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Former Election Commissioner Arun Goel appointed Ambassador to Croatia

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LO Bureau
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The Modi government on Saturday (07.09.2024) appointed former Election Commissioner Arun Goel (Retd. IAS:1985:PB) as the next Ambassador of India to Croatia. He is expected to assume charge shortly.

Goel will replace 1997 batch IFS officer Raj Kumar Srivastava, the incumbent India’s representative to Croatia.

Just as Goel’s appointment to the Election Commission made headlines, his departure also attracted attention. While serving as the Secretary of the Union Ministry of Heavy Industries, Goel took voluntary retirement from the IAS on November 18, 2022. The next day he was appointed as an Election Commissioner. His appointment was challenged in the Supreme Court, but the plea was dismissed in August 2023.

He resigned from the post of Election Commissioner on March 09, just days before the announcement of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, even though his tenure was set to end in 2027.

He served as the Secretary in the Ministry of Heavy Industries from 2020 to 2022. Prior to that, he served as Secretary in the Ministry of Culture from 2018 to 2019. Over his career, he has held several key assignments, both at the Centre and in Punjab, while serving in the cadre.

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Tuhin Kanta Pandey designated as Finance Secretary

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LO Bureau
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The Modi government on Saturday (07.09.2024) designated senior bureaucrat Tuhin Kanta Pandey (IAS:1987:OR) as the new Finance Secretary. He is currently the Secretary of the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM). According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved designating Pandey as the Finance Secretary.

The post became vacant following the appointment of T V Somanathan as the Cabinet Secretary last month. As per the convention, the senior-most Secretary in the Union finance ministry is designated as the Finance Secretary.

Maharashtra: 26 IPS officers get new posting orders

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LO Bureau
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The Maharashtra government made significant changes to the state’s police administration late Thursday night, affecting 26 IPS officers. In three separate orders, 10 IPS officers were transferred and assigned new responsibilities, 8 IPS officers were promoted to senior ranks, and 8 IPS probationers were posted as Sub-Divisional Police Officers.

The names of the officers and their postings are as follows;

  1. Sandeep Singh Gill (IPS:2010:MH), Deputy Commissioner of Police, Pune City, has been transferred and posted as Superintendent of Police, Pune Rural.
  2. Pankaj Deshmukh (IPS:2011:MH), Superintendent of Police, Pune Rural, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mumbai.
  3. Tejashwi Satpute (IPS:2012:MH), Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mumbai, transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Pune City.
  4. Rajtilak Roshan (IPS:2013:MH), Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mumbai, has been transferred and posted as Assistant Inspector General of Police, Law and Order, Mumbai.
  5. Nimit Goyal (IPS:2014:MH), Deputy Commissioner of Police, Nagpur City, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mumbai.
  6. Vijay Chavan (IPS), Director, Police Force Group 10, Solapur, has been transferred and posted as Principal, Police Training Centre, Solapur.
  7. Lohit Matani (IPS:2014:MH), Assistant Inspector General of Police Law and Order, Mumbai, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Nagpur City.
  8. Sudhakar B Pathare (IPS-SPS:2011:MH), Superintendent of Police, Satara, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bruhad Mumbai.
  9. Laxmikant Patil (IPS), Principal, Police Training Centre, Nagpur, has been transferred and posted as Superintendent of Police, Cyber ​​Security, Mumbai.
  10. Rohidas Pawar (IPS), Deputy Commissioner of Police, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, has been transferred and posted as DIG (Government Railway Police) in Pune.

Along with this, some police officers of the state have been promoted and transferred to the senior ranks of the Indian Police Service.

Names of those officers are as follows:

  1. Sushant Singh (IPS:2019:MH): Commandant, State Reserve Police Force 5 Akola, Group No. 18 Katol, Nagpur Camp, Amravati.
  2. Deshmukh Abhay Singh (IPS:2020:MH): Superintendent of Police, Arms Inspection Branch, Pune.
  3. Gokul Raj G (IPS:2019:MH): Commandant, State Reserve Police Force Group No. 11, Navi Mumbai.
  4. Kamble Ashit Namdev (IPS:2019:MH): Additional Superintendent of Police, Nandurbar.
  5. Mahak Swami (IPS:2020:MH): Deputy Commissioner of Police, Nagpur City.
  6. Neethipudi Rashmitha Rao (IPS:2020:MH): Deputy Commissioner of Police, Nagpur City.
  7. Pankaj Atulkar (IPS:2020:MH): Commandant, State Reserve Police Force, Group No. 10, Solapur.
  8. Rushikesh Singareddy (IPS:2020:MH): Additional Superintendent of Police, Aheri, Gadchiroli.

