On Wednesday (25.01.2023), the Supreme Court Collegium recalled its decision to appoint Justice Jaswant Singh as Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court. In its recommendation, the Collegium recommended that he instead be made Chief Justice of the Tripura High Court. At the moment, the Tripura high court has only one judge, who is serving as the acting chief justice.
As part of its September 28 recommendations, the Collegium also recommended transferring Orissa’s Chief Justice S. Muralidhar to the Madras High Court. As Justice Singh is no longer taking over in Orissa, it is possible that Justice Muralidhar will continue in his position. The Union government had kept the proposal on Justice Muralidhar’s transfer on hold.
In 1986, Justice Singh became an advocate and in 2007 was elevated to the bench as a judge in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. He was transferred to the Orissa High Court in 2021.
The Assam government of Saturday (28.01.2023) appointed senior IPS officer Gyanendra Pratap Singh (IPS:1991:AM) as the next Director General of Police (DGP) of the state. Presently, he is posted as Special DGP (Law and Order), will take over from Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta (IPS:1988:AM), who retires at the end of this month.
Singh served as Inspector General of the National Investigation Agency on central deputation. While his tenure there was to end in November 2020, he was abruptly recalled in December 2019 as ADGP (Law & Order) to quell violent protests opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act in Assam. He was also a part of the Special Protection Group (SPG) earlier.
The Chhattisgarh government on Friday (27.01.2023) issued transfer and posting orders for twelve IAS officers across the state.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows:
Janak Prasad Pathak (IAS:2007:CG), Special Secretary, Forest with additional charge of Director, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs has been relieved of the charge of Director, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs and given additional charge of Special Secretary (Independent Charge), Housing and Environment Department.
Dr. Tamboli Ayyaj Fakir Bhai (IAS:2009:CG), Special Secretary, Agriculture Department with additional charges of Nodal Officer, Narva, Garuva, Ghurva, Badi and Chhattisgarh Godhan Nyaya Yojana, Incharge Officer, Mati Pujan Abhiyan, Director, Urban Administration and Development and Member Secretary, Narwa Mission and Director, Agriculture has been relieved of the charges of Director, Agriculture and Director, Urban Administration and Development. He has been given additional charge of Special Secretary (Independent Charge), Urban Administration and Development.
Ranu Sahu (IAS:2009:CG), Collector, Raigarh has been transferred and posted as Director, Agriculture Department with additional charge of Joint Secretary, Agriculture Department and Managing Director, CG State Mandi Board and Incharge Officer, Yuva Mitan Club.
Padum Singh Alma (IAS:2010:CG), Managing Director, CG State Mandi Board has been transferred and posted as Collector, Bemetara.
Saransh Mittar (IAS:2010:CG), Managing Director, CG Road and Infrastructure Development Corporation with additional charges of Managing Director CG Industrial Development Corporation and Nodal Officer, PM Gati Shakti Yojana has been given additional charge of CEO, CG Infotech Promotion Society (CIPS), Raipur.
Jitendra Kumar Shukla (IAS:2011:CG), Collector, Bemetara has been transferred and posted as Joint Secretary, Housing and Environment Department with additional charge of Director, Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs.
Remijius Ekka (IAS:2011:CG), Secretary, Chhattisgarh State Election Commission with additional charge of Joint Secretary, Urban Administration & Development has been given additional charge of Director, Urban Administration & Development.
Taran Prakash Sinha (IAS:2012:CG), Collector, Janjgir-Champa has been transferred and posted as Collector, Raigarh.
Namrata Gandhi (IAS:2013:CG), Joint Secretary, Secretariat has been transferred and posted as Director, Pension with additional charge of Commissioner, Medical Education.
Richa Choudhary Prakash (IAS:2014:CG), Collector, Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi has been transferred and posted as Collector, Janjgir-Champa.
Priyanka Rishi Mahobia (IAS:2016:CG), CEO, Zila Panchayat Dhamtari, has been transferred and posted as Collector, Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi.
Roktima Yadav (IAS:2016:CG), CEO, Zila Panchayat, Gariaband has been transferred and posted as CEO, Zila Panchayat, Dhamtari.
Following the appointment of Shashank Priya as a Member of the Central Board of Customs & Indirect Taxes (CBIC); the competent authority on Friday (27.01.2023) notified the allocation of charges among the Board Members under the Chairmanship of Vivek Johri (supervising all members).
The names of the members and their work portfolios are as follows :
Sungita Sharma (IRS-C&IT:1985): Member (Administration & Vigilance)
Directorate General of NACIN, Directorate General of Vigilance, Directorate General of Human Resource Development, Directorate General of Performance Management,
Directorate General of Export Promotion Directorate General of Valuation Authority of Advance Ruling Central Revenue Control Laboratories Directorate of International Customs
Sanjay Kumar Agarwal (IRS-C&IT:1989): Member (Compliance Management)
Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence Directorate General of Goods and Service Tax Intelligence Directorate General of Analytics and Risk Management Directorate General of Audit Commissioner (PAC)
V Rama Mathew (IRS-C&IT:1989): Member (Tax Policy)
South Region: Pr. Chief Commissioner GST & CX, Bengaluru Chief Commissioner Customs, Bengaluru Pr. Chief Commissioner GST & CX, Chennai Chief Commissioner Customs, Chennai Chief Commissioner GST & CX & Customs, Thiruvananthapuram Chief Commissioner GST & CX & Customs, Hyderabad Chief Commissioner GST & CX & Customs, Visakhapatnam
Shashank Priya (IRS-C&IT:1989): Member (GST, Central Excise, Service Tax & Legal)
Directorate General of Good & Services Tax Directorate General of Nationa Anti- Profiteering Chief Commissioner (AR), CESTAT Settlement Commission Directorate of Legal Affairs
The Union government on Tuesday (24.01.2023) notified appointment of two Judicial Officers as Additional Judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court. They have been appointed for a period of two years with effect from the date they assume charge of their respective offices.
Their names are ;
Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa
Venuthurumalli Gopala Krishna Rao
The Supreme Court collegium on January 10 approved the proposal to elevate two Judicial Officers as Additional Judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court and sent the recommendations to the President.
The Union government on Tuesday (24.01.2023) issued a notification for the appointment of Advocate Neela Kedar Gokhale as Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court for a period of two years. The Supreme Court Collegium on January 10 approved the proposal to elevate Advocate Neela Kedar Gokhale as Additional Judges of the Bombay High Court and sent the recommendation to the President.
Vivek Chandrakant Tongaonkar has been selected for the post of Director (Finance), Mangalore Refineries & Petrochemical Ltd. (MRPL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on January 25, 2023. Presently, he is working as Executive Director, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC).
He will be appointed to the post of Director (Finance) of MRPL receiving vigilance clearances and an approval from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
The following 08 applicants were interviewed in the selection meeting :
The central deputation tenure of Rahul Kapoor (IRAS:2002) as Director in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has been extended for a period of one year. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Friday (27.01.2023), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the MoHUA to extend the tenure of Mr. Kapoor for a period of one year beyond 14.01.2023 and upto 14.01.2024 or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Shailesh Kumar Singh (IAS:1991:JH), Secretary, Department of Rural Development, has been given additional charge of Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Friday (27.01.2023), the competent authority has approved the assignment of additional charge to Mr. Singh from 28.01.2023 to 12.02.2023 during the period of absence on leave of Sunil Kumar (IAS:1987:UP).
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