of
the present CICs, who were predominantly DOPT secretaries, government
spokespersons etc.

(c)  The court agreed that our cause i.e. transparency of CIC selections,
was basically good, but it felt that it could not enter into this matter and
issue any writ.



On these grounds, our case was dismissed.

*What next? We intend to go in appeal to Supreme Court*, fully aware that
our chances of getting this order overturned are slim. We will do this
because, as the saying goes, “We have nothing to lose but our chains.”

For this, we shall await the Speaking Order of the court, which will
hopefully be detailed as to its reasoning. Advocate Rasheed Qureshi, who is
handling the nitty-gritties of our case, informs us that this order may take
10 days.

When we go in appeal, we cannot add any fresh material or arguments to our
case. The case will be decided based on whatever arguments we have advanced
before the High Court so far.

Advocate Rasheed will send us a more detailed blow-by-blow account by
evening. I shall email that to you at the earliest.

Warm Regards,

Krish

98215 88114



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In India Kashmir to Kanyakumari mentality of all citizens is the same and people
are not aware of their rights and duties towards others. Nobody think about his
nation, patriotism has been abolished in the minds of Indians. To keep in mind
welfare of all-   Ludhiana Welfare Organization launched a website
www.rtiludhiana.com with a view to promote RTI and make the people aware of the
provisions and potential of the RTI Act so that the people could use it and
contribute to making the system transparent and accountable.

if links do not open again , pls go to
http://rtiact2005india4u.hpage.com  all links are there

sorry for inconvenience.

its too late n i can't mend it anymore.

thanks

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: urvashi sharma <rtimahilamanchup@...>
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:45:39 +0530 (IST)
Subject: [AntiBriberyCampaign] In Uttar Pradesh C. I. C. = C(orrupt)
I(ncompetent) C(ajoler) person of disgrace , if other states are
somewhat different ?
To: rti act 2005 <rti-act-2005@googlegroups.com>

Thanks to RTI History in Uttar Pradesh which tells this all that if u
want to become C.I.C. of Uttar Pradesh , the minimum eligibility
Criterion are -
1. You should be corrupt enough to save ur corrupt kins ( who are now
the PIO & AA )
2. You should have remained incompetent during your active service so
that you should not perform as CIC and pendancy should break the
backbone of the act
3. You should be a habitual cajoler so that your masters ( the corrupt
) should not feel any uncomfort by your presence at SIC

Many Thanks to many pseudo-activists of uttar pradesh also  who are
working not for the cause called RTI but for their families leisurely
pleasures by encashing their prior images and their proximitis to the
( corrupt ) high-ups in the government and the society. They pretend
to work for RTI but their aims are to engage their family in
rti-business , take donations , do manipulations  and make money.They
treat RTI as their jagir and are hands in gloves with the
abovementioned C.I.C.s and are strangling the rti movement in uttar
pradesh.

now first thing first .Since enactment of RTI act in Uttar Pradesh ,
it has witnessed  given C.I.Cs

1. Sri M.A. Khan ( Ex. High Court Judge )
to read about M. A. Khan click the links below ->

a)
http://rtiact2005india4u.hpage.com/23_february,_2006_-_rajeswar_seeks_clarificat\
ion_over_cic’s_appointment__25086901.html


b) 
http://rtiact2005india4u.hpage.com/march_22,_2006_-m_a_khan_up_rti_commissioner_\
64029047.html

c)
http://rtiact2005india4u.hpage.com/9th_july_2008_-_uttar_pradesh_suspends_chief_\
information_commissioner_15578683.html

d)
http://rtiact2005india4u.hpage.com/september_10,_2007_-_up_govt_told_to_probe_gr\
aft_charges_against_cic__18953456.html

e)
http://rtiact2005india4u.hpage.com/july_14th,_2008_-_uttar_pradesh_information_c\
ommissioner’s_suspension_experts_warn_of_precedent_78593123.html

f)
http://rtiact2005india4u.hpage.com/4th_august_2008_-im_being_victimised_by_bsp_g\
overnment_suspended_rti_chief_75107444.html

g)
http://rtiact2005india4u.hpage.com/august_29th,_2008_-_supreme_court_notice_to_u\
ttar_pradesh_chief_information_commissioner_52111473.html

h)
http://rtiact2005india4u.hpage.com/16_november,_2008_-high_court_stays_suspensio\
n_of_cic_31944198.html

i)
http://rtiact2005india4u.hpage.com/november_18th,_2008_-supreme_court_endorses_u\
ttar_pradesh_move_to_suspend_information_commissioner_97168142.html

j)
http://rtiact2005india4u.hpage.com/jul_10,_2008_-governor_suspends_up_cic_847846\
8.html


