The Union government on Saturday (September 13, 2025) notified the appointment of Justice M Sunder, Judge of the Madras High Court, as Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court. He will assume charge on September 15, 2025, following the superannuation of the present Chief Justice, Justice Kempaiah Somashekhar.
The appointment comes in line with the Supreme Court Collegium’s recommendation of September 11, 2025, in which Justice Sunder’s name was proposed along with two others for elevation as Chief Justices of various High Courts.
The Karnataka government on Friday (September 12, 2025) promoted two IPS officers of the 1995 batch to the rank of Director General of Police (DGP). However, three senior officers, including two former Bengaluru Police Commissioners, were denied elevation owing to pending departmental enquiries (DEs).
Umesh Kumar, currently serving as Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP), has been elevated and appointed as DGP, Recruitment. Arun Chakravarthy J, ADGP and Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Karnataka State Police Housing and Infrastructure Development, has also been promoted to DGP rank for the same post.
Those left out of promotion include 1994-batch officersB Dayananda and Alok Kumar. Dayananda is facing a DE related to the recent stampede outside M Chinnaswamy Stadium, while Alok Kumar is under enquiry over allegations of illegal phone tapping. Another senior officer, Amrit Paul, a 1995 batch IPS officer, was also excluded due to his alleged involvement in the PSI recruitment scam.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday (September 12, 2025) announced the appointment of senior diplomat Paramita Tripathi (IFS:2001) as the next Ambassador of India to the State of Kuwait. She will take over from Dr. Adarsh Swaika (IFS:2002), who has recently been named India’s next High Commissioner to the Republic of Kenya.
Tripathi, an officer of the 2001 batch of the Indian Foreign Service, is presently serving as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs.
Confirming the development, the MEA said in a statement: “Ms. Paramita Tripathi (IFS:2001), presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the State of Kuwait.”
The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) has recommended the appointment of Ravi Ranjan as Managing Director of the State Bank of India (SBI). Currently serving as Deputy Managing Director in the bank, Ranjan was selected after a detailed process in which nine candidates were interviewed on September 11. The bureau evaluated their performance, experience, and suitability against established benchmarks before making its recommendation.
The vacancy will arise on November 30, 2025, following the retirement of Vinay M Tonse, a veteran banker who has played a pivotal role in handling key portfolios during his tenure.
SBI, India’s largest lender, is managed by a board headed by the Chairman and supported by four Managing Directors, each overseeing critical domains of operations.
The FSIB’s recommendation will now go to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for approval. Once cleared, Ravi Ranjan will take charge as one of SBI’s Managing Directors, marking another milestone in his career.
The Odisha Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja, has called for a “preventive vigilance” initiative in all departments, urging zero tolerance for corruption and insisting that officials with questionable integrity be excluded from sensitive roles. This directive comes via a letter issued on September 11, 2025, to Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, Secretaries, Revenue Divisional Commissioners, Collectors, and the Director General of Vigilance.
Ahuja emphasized that punitive action alone isn’t enough. To tackle corruption effectively, departments are being asked to systematically address its root causes through legal, social, economic, administrative, and educational measures. He noted that recent cases uncovered by the Vigilance department make clear that preventive steps are urgently needed.
Key Measures & Reforms
All departments must identify vulnerable areas and prepare short- and long-term action plans by constituting Internal Vigilance Committees (IVCs).
The Chief Secretary has directed that human resources practices be made more transparent, including staff rotation, online transfers, and ensuring exclusion of officials with doubtful integrity from sensitive roles.
Technology-driven reforms are being scaled up: e-tendering, e-procurement, digital HR systems, work passbooks, DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer) for funds, and other tools are to be adopted widely.
To improve citizen engagement and accountability: offices will display service delivery timelines per the Odisha Right to Public Service (ORTPS) Act; use dashboards and feedback systems; ensure compliance is monitored and made transparent.
Context & Significance
Ahuja’s directive draws on recommendations of the Santhanam Committee, which stressed the need for vigilance systems that aren’t merely reactive. Areas such as discretionary powers in public service delivery, monopolies, weak grievance redress mechanisms, and low public awareness were flagged as high risk.
This move also aligns with recent government actions: Odisha’s vigilance department has arrested several staffers in bribery cases, as part of a broader crackdown.
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has failed to find a suitable candidate for the post of Chairman & Managing Director (CMD), Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) at a selection meeting held on September 12, 2025. The PESB interviewed five candidates for the job following which it did not recommended any candidate for the post and advised the Administrative Ministry/Department to choose an appropriate course of action for selection including the search cum selection committee (SCSC) or as deemed appropriate with the approval of the competent authority.
