Re: [HumJanenge] DoPT deny to disclose the names considered for Chief of CIC

Dear Guptaji

You asked for names of SHORTLISTED candidates when ANT was elevated to teh CCIC-ship.

The answer is that there are NO SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES since

a) Limited to a single candidate (ANT) - no other candidates

b) The decision was not taken at the DoPT level in this case since the name of. ANT was proposed by Leader of OPP and immediately agreed to by the PM and Moily IN VIEW OF THE CONVENTION RATIFIED BY ENTIRE CIC (with 1 exception) TO ELEVATE THE SENIORMOST IC.

Sarbajit

On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 8:57 PM, M.K. Gupta <mkgupta100@yahoo.co.in> wrote:

Dear Sarbajit Roy,   Please add to my knowledge by quoting under which section of the RTI Act, the information is exempt.   If the same has been disclosed to many others and to you too as you are saying that the name of Mr.Tiwari was seriously considered,  If the same has been disclosed to some others, is there any rule, precedent that the same will not be dissiminated further? What do you mean by "to other members" in para one?   It is implicit that if Shri A N Twas the only candidate seriously considered, the other names were just an eye-wash or formaility.  I presume you are aware about the other names, if so, please share the names for the infn of the members of this discussion forum.   Regards, M K Gupta --- On Tue, 29/3/11, Sarbajit Roy <sroy.mb@gmail.com> wrote: From: Sarbajit Roy <sroy.mb@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [HumJanenge] DoPT deny to disclose the names considered for Chief of CIC To: humjanenge@googlegroups.com Date: Tuesday, 29 March, 2011, 8:11 PM DOPT is absolutely right in denying you the information. I say this for following reasons. 1) DoPT has disclosed lots of information to other members on CIC / IC selection process. 2) In the case of ANT's selection as CIC - he was the ONLY candidate seriously considered. Sarbajit On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 8:02 PM, M.K. Gupta <mkgupta100@yahoo.co.in> wrote: DoPT deny to disclose the names considered for Chief of CIC   M K Gupta   What if the Nodal Agency to promote transprancy is not transparent itself and that too, on the appointments of Chief of Transprancy Panel i.e. CIC?  The Deptt. of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has denied information about the names of the short listed candidates considered for the post of Chief and selection criteria in Sept. 2010 when Mr. A. N.Tiwari was selected.  The FAA, Smt. Anuradha S. Chagti has stated that no documents are available on these points.    Interestingly, FAA has not given any reason about the non-existence of these documents i.e. are they missing or else and the reply is unconvincing.  To an RTI query by raised by M K Gupta, DoPT has also denied information about the shortlisting of other candidates too.    These were the queries which were also raised by the Hon'ble Supreme Court from the Govt. (DoPT) in the case of selection of Mr. P J Thomas as Chief Vigilance Commissoner who was shown the door by the Court for pending chargesheet against him.   Now, he has filed the second appeal to the CIC for information on the aforesaid points as he feels that atleast information on the names considered for the post must be disclosed.   Views are solicited from the expert members on the issue whether DoPT is right in denying the information.