Besides them, eight IPS probationers have been transferred to various districts as Sub-Divisional Police Officers.

Names of those officers are as follows:

  1. Deepak Agrawal (IPS:2021:MH) has been posted as SDPO, Nagpur Rural Sub-Division, Nagpur Rural.
  2. Dugad Darshan Prakash Chandra (IPS:2021:MH) has been posted as SDPO, Akkalkuva, Nandurbar.
  3. Harshavardhan BJ (IPS:2021:MH) has been posted as SDPO, Pusad, Yavatmal.
  4. Jivan Devashish Beniwal (IPS:2021:MH) has been posted as SDPO, Jintur, Parbhani.
  5. Navdeep Aggarwal (IPS:2022:MH) has been posted as SDPO, Washim Sub Division, Washim.
  6. Subham Kumar (IPS:2022:MH) has been posted as SDPO, Achalpur, Amaravati.
  7. Vimla M (IPS:2021:MH) has been posted as SDPO, Sangli City, Sangli.
  8. Vrushti Jain (IPS:2021:MH) has been posted as SDPO, Umred, Nagpur.

SC asks Himachal Pradesh HC collegium to reconsider two judicial officers for elevation as Judges

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LO Bureau
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SC pulls up UP IAS

The Supreme Court reprimanded the Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court for individually reconsidering a recommendation for a judge’s elevation without the Collegium’s collective consideration. The apex court said in its ruling that this is something that can only be done by the High Court Collegium acting collectively and not individually.

The SC bench also directed the Himachal Pradesh High Court Collegium to again consider for elevation District Judges Chirag Bhanu Singh and Arvind Malhotra. The duo’s names had been recommended by the then High Court Collegium for elevation as judges of the High Court in 2022, but the SC Collegium deferred its consideration. Later, the Law and Justice Ministry urged the HC Chief Justice to make fresh recommendations for the two officers for elevation to the HC bench. The HC Chief Justice made a fresh recommendation for elevation of two new judges all alone inviting SC’s ire in the matter.

While directing the HC Collegium to reconsider the names of two district judges, the SC bench observed that “there was no collective consultation and deliberations by the members of the High Court Collegium.”

The Supreme Court Friday ruled that a High Court Chief Justice cannot individually reconsider a recommendation for a judge’s elevation and that this is something that can only be done by the High Court Collegium acting collectively.

Major row erupts over J’khand acting DGP Anurag Gupta

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LO Bureau
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A major row has erupted over the appointment of Jharkhand acting Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag Gupta (IPS:1990:JH). The Supreme Court, while hearing a contempt petition seeking his removal from the post, issued notices to the Jharkhand Government as well as the DGP asking them to submit a response within two weeks along with a counter affidavit.

The notices were issued by a division bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud while hearing the contempt petition filed by a Jamshedpur- based resident, Naresh Makani.

The contempt petition says that Gupta was appointed on an ad-hoc basis in contravention of the apex court judgment which laid down procedures for the appointment of the DGPs in States. According to it, the appointment of Gupta as the acting DGP is a clear violation of SC’s judgment and thus his appointment should be declared null and void. Anurag Gupta was appointed as the acting DGP on July 27 this year, replacing Ajay Kumar Singh (IPS:1989:JH) appointed as the regular DGP on February 15, 2023, for a two-year term.

Rajesh Rana selected as Director (Commercial & Marketing), ITDC Limited

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LO Bureau
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Rajesh Rana has been selected as Director (Commercial & Marketing), India Tourism Development Corporation Limited (ITDC) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on September 06, 2024. Presently, he is serving as General Manager/Catering Services, Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC)

He will be appointed to the post of Director (Commercial & Marketing) after receiving vigilance clearances and approval from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.

The following 11 applicants were interviewed in the selection meeting:

  1. Rajesh Rana, General Manager/Catering Services, Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC)
  2. N Arvind, Chief General Manager (Operations), Steel Authority Of India Limited (SAIL)
  3. Mukesh Kumar Mittal, General Manager(Sales-AE), Steel Authority Of India Limited (SAIL)
  4. Renu Sarin, Additional General Manager (Business Development), NTPC Limited
  5. Vikas Kumar Gupta, DGM (Mktg) & Sr Branch Manager, Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL)
  6. Ashish Dave, Deputy General Manager & Sr BM, Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL)
  7. Manish Kumar Bainiwal, Chief General Manager, PEC Limited
  8. Kabita Singh, General Manager, Central marketing Organization (CMO) IA , Scope Minar , Laxmi Nagar , New Delhi, Steel Authority Of India Limited (SAIL)
  9. Dr. Meenakshy Thakur, Director Central-Jammu and Kashmir Economic Reconstruction Agency JKERA on deputation from Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd, Jammu And Kashmir Economic Reconstruction Agency ( On Deputation From TCIL)
  10. Arabinda Hembram, General Manager, MMTC Limited
  11. Abhay Kumar, General Manager GENERAL MANAGER (MARKETING), MMTC Limited