  2) Sri ram kumar ( Ex. Bureaucrat   )
to know about Ram Kumar click the links given below ->

a)
http://rtiact2005india4u.hpage.com/_february__23,_2009_-_rti_violator_to_head_st\
ate_information_commission_44730237.html

b)
http://rtiact2005india4u.hpage.com/february_25_,_2009_-up_appointment_of_cic_opp\
osed_36970880.html

c)
http://rtiact2005india4u.hpage.com/25_february_2009_-_‘jai_ho_ram_kumar_ji’_\
_14455416.html

d)
http://rtiact2005india4u.hpage.com/february_27,_2009_-_maya_appoints_tainted_cic\
,_up_gov_asks_her_to_rethink_76976261.html

e)
http://rtiact2005india4u.hpage.com/june_17_,_2009_-_up_governor_rejects_mayawati\
s_choice_of_cic_65075806.html


3) Sri  Ranjit Singh Pankaj ( Ex. Bureaucrat   )
to know about Ranjit Singh Pankaj click the letter written by me to
the governor of uttar pradesh on link given below ->

 
http://rtiact2005india4u.hpage.com/18_nov_2009_-_open_letter_to_governor_of_utta\
r_pradesh_to_remove_ranjit_singh_pankaj_,_the_scic__74905637.html

4) to know the qualities of other ICS please click the link

http://file1.hpage.com/001405/61/bilder/nishpakshpratidin21october2009.jpg


please go through and send your comments on what to do with this rotten system.

with a lot of pain

urvashi



       The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo!
Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/


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The Delhi High Court's inability ( due to some constitutional/legal
limitations )  to give directions to the government to change the
procedure for appointment of the Chief Information Commissioner,
saying it was not in its jurisdiction to lay down criteria in this
regard and aking the activists to  raise the issue before the
government and the Parliament n to go for mass movement
to bring an amendment , is not a small issue at all.

if i take a pessimistic approach , it suggests to me that judiciary n
government are hands in gloves n want us to demand amendments n in the
guise go for those much discussed amendments we r opposing.

if i take an optimistic approach , This order shows a paradigm shift
and lays more responsibility on the shoulders of the  larger civil
society to build opinion on all social issues.The harsh reality that
the opposition ( in parliament ) is paralised is hidden in this order
that's why the call for civil sociey to take on that responsibility.so
we should understand this and build a people's movement as was built
during the battle of independence . ( remember ROTI n KAMAL history ).
if we did it then , why can't we do it in today's era of
communication.

we have no time . so fix a date .wherever u r ,  make a loud voice at
ur place against undemocratic approach of government of india in rti
matters . we are more than 100 crores . try to make a world record so
that the world should hear it n we should hear its positive impact.

let the world see what we really are !

anyway the writ is not a failure at all and has mounted psychological
pressure on the government .The issue is not closed n shall never be
closed unless n until the objective is achieved .

one more positive aspect of the writ's decision is that if we go for
mass movement , the government cannot stop us as it would amount to "
CONTEMPT OF COURT "


best regards

urvashi
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@i$#w@ry@!

http://www.merinews.com/article/india-to-have-a-woman-chief-information-commissi\
oner/15788724.shtml

The selected candidate is a well known RTI activist associated with
the ruling Indian National Congress Party from the populous state of
Uttar Pradesh, the home state of Jahawar Lal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and
Sonia Gandhi.

THE PRESS attache to Indian Ambassador to the United States briefed
reporters in advance of the impending State visit by India's Prime
Minister that the next Central Information Commissioner shall be a
woman.
The selected candidate is a well known RTI activist associated with
the ruling Indian National Congress Party from the populous state of
Uttar Pradesh, the home state of Jahawar Lal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and
Sonia Gandhi.

His Excellency said that there could be no better gift than this to
people of India on Indiraji's birth anniversary. The formal
announcement is expected shortly after a meeting including the Leader
of India's opposition L K Advani. The meeting, which will take place
almost a month after incumbent CIC Wajahat Habibullah resigned, is
being looked forward to by RTI activists who are demanding
transparency in the selection process and pressing for the appointment
of a non-bureaucrat to the post. The PM-Advani meeting to finalise the
name for the coveted post was to take place on October 27, but it was
deferred with the authorities citing no reason.

Other names tipped for consideration included Civil Aviation Secretary
M Madhavan Nambiar, AN Tiwari, noted environmentalist Dr Shekhar
Singh, IGP Kiran Bedi and Oscar nominated actor Amir Khan.

