Live Law: New
Delhi: Thursday, June 23, 2016.
In response
to an application filed by Activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal under Right to
Information (RTI) Act, the Department of Personnel and Training has stated that
no retired SC/HC Judges were selected as Information Commissioners so far. The
reply also stated that Five retired High Court Judges were applied for the post
and one of them was shortlisted.
Mr Agrawal
had filed the RTI application seeking complete information together with
related file-notings/correspondence/documents on under-mentioned aspects also
relating to enclosed minutes of meetings for selection of Commissioners/Chief
Commissioners at Central Information Commission.
Questions:
1.
Complete information on some retired and/or existing
Judges of High Courts and/or Supreme Court ever having applied for posts of
Information Commissioner/Chief Information Commissioner at Central Information
Commission ever since information may be available on record.
2.
Complete information on any retired and/or existing
Judges of High Courts and/or Supreme Court having been selected for posts of
Information Commissioner/Chief Information Commissioner at Central Information
Commission ever since information may be available on record.
3.
Complete information on any retired and/or existing
Judges of High Courts and/or Supreme Court having been short-listed (like Mr
Justice Retired Ravi R Tripathi) for posts of Information Commissioner/Chief
Information Commissioner at Central Information Commission ever since information
may be available on record.
4.
Complete bio-data of any retired and/or existing Judges
of High Courts and/or Supreme Court having been short-listed (like Mr Justice
Retired Ravi R Tripathi) for posts of Information Commissioner/Chief
Information Commissioner at Central Information Commission.
5.
Complete bio-data of Mr Justice (Retired) Ravi R Tripathi
as submitted by/for him while applying for post of Information
Commissioner/Chief Information Commissioner at Central Information Commission.
6.
Complete information together with related
file-notings/correspondence/documents etc on Mr Justice (Retired) Ravi R
Tripathi not having been finally selected for either of posts of Information
Commissioner/Chief Information Commissioner at Central Information Commission.
7.
Complete information about earlier postings held by Mr
Justice (Retired) Ravi R Tripathi.
8.
Complete information on selection of Mr Justice (Retired)
Ravi R Tripathi for his earlier postings prior to his having applied for post
of Information Commissioner/Chief Information Commissioner at Central
Information Commission.
9.
Any other related information.
10.
File-noting on movement of this RTI-petition.
In reply
the department has stated that, the following judges were applied for the post:
1.
Shri Brijendra Mohan Sinha retired Judge, High Court of
Allahabad applied for the post of IC in CIC in 2013.
2.
Shri Zaki Ullah Khan retired Judge, High Court of
Allahabad applied for the post of Chief IC in CIC in 201 4.
3.
Shri Sheo Kvmar Singh retired Jvdge, High Court of
Allahabad applied for the post of Chief IC in CIC 2014.
4.
Shri Brojendra Prasad Katakey retired Judge, High Court of
Guwahati applied for the post of IC in CIC in 2014.
5.
Shri Ravi R. Tripathi retired Judge, High Court of
Gujarat applied for the post of IC and Chief IC in CIC in 2015.
It is also
clarified that, no other judge except Shri Ravi R. Tripathi has ever been shortlisted
for the post of Chief IC/IC in the CIC.