Amrendra Pratap Singh appointed as PS to MoS Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani

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LO Bureau
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MoS Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani

Amrendra Pratap Singh (ISS:2010) has been appointed as Private Secretary to Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, Minister of State for Communications. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Friday (06.09.2024), the competent authority has approved the appointment of Mr. Singh to the post with effect from the date of assumption of the charge of the post for the period up to 25.10.2028 (i.e. for the balance period of his five years of central deputation tenure) or co-terminus basis or till he ceases to function as Private Secretary to the Minister or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

Arjun Singh appointed PS to MoS Raj Bhushan Chaudhary

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LO Bureau
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Arjun Singh (IRS-IT:2014) has been appointed as Private Secretary to Raj Bhushan Choudhary, Minister of State for Jal Shakti, for five years. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Friday (06.09.2024), the competent authority has approved the appointment of Mr. Singh to the post with effect from the date of assumotion of the charge of the post or co-terminus basis or till he ceases to funtion as Private Secretary to the Minister or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

Srinivas BC appointed as Director (Auctions), Tobacco Board, Bengaluru

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LO Bureau
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Srinivas BC (IRS-C&IT:2011) has been appointed as to the post of Director (Auctions), Tobacco Board, Bengaluru, for four years. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the competent authority has approved the appointment of Mr. Srinivas to the post deputation basis with effect from 07.10.2024 (date of completion of approved tenure of the present incumbent) from the date of joining of the post for four years, whichever is earlier.

Delhi: Major reshuffle in police administration; 16 officers shifted

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LO Bureau
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Delhi Police

In a significant administrative reshuffle, Delhi Lieutenant-Governor V K Saxena ordered the transfer of 16 senior police officers. Among them, 6 are from Indian Police Service (IPS), while 10 are from and Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service (DANIPS).

The names of the officers and their posting are as follows;
  1. Ranjeesh Gupta (IPS:2005:AGMUT), Joint CP, Special Branch, has been transferred and posted as Joint CP, Special Cell.
  2. Vikramjit Singh (IPS:2006:AGMUT), Joint CP, Western has been transferred and posted as, Joint CP, Special Branch.
  3. Jatin Narwal (IPS:2006:AGMUT), Joint CP, Security, has been transferred and posted as Joint CP, Western Range.
  4. Pushpendra Kumar (IPS:2006:AGMUT) has been posted as Joint CP, Security.
  5. Nupur Prasad (IPS:2007:AGMUT) has been posted as Additional CP, General Administration.
  6. Raja Banthia (IPS:2014:AGMUT), Additional CP, West District, has been transferred and posted as DCP, EOW.
  7. BL Suresh (DANIPS:2001), DCP, SPUWAC, has been transferred and posted as DCP, Land & Building.
  8. Anyesh Roy (DANIPS:2006), DCP, EOW, has been transferred and posted as Additional DCP, New Delhi District.
  9. Sandeep Bayala (DANIPS:2009), DCP, Security, has been transferred and posted as DCP, 2nd Battalion, DAP.
  10. Anand Kumar Mishra (DANIPS:2010), DCP, PCR (Operations), has been transferred and posted as Additional DCP, New Delhi District.
  11. Chandra Kumar Singh (DANIPS:2010), DCP, Traffic, has been transferred and posted as DCP, 3rd Battalion, DAP.
  12. Dhal Singh Patle (DANIPS:2010), DCP, 3rd Battalion, DAP, has been transferred and posted as DCP, Traffic.
  13. Tanu Sharma (DANIPS:2011), DCP, 7th Battalion, DAP, has been given additional charge of DCP, SPUWAC.
  14. Ravikant Kumar (DANIPS:2011), Addl. DCP, New Delhi District, has been transferred and posted as DCP, PCR, Operations.
  15. Gaurav Gupta (DANIPS:2012), Additional DCP, New Delhi District, has been transferred and posted as DCP, Security.
  16. Shristi Pandey (DANIPS:2018) has been posted as Additional DCP, West District.
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