Press breifing

President Obama will host Dr Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India
at the White House on November 24, for an official state visit. This
visit will be the first state visit of the administration and will
highlight the strong and growing strategic partnership between the
United States and India, and the friendship between the American and
Indian people.

During the visit, the two leaders are expected to discuss a range of
global, regional and bilateral issues of shared interest and common
concern. The two leaders are also likely to discuss the strategic
dialogue that was launched in July and review progress made in the
dialogue.

President and Mrs Obama will also host Prime Minister Singh and Mrs
Kaur for an official state dinner on the night of November 24.

President Obama looks forward to welcoming Prime Minister Singh to
Washington and working with him to strengthen and enhance their
partnership for the benefit of the people of both nations and the
world.


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http://www.ptinews.com/news/383558_RTI-activists-want-Advani-to-skip-CIC-selecti\
on-meeting

RTI activists want Advani to skip CIC selection meeting

STAFF WRITER 21:19 HRS IST
New Delhi, Nov 18 (PTI) Magsaysay award winner Arvind Kejariwal today
wrote to Leader of Opposition L K Advani asking him not to attend the
selection meeting for the post of Chief Information Commissioner (CIC)
till the process is made transparent.

Kejariwal and a few RTI activists have also written to Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi demanding that the
next CIC be appointed through a "transparent, inclusive and
participatory" process.

The selection committee comprising Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,
Leader of Opposition L K Advani and Law Minister Veerappa Moiley is
likely to meet on Friday evening to decide on the appointment,
official sources said.

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http://www.sindhtoday.net/news/1/73387.htm

New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Leader of
Opposition L.K. Advani and Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily are expected
to meet Friday evening to finalise who India’s new chief information
commissioner will be.

Present information commissioner M.M. Ansari and Right to Information
(RTI) activist Shekhar Singh are the frontrunners for the post.

“The meeting is expected to take place today (Friday) evening as the
prime minister has to leave for his trip to the US Saturday,” a
government official said.

The post of CIC fell vacant nearly a month ago when Wajahat Habibullah
resigned to head the Information Commission of Jammu and Kashmir on
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s request.

The meeting is under a strict watch of Right to Information (RTI)
activists from across the country who have been demanding that the
next CIC be appointed through a transparent, inclusive and
participatory process.

The activists have also asked the government to make public the
shortlisted candidates and how they were shortlisted.

According to a senior official of the DoPT (Department of Personnel
and Training), the nodal government department to handle RTI: “Present
information commissioner M.M. Ansari and RTI activist Shekhar Singh
are the frontrunners.”

Till a couple of days ago, Shekhar Singh was the favourite, but
officials stated that at present the scale is heavily tilted in favour
of Ansari.

“Ansari’s name is almost finalised,” an official added.

Shekhar Singh, an environmentalist, has been campaigning for several
years for the RTI act and played a very important role in drafting of
the RTI bill in 2004-05.

Ansari has been severely criticised by activists for being soft on
bureaucrats and not levying penalty on erring officials.

The meeting was to take place last month but was deferred for
unexplained reasons.

The activists had written to Advani, Manmohan Singh and Congress
President Sonia Gandhi to finalise the procedure and rules for the
selection of new CIC chief.

The RTI Act 2005 specifies the composition of the selection committee
but does not talk of process like advertising and shortlisting for
finalising the name.



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From: Dwarakanath <dwarakanathdm@...>
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:13:17 +0530
Subject: Re: CAF5515 "SOME ISSUES CANNOT BE DECIDED BY THE COURT
"asserts high court .THEN DO WE NEED REFRENDUMS ?
To: citizens-action-forum@googlegroups.com
Cc: HumJanenge@..., rti-act-2005
<rti-act-2005@googlegroups.com>, Parivartan India
<parivartan_india@...>, 4 PUBLIC CAUSE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
<pcrf@...>, Krishnaraj Rao <sahasipadyatri@...>, P M
Ravindran <pmravindran@...>, Ravindran P M
<pmravindran@...>, sandeep pandey <ashaashram@...>, RTI
<mkssrajasthan@...>, 3 SHEKHAR SINGH NCPRI
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Friends, It was a good effort with a laudable object to make the appointment
of the CIC more transparent and have better choice.  But with due respect to
the Courts, they have stated their position very clearly.  Since there is a
clear demarcation of power between Legislation and the Judiciary, the
Judiciary has maintained a dignified distance.   But, what could hve been
done is mobilise public opinion, to inform the parlimentarians the
aspirations of the Public and to make their selections much oble, the need
to make a panel of eleigible candidates for the post of CIC.  Sione the
parliament has power to take up the matter, it would have been more prudent
to approach some of the Parliamentarians to raise the issue in the
Parliament.  The representation to Parlimentarians could originate from
different constituencies in differemt States among different parties.
Even the public interest to represent to the Parliament can even post a
Letter requesting whatever they want.   After all our parliamentarians have
to come back for election after the term.  Still better is to educate &
motivate  public at the elctions a duty amd or prepare a candidate to is
more suitable to achieve their ambitions and groom him/her.   Divergent view
culd be expresed and considered by the Parlimentarians.  There will be a day
where justice and hard work will be complimented.   Let us take good
intentions to higher levels.   Regards, dwarakanthdm,

