The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of three Judicial Officers as Judges of the Madras High Court. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Collegium held on September 10, 2024.
The Supreme Court Collegium Tuesday (10:09.2024) recommended the names of five Additional Judges of the Madras High Court to be made permanent of that court.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Monday (09.09.2024) approved the proposal for the appointment of six advocates as Additional Solicitor General (ASG) in the Supreme Court.
They are;
S Dwarakanath
Archana Pathak Dave
Satya Darshi Sanjay
Brijender Chahar
Raghavendra P Shankar
Rajkumar Bhaskar Thakare (Raja Thakare)
According to an order issued by the DoPT, these appointments has been made for a period of three years with effect from the date of assumption of charge of the office.
Senior diplomat R Ravindra (IFS:1999) was on Tuesday (10.09.2024) appointed as India’s next Ambassador to Iceland. According to an order issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), he is currently serving as India’s Deputy Permanent Representative of the United Nations and is expected to take up the new assignment shortly.
He joined India’s Deputy Permanent Representative at UN in New York in September 2020. Before that, he was Joint Secretary (Central and West Africa) in the MEA in New Delhi.
The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday (10.09.2024) issued transfer and posting orders for 17 IPS officers. The list includes the transfer of 2 SSPs and SPs from 9 districts.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows;
Shalabh Mathur (IPS:2006:UP), IG, Aligarh Range, has been transferred and posted as IG, Establishment, Hqrs DGP, Lucknow.
Prabhakar Chaudhary (IPS:2010:UP), DIG, Establishment, Hqrs DGP, Lucknow, has been transferred and posted as DIG, Aligarh Range.
Rajesh S (IAS:2011:UP), SSP, Jhansi, has been transferred and posted as SP, Shahjahanpur.
Sudha Singh (IPS-SPS:2011), Commandant, 47nd Battalion PAC, Ghaziabad, has been transferred and posted as SSP, Jhansi.
Dr. Yashveer Singh (IPS:2013:UP), SP, Sonbhadra, has been transferred and posted as SP, Raebareli.
Sidharth Shankar Meena (IPS:2013:UP), SSP, Unnao, has been transferred and posted as DCP, Police Commissionerate, Prayagraj.
Charu Nigam (IPS:2014:UP), SP, Auraiya, has been transferred and posted as Commandant, 47nd Battalion PAC, Ghaziabad.
Aparna Gupta (IPS:2015:UP), SP, Mahoba, has been transferred and posted as DCP, Police Commissionerate, Lucknow.
Ashok Kumar Meena (IPS:2015:UP), SP, Shahjahanpur, has been transferred and posted as SP, Sonbhadra.
Deepak Bhukar (IPS:2016:UP), DCP, Police Commissionerate, Prayagraj, has been transferred and posted as SP, Unnao.
Abhishek Agrawal (IPS:2017:UP), SP, Raebareli, has been transferred and posted as DCP, Police Commissionerate, Agra.
Krishan Kumar (IPS:2018:UP), Additional SP, City, Gorakhpur, has been transferred and posted as SP, Sambhal.
Kuldeep Singh Gunawat (IPS:2017:UP), SP, Sambhal, has been transferred and posted as DCP, Police Commissionerate, Prayagraj.
Abhijeet R Shankar (IPS:2018:UP), Additional DCP, Police Commissionerate, Lucknow, has been transferred and posted as SP, Auraiya.
Palash Bansal (IPS:2018:UP), Additional SP, Rural Aligarh, has been transferred and posted as SP, Mahoba.
Abhinav Tyagi (IPS:2019:UP), Additional SP, Kushinagar, has been transferred and posted as Additional SP, City, Gorakhpur.
Amrit Jain (IPS:2021:UP), Assistant SP, Aligarh, has been transferred and posted as In charge Additional SP, Aligarh.
Trailukya Borgohain has been selected as Director (Operations), Oil India Limited (OIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on September 10, 2024. Presently, he is serving as Chief General Manager (Geology & Reservoir), Oil India Limited.
He will be appointed to the post of Director (Operations) after receiving vigilance clearances and approval from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
The following 12 applicants were interviewed in the selection meeting:
Sanjay Verma, Executive Director (Production) and Asset Manager (Eastern Assset), Oil India Limited
Rajendra Singh Garbyal, Chief General Manager (HSE), I/C, Oil India Limited
Malay Kumar Das, Chief General Manager (Business Development), Oil India Limited
Dilip Kumar Goswami, Chief General Manager CGM-OGPS, Oil India Limited
Jone Moni Chetia, Chief General Manager (GMS&LPG), Duliajan, Assam, Oil India Limited
Arunav Baruah, Chief General Manager, Oil India Limited
Pranjal Bbhagawati, Chief General Manager, Chief Operating Officer, Oil India Limited
Trailukya Borgohain, Chief General Manager (Geology & Reservoir), Oil India Limited
Rajeev Kumar Sinha, Chief General Manager, Surface Area Manger and In-charge Marketing and Technical cell, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC)
Dr Ajit Kumar Thakur, Chief Executive Officer, Indradhanush Gas Grid Limited, Guwahati, Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Sunil Das, Chief General Manager (Corporate Office, Vigilance), IOCL, New Delhi, Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Rajesh, Chief General Manager CGM (BD and E&P), Gail (India) Limited
The Rajasthan government on Monday nominated 23 IAS officers to coordinate with 23 nations for the Rising Rajasthan Global Investment Summit-2024, aimed at exploring trade, business, and investment opportunities for the state. The summit is scheduled in Jaipur on December 9-10.