The following candidates were interviewed for the post:
Vippagunta Rama Manohara Rao – Director (Finance), RailTel Corporation of India Limited
Vivek Jaiswal – Principal General Manager, Enterprise Business, BSNL, New Delhi
R Venu Gopal – Senior General Manager, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
Krishna Mohan Srivastava – Senior General Manager & Business Area Head, Sitapur, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
Dr. Ajit Kumar Thakur – Executive Director (Alternate Energy), Indian Oil Corporation Limited
The race has begun for the position of Chairman of the Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (HPERC), which fell vacant after the completion of Devendra Kumar Sharma’s term. Sharma had been appointed in September 2020. The commission functions with one Chairman and two members.
The selection committee, headed by a retired High Court judge and including the Chairman of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, will hold interviews in Shimla on September 14 to shortlist candidates for the appointment.
Among the frontrunners are three senior IAS officers — Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena (IAS:1990:HP), Chief Minister’s Chief Adviser Ram Subhag Singh (Retd. IAS:1987:HP), and Additional Chief Secretary Sanjay Gupta (IAS:1988:HP). Gupta also serves as the Chief Managing Director of the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board (HPSEB).
Other names in contention include Pankaj Rai (IAS:2014:HP), currently serving as Deputy Director at the PGI, Chandigarh, and Shashi Kant Joshi, who is already a member of the HPERC. Sources indicate that several engineers from various fields have also applied for the post.
In a key decision, the Meghalaya government on Thursday approved the appointment of Chief SecretaryDP Wahlang (IAS:1993:AM) as Chairperson of the Meghalaya State Food Commission (MSFC) following his retirement on September 30. Wahlang has been serving as the state’s top bureaucrat since August 1, 2022, after taking charge from Rebecca V Suchiang (IAS:1989:AM).
The cabinet also approved the appointment of retired government officer Dr. Meshwa Tyngkan as a Member of the Commission. The decision was taken during a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, based on recommendations made by a committee.
In a significant administrative reshuffle, the Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday (September 11, 2025) ordered transfers and postings of 12 IAS officers. The move brings new Collectors and District Magistrates to 12 districts, marking a major shift in district-level governance.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows;
Kritika Shukla (IAS:2013:AP), Director, Intermediate Education, has been transferred and posted as Collector & District Magistrate, Palnadu District.
P Raja Babu (IAS:2013:AP), Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission, has been transferred and posted as Collector & District Magistrate, Prakasam District.
Himanshu Shukla (IAS:2013:AP), Director, I&PR and Ex-Officio Joint Secretary, General Administration (I&PR) Department, has been transferred and posted as Collector & District Magistrate, Nellore District.
N Prabhakar Reddy (IAS:2013:AP), Joint Secretary, O/o the CCLA, has been transferred and posted as Collector & District Magistrate, Parvathipuram Manyam District.
Nishanth Kumar (IAS:2014:AP), Director, Excise & Prohibition, has been transferred and posted as Collector & District Magistrate, Annamayya District.
Dr A Siri (IAS:2015:AP), Director, Secondary Health, has been transferred and posted as Collector & District Magistrate, Kurnool District.
V Vinod Kumar (IAS:2015:AP), Collector & District Magistrate, Ananthapuramu District, has been transferred and posted as Collector & District Magistrate, Baptala District.
Thameen Anasaria (IAS:2015:AP), Joint Collector & District Magistrate, Prakasam District, has been transferred and posted as Collector & District Magistrate, Srikakulam District.
S Rama Sundar Reddy (IAS:2015:AP), Commissioner, Rehabilitation & Resettlement and Commissioner, CADA, has been transferred and posted as Collector & District Magistrate, Vizianagaram District.
Kirti Chekuri (IAS:2016:AP), Joint Managing Director, AP TRANSCO, has been transferred and posted as Collector & District Magistrate, East Godavari District.
O Anand (IAS:2016:AP), Collector & District Magistrate, Nellore District, has been transferred and posted as Collector & District Magistrate, Ananthapuramu District.
A Shyam Prasad (IAS:2016:AP), Collector & District Magistrate, Parvathipuram Manyam District, has been transferred and posted as Collector & District Magistrate, Sri Satya Sai District (Tirupati).
The Odisha government on Friday (September 12, 2025) issued transfer and posting orders for 4 IAS officers.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows;
Vijay Amruta Kulange (IAS:2013:OR), currently Managing Director of OMFED with additional charge of Director, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services, has now been appointed as Director, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services, Odisha, Cuttack, with additional charge of MD, OMFED.
Premjit Nayak (IAS-SCS:2014), Director, AYUSH, has been transferred and posted as Additional Secretary to Government, ST & SC Development, Minorities and Backward Classes Welfare Department.
Anjana Panda (IAS-SCS:2015), Additional Secretary, Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare Department, has been posted as Director, AYUSH, Bhubaneswar.
P Anvesha Reddy (IAS:2017:OR), Excise Commissioner, Odisha, will continue to hold additional charge as Inspector General of Registration, Odisha, Cuttack.
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