On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 9:01 PM, urvashi sharma
<rtimahilamanchup@...>wrote:

> The Delhi High Court's inability ( due to some constitutional/legal
> limitations )  to give directions to the government to change the
> procedure for appointment of the Chief Information Commissioner,
> saying it was not in its jurisdiction to lay down criteria in this
> regard and aking the activists to  raise the issue before the
> government and the Parliament n to go for mass movement
> to bring an amendment , is not a small issue at all.
>
> if i take a pessimistic approach , it suggests to me that judiciary n
> government are hands in gloves n want us to demand amendments n in the
> guise go for those much discussed amendments we r opposing.
>
> if i take an optimistic approach , This order shows a paradigm shift
> and lays more responsibility on the shoulders of the  larger civil
> society to build opinion on all social issues.The harsh reality that
> the opposition ( in parliament ) is paralised is hidden in this order
> that's why the call for civil sociey to take on that responsibility.so
> we should understand this and build a people's movement as was built
> during the battle of independence . ( remember ROTI n KAMAL history ).
> if we did it then , why can't we do it in today's era of
> communication.
>
> we have no time . so fix a date .wherever u r ,  make a loud voice at
> ur place against undemocratic approach of government of india in rti
> matters . we are more than 100 crores . try to make a world record so
> that the world should hear it n we should hear its positive impact.
>
> let the world see what we really are !
>
> anyway the writ is not a failure at all and has mounted psychological
> pressure on the government .The issue is not closed n shall never be
> closed unless n until the objective is achieved .
>
> one more positive aspect of the writ's decision is that if we go for
> mass movement , the government cannot stop us as it would amount to "
> CONTEMPT OF COURT "
>
>
> best regards
>
> urvashi
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Dear All ,
I Have just received Information from My reliable sources that The Selection
Committee To Select CCIC today Has Deceided in Favour of Mr Tiwari M M .
Now Is this not a Set Back To RTI , Please Think Over .
I think at This Juncture that the Selection of Seventh CIC be Started and at
Least a Person of Eminence and One From Civil society be Selected to Have a fair
balance
Next , freinds In Delhi should Get hold of all Papers Notes Etc which Were Made
Available to the selection committee to deceide The Post of CCIC in favour of
Tiwari M M
N vikramsimha ,Trustee RTI Study Centre & KRIA Katte , #12 Sumeru Sir M N
Krishna Rao Road , Basvangudi < Bangalore 560004.


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OOPS  it is MM Ansari Not Tiwari ---- Correction Came From Delhi sources
N vikramsimha ,Trustee RTI Study Centre & KRIA Katte , #12 Sumeru Sir M N
Krishna Rao Road , Basvangudi < Bangalore 560004.


--- On Fri, 20/11/09, Vikram Simha <vikramsimha54@...> wrote:

> From: Vikram Simha <vikramsimha54@...>
> Subject: Breaking News -- CCIC Appointed
> To: antibriberycampaign@yahoogroups.com, humjanenge@...,
bgudi@yahoogroups.com, "egovindia" <egovindia@yahoogroups.com>, "Karnataka
Intiative RTI" <thekirti@yahoogroups.com>, kria@yahoogroups.com,
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panchalee.thakur@..., nayare@...,
allenmendoca@...
> Date: Friday, 20 November, 2009, 12:18 PM
> Dear All ,
> I Have just received Information from My reliable sources
> that The Selection Committee To Select CCIC today Has
> Deceided in Favour of Mr Tiwari M M .
> Now Is this not a Set Back To RTI , Please Think Over .
> I think at This Juncture that the Selection of Seventh CIC
> be Started and at Least a Person of Eminence and One From
> Civil society be Selected to Have a fair balance
> Next , freinds In Delhi should Get hold of all Papers Notes
> Etc which Were Made Available to the selection committee to
> deceide The Post of CCIC in favour of Tiwari M M�
> N vikramsimha ,Trustee RTI Study Centre & KRIA Katte ,
> #12 Sumeru Sir M N Krishna Rao Road , Basvangudi <
> Bangalore 560004.
>
>
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