Forest service official Sanjeev Chaturvedi gets CAT relief

The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has rendered 'infructuos' an order of Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for returning the proposal of changing cadre  of Chaturvedi, who was also removed as the Chief Vigilance Officer of AIIMS.

In  a recent order, a bench headed by CAT Chairman Syed Rafat Alam said that the instances mentioned by the IFS officer prima facie  bear out 'extreme hardship' at the hands of authorities of Haryana government which had also been substantiated by the report of the two-member committee appointed by Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF).

"We are of the opinion that the impugned order dated January 28, 2015 (of ACC) is rendered infructuous ipso facto as the matter is to be reconsidered by respondents as submitted by counsel for the respondents (Union of India, MoEF and Department of Personnel & Training). Hence, we only direct at this juncture that the case of the applicant (Chaturvedi) may be considered expeditiously, preferably within a period of two months from the date of production of certified copy of this order," the tribunal stated.

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Irani should answer why she is not setting up IIIT: Priyanka Gandhi

Priyanka, who is on a two-day visit to her mother Sonia Gandhi's constituency, rubbished Irani's accusations and said since she (Irani) is now the Education Minister, what was the hassle in setting up IIIT in Rae Bareli as promised during UPA regime.

"She is the HRD Minister. First she should tell why she is not setting up an IIIT here. The youth are facing a lot of problems and this is her department. Why is she not looking into it," Priyanka said.

She also said the people here are facing numerous problems and that she was "deliberately" visiting the place.   

Irani, in an indirect attack on Nehru-Gandhi family, on  Tuesday said after years of promises, this time development work will start soon.

"The grandparents said it and now he (Rahul) is making promises. They all had been making promises, but the people here are yet to have facility of railway line. This time the work will start soon," Irani had said.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi is the current MP from Rae Bareli constituency while Rahul Gandhi is the MP from Amethi.

Priyanka also had an exclusive session with the women in the constituency.

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Keep ego in check to make Lok Adalat successful: Justice Dave

The Lok Adalat, being organised by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), is aimed at disposing of lakhs of cases. Last year, around 71 lakh cases were settled in the first National Lok Adalat held on November 23.

Inaugurating the Lok Adalat, which will also take place in apex court, Justice Dave said it is the best way to resolve disputes as both the fighting parties come to a mutually acceptable solution and they do not have to wait for years to get their cases decided in court.
  
"This method is the best way to resolve the dispute. It is fast and less expensive. Relation between the litigants does not get strained and they remain cordial as they mutually agree to dissolve the dispute," he said, adding, "People need to have a big heart and keep their ego under control to get the dispute resolved in Lok Adalat".
  
He said this form of dispute resolution has been very successful even since it came into existence since March 14, 1982 when the first Lok Adalat was set up at Una in Junagadh district of Gujarat.
  
In the Supreme Court, three Lok Adalat benches will sit and 53 cases, including matrimonial disputes and motor accident compensation claims, will be taken up for disposal.
  
The programme will be viewed all over the country through video conferencing and web casting. A large number of criminal compoundable cases, cheque bounce and bank recovery cases, civil suits motor accident claims and family matters will be taken up during the National Lok Adalat.
  
Apart from these, in many states, revenue matters, land acquisition references, consumer matters, service and labour matters will also be taken up for the amicable settlements.
  
Besides the Lok Adalat, a large number of petty criminal cases will also be taken up on Saturday by special sittings of magistrates and judges.

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Sadhvi remark: P J Kurien asks Opposition parties, government to end logjam

Kurien adjourned the House for the day at about 3.15 PM after it failed to transact any business for the fourth consecutive day today with an agitated opposition insisting on the sacking of the Minister.

"Leaders of the opposition parties and government should sit together and work out a solution by Monday. The Chair cannot take a decision," Kurien, who was in the Chair, observed.

His observations came after the House witnessed four adjournments before the Chair called it a day as opposition uproar continued over the demand and members insisted on a resolution to condemn the Sadhvi's remarks.

"There is an impasse between the government and the opposition and as long as this issue is not resolved we will not allow the House to run," said Deputy Leader of Opposition Anand Sharma when Kurien pleaded that private members' bill be taken up.

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Form judicial commission to avert shutdown: Imran Khan to Sharif government

Delivering a speech in Islamabad on Friday, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief said he would shutdown Faisalabad on December 8 unless a judicial commission is formed to look into the elections, Dawn online reported Saturday.

"If the government wants to avert the shutting down of the major cities as well as the country, it must form a judicial commission to probe rigging in the May 2013 elections," he said"Unless the terms of references for the judicial commission are not finalised, Plan C (to shutdown Faisalabad) will remain intact," he added.

"If the judicial commission clears the government, I will accept it," he said. "But if rigging is proved, the government will have to go," the report quoted Khan as saying.

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Over 500,000 evacuated in Philippines as typhoon approaches

The department of the interior and local government conducted the forced evacuation in the face of approaching Hagupit, according to Corazon Soliman, secretary of the department of social welfare and development.

According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the typhoon is expected to make landfall on Saturday evening over the Eastern or Northern Samar provinces in central Philippines, Chinese media reported.

National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council executive director Alexander Pama said authorities will keep alerting though Hagupit has slightly weakened.

Hagupit's maximum sustained winds dropped to 195 km per hour from the previous 215 km per hour, according to the data released by PAGASA on Friday.

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India's forex reserves up USD 1.43 billion

The reserves had fallen by USD 672.4 million to USD 314.87 billion in the week ended November 21. According to the RBI's weekly statistical supplement, foreign currency assets, the biggest component of the forex reserves, rose USD 1.42 billion at USD 290.82 billion in the week under review.

The foreign currency assets had declined USD 664.3 million at USD 289.39 billion in the previous week (November 21).

The RBI said the foreign currency assets, expressed in US dollar terms, include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-US currencies such as the pound sterling, euro and yen held in reserve.

India's reserve position with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was up USD 2.5 million to USD 1.52 billion. The value of special drawing rights (SDRs) was higher by USD 6.4 million at USD 4.22 billion.

The value of gold reserves which was static since October 3 at USD 20.01 billion and had declined by 275 million at USD 19.73 billion for the week ended October 31, stayed the same in the week ended November 21.

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