The Supreme Court has dropped contempt proceedings against Maharashtra Additional Chief Secretary Rajesh Kumar (IAS:1988:MH). The contempt proceedings against Kumar had been initiated after he, in his affidavit, accused the top court of not following the provisions of law in a Pune land case.
Kumar attracted court’s ire for submitting in his affidavit that it is the bounden duty of the state to follow the provisions of law. The court drew inference that it meant like saying that the court was not following the provisions of law and found it defamatory.
The court, however, said on Monday that as several lawyers had vetted it, Kumar could not be held “singly guilty” for it and decided to drop the proceedings.
The Haryana government on Monday (09.09.2024) relieved IAS officer Mandip Singh Brar (IAS:2005:HY) from the current responsibilities and placed his services at the disposal of the Chandigarh Administration. This is to enable him to take charge as Home Secretary of UT Administration for three years.
Brar was previously serving as Director General, Information, Public Relations, Languages & Culture, as well as Secretary, Information, Public Relations, Languages and Culture Department, Grievances, and Art and Cultural Affairs. He also held the charge of Mission Director, Mukhya Mantri Antyodaya Parivaar Utthaan Yojna.
On August 17, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the name of Brar for inter-cadre deputation from Haryana cadre to AGMUT for a period of three years.
Notably, the Haryana government had sent three names to UT administration for Home Secretary post; Amit Agrawal (IAS:2003:HY), Mandip Singh Brar (IAS:2005:HY) and G Ganeshan (IAS:2006:HY). The Chandigarh administration forwarded the panel to the Ministry of Home Affairs, which finalised Brar’s appointment to the post.
The post became vacant after the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on May 30 approved the appointment of incumbent Home Secretary Nitin Yadav (IAS:2000:HY) as Joint Secretary in the Department of Commerce and Industry. He joined the post on June 14. His tenure of three year cut short by almost three months as his tenure was initially set to expire in September 2024.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday (10.09.2024) effected major reshuffle by issuing transfer orders for over two dozen DANICS and DANIPS officials.
They are;
Himanshu Yadav (DANICS:2018) has been transferred from Lakshadweep to Delhi
Harshit Saini (DANICS:2018) has been transferred from Lakshadweep to Delhi
Aditya Kumar Jha (DANICS:2018) has been transferred from A&NI to Delhi
Anand Vardhan Mishra (DANICS: 2018) has been transferred from A&MI to Delhi
Deepak Pundir (DANICS:2018) has been transferred from A&NI to Delhi
Abhishek Bhukal (DANICS:2018) has been transferred from A&NI to Delhi
Aditya Kumar Asthana (DANICS:2018) has been transferred from A&NI to Delhi
Singh Piyush Vijaykaran (DANICS:2018) has been transferred from A&NI to Delhi
Nitin Shakya (DANICS:2019) has been transferred from A&NI to Delhi
Shiv Singh Meena (DANICS:2018) has been transferred from A&NI to Delhi
Anuj Kumar Bharti (DANICS:2018) has been transferred from A&NI to Delhi
Vinod Kumar Yadav (DANICS:2015) has been transferred from Delhi to Lakshadweep
M Bharani (DANICS:2020) has been transferred from Delhi to Lakshadweep
Aditya Sangotra (DANICS:2020) has been transferred from Delhi to A&NI
Rakesh Das (DANICS:2015) has been transferred from Delhi to A&NI
Vikas Kumar (DANICS:2021) On Completion of training to A&NI
Aarti Agarwal (DANICS:2021) On Completion of training to DNH&DD
Jagtap Kalyani Rajendra (DANTCS:2021) On Completion of training to A&NI
Vishesh Dhatterwal (DANIPS:2019) has been transferred from A&NI Delhi
Manasvi Vashistha (DANIPS:2019) has been transferred from A&NI to Delhi
Lakshay Pandey (DANIPS:2019) has been transferred from A&NI to Chandigarh
Rohit Gupta (DANIPS:2018) has been transferred from A&NI to Delhi
RK Singh (DANIPS:2016) has been transferred from Lakshadweep to A&NI
Palak Goyal (DANIPS:2016) has been transferred from Chandigarh to A&NI
Jitendra Patel (DANIPS:2016) has been transferred from Delhi to Lakshadweep.