In case Siddhartha Mohanty is not given extension, R Doraiswamy, Executive Director, Life Insurance Corporation of India Limited (LIC) is likely to be appointed new CEO & MD in June. Selection process of the new CMD will start in May.

Satish Kumar, Chairman cum CEO of Railway Board, is scheduled to retire in August this year.

If sources are to be believed, Satish Kumar, Chairman-cum- CEO, Railway Board is likely to get one extension in his term.

In UP, to pick a DGP is a cumbersome task. Presently 5 IPS officers from 1991 batch have a strong claim , They are- Alok Sharma, DG, SPG, Piyush Anand, DG, NDRF, Rajeev Krishna, DG, Vigilance, UP, Abhay Kumar Prasad, DG, Civil Defence, UP and Prem Chand Meena, DG, Police Housing Corporation UP. Among them Prasad is scheduled to retire this year in November while Sharma will retire next year in June. Anand is due to retire in June 2028 and Meena in December 2027. Rajeev Krishna is the only IPS officer who will retire in June 2029. If given the chance, he will be the DGP for four years. Such a long tenure may not suit any government.

Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai has been sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India.

A vacancy of Chairman & Managing Director, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited is arising on April 1, 2026. The Government of India has started searching for the successor to the incumbent.

Wamsi Rama Mohan Burra, Director Projects, Powergrid, appears to be only board level contender for the post of Chairman & Managing Director, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited.

Ajit Kumar Mishra, ED, DFCCIL, has been appointed as Director (Works), IRCON International Limited.

Additional charge of Chairperson, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority to Unmesh Sharad Wagh, Deputy Chairperson, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority, has been extended upto August 23, 2025. He is a 2000 batch IRS-C&IT officer.

Sunil Gupta has been appointed on immediate absorption basis as Director (Operations & Commercial) in Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL). He is an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer.

Rajendra Mishra and Shyam Sundar Dash have been appointed as Members in Odisha Real Estate Regulatory Authority (ORERA).

Asit Kumar Mohapatra has been appointed as Chairperson in Odisha Real Estate Regulatory Authority (ORERA).

Ten officers of Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes) have been promoted to the grade of Joint Commissioner of Customs & Indirect Taxes. They are: Ajoy Kumar Majumdar, Prakash S V, Khurshad Rehan, Ajay Anand Arya, D S Mann, Devki Nandan Pant, Rajesh Dahiya, K V Kumar, Michael T H, Venkadesh Babu A.

Prasar Bharati, Correspondent to Kathmandu, is going to complete this year in September. Presently Shweta Singh is the Kathmandu Correspondent. She is an IIS officer.

The DoT has completed preferences for service allocation exercised by three more candidates of Engineering Services Examination (ESE)-2024 recommended by UPSC. They are: Rajat Kumar Sankhala, Pranav Pratapsinha Kalbor and Rishabh Singh.

As reported in this column, a lobby which was active to get a Chairman of UPSC of its choice finally succeeded. Instead of going through seniority, the Government opted out to appoint the Chairman out of routine.

The CBIC has accepted the voluntarily retirement of B S Umesh from IRS(C&IT). He was Assistant Commissioner, NACIN in Andhra Pradesh.

Three Scientists of Scientist 'F' have been promoted to the grade of Scientist 'G' under the revised flexible complementing scheme under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.

The post of Anupam Anish Chauhan has been upgraded as Director in the National Medical Commission (NMC). He is a 2011 batch ITS officer.

Ms Rashi Sharma has been appointed as DDG (Rural Business & Planning). She is a 2003 batch Indian Postal Service (IPoS) officer of 2003 batch.

Amol V Sule, Senior Accounts Officer, Ministry of Finance, Mumbai, will look after the additional charge of PAO Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture Mumbai, during the leave period of Mrs Vidhya Ranganathan from May 26 to July 4.

Renya Ete, formerly Senior Divisional Engineer (Sr. DEN) in Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), has been selected for deputation to IRCON International Limited (IRCON) as General Manager (Civil) at Siliguri for a period of three years with effect from July 20, 2022. He is an Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) officer.

Anand Chekkilla, formerly Deputy Chief Electrical Engineer (Construction/OHE) in South Central Railway (SCR), has been selected for deputation to Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) as General Manager (Electrical) at Secunderabad for a period of three years with effect from May 16, 2022. He is an Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers (IRSEE) officer.
 

Ranjan Prakash Thakur, who is presently working as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) at Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), has been transferred to Indian Railways Institute of Transport Management (IRITM) and appointed as Director General. He is an Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) officer.

Param Shiv, who is presently working as Inspector General-cum-Principal Chief Security Commissioner (IG-cum-PCSC) in Eastern Railway (ER), has been transferred to Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) and posted as IG-cum-PCSC. He is an Indian Railway Protection Force Service (IRPFS) officer.

K Arul Jothi, who is presently working as Inspector General-cum-Principal Chief Security Commissioner (IG-cum-PCSC) in Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), has been transferred to Integral Coach Factory (ICF) and posted as IG-cum-PCSC. He is an Indian Railway Protection Force Service (IRPFS) officer.

AN Sinha, who is presently working as Inspector General-cum-Principal Chief Security Commissioner (IG-cum-PCSC) in North Central Railway (NCR), has been transferred to Eastern Railway (ER) and posted as IG-cum-PCSC. He is an Indian Railway Protection Force Service (IRPFS) officer.

Ms. Renu Pushkar Chhibber, on return from deputation to Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL), has been posted on North Central Railway as Inspector General-cum-Principal Chief Security Commissioner (IG-cum-PCSC). She is an Indian Railway Protection Force Service (IRPFS) officer.

Dr Nitin Kumar Bakshi has been appointed as non-government Director on the Board of TCIL for a period of three years. He is a private person from Gorakhpur, UP.

Mrs Ashima Brar, Commissioner & Secretary, Cooperation Department and MD, Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd., will also hold the charge of Commissioner & Secretary, Excise & Taxation, in addition to her present duties. She is a 2004 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre.

Two IPS officers have been given new postings in Punjab. Harman Deep Singh Hans has been transferred as Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), SAS Nagar, while Sirivenmela is posted as SP City, SAS Nagar.

Lalramsanga Sailo has been accorded proforma promotion to the grade of Joint Commissioner of Income Tax.

Rajarshi Dasgupta has been appointed as Joint Commissioner in the office of Competent Authority and Administrator, Kolkata on deputation basis.

Dr Ajay Kumar, former Secretary, Ministry of Defence, has taken over the charge as Chairman, Union Public Service Commission. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Ms. Gauri Kirloskar has been re-appointed as Whole-Time Director, designated as Managing Director, of Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited, with effect from May 20, 2025.

Sanjay Kirloskar has been re-appointed as Managing Director of Kirloskar Brothers Limited for a period starting from November 19, 2025.

Pradyumna Vyas has been appointed as Additional Director in the category of Independent Director of Kirloskar Brothers Limited.

Chintan Didawala Ganpat has been appointed as Managing Director of Welcure Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Limited.

Hitesh Chimanlal Doshi has been appointed as Managing Director of Indosolar Limited with effect from November 14, 2022.

Viren Chimanlal Doshi has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of Indosolar Limited with effect from May 18, 2022.

Hitesh Pranjivan Mehta has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of Indosolar Limited with effect from June 16, 2022.

Jayesh Dhirajlal Shah has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Indosolar Limited with effect from August 29, 2022.

Ms. Anita Jaiswal has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Indosolar Limited with effect from August 29, 2022.

Nilesh Bhogilal Gandhi has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Indosolar Limited with effect from September 28, 2024.

Mithun K Chittilappilly has been re-appointed as Managing Director and Key Managerial Personnel of V-Guard Industries Limited, effective from April 1, 2026.

George Muthoot Jacob has been re-appointed as Independent Director of V-Guard Industries Limited with effect from October 5, 2025.

RK Dalmia has been re-appointed as Managing Director of Aditya Birla Real Estate Limited with effect from August 12, 2025.

Ms. Asha Sharma has been appointed as Non-Official Part-Time Director (Independent Director) on the Board of RailTel Corporation of India Limited.

Ms. Geeta J Palan has been re-appointed as Woman Independent Director of Hindoostan Mills Limited with effect from June 26, 2025.

Reveesh Moolamkuzhiyil Varghese has been appointed as Additional Director, designated as Independent Director, of Hari Govind International Limited.

Rishin Rasheed has been appointed as Additional Director, designated as Independent Director, of Hari Govind International Limited.

Aneesh Kumar K Kuniyil has been appointed as Additional Director, designated as Whole-Time Director, of Hari Govind International Limited.

Debanjan Mandal has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Graphite India Limited.

Rishabh K Desai has been appointed as Whole-Time Director of APAR Industries Limited.

Vikram Taranath Hosangady has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of Chemplast Sanmar Limited.

K Narasimha Murthy has been re-appointed as Independent Director of Max Financial Services Limited with effect from March 30, 2026.

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Priority list if multiple dependents are eligible for the compassionate appointment

The appellant sought for the certified true copy of the rules and guidelines governing the matters connected to the compassionate appointment in the MES. The appellant asked for the eligibility criteria for a person to be considered a "dependent" of the deceased employee of the MES. Further, the appellant sought to know if "multiple dependents" of the deceased employee of the MES are eligible for the compassionate appointment, how is the "priority” created for them? He sought for the priority list in "chronological order.” The CIC observed that no reply was given to the Appellant on his RTI application which shows mala fide intent of the PIO in obstructing the information under the RTI Act. The CIC directed the PIO to show-cause why maximum penalty should not be imposed on him for contravening the provisions of the RTI Act and for disregarding the CIC’s notice of hearing by not appearing before it.

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The guidelines regarding deciding the order of preference of taking up cases of multiple dependents should be made available on the website of the organization.

Citation: Marge Lombi v. Military Engineer Services, CIC/MESER/A/2024/600673; Date of Decision: 30.04.2025.

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