Dear Satishji At present, IC(T) has many core/important PAs assigned to him. His backlog is only rauuning at about 4 months - this means he is a very efficient IC. Liek a machine gun, he can dispose of appeals at the rate of 5 minutes each (and without resorting to IC(A)'s hackneyed formula).
Only about 30% of IC(T)'s orders are posted to the website. Members have been asking me to rate the various ICs. Now the last time we did this there was an uproar and the CIC Registry formally asked to know the empirical data we based on ratings on. So this time we wont do it that way. Let me give my assessment of IC(T) PLUSSES: 1) IC AN Tiwari's knowledge of RTI Act is second to none. 2) IC(ANT) enjoys a very healthy respect in the bureaucracy and within the CIC - far higher than Mr H's. Many CIC staff want IC(T) as CIC instead of Mr.H. Like those who think that Sardar Patel would have made a better PM than Nehru. 3) For a knowledgeable applicant facing off against an obstructive PA, you could not hope for a better IC than IC(T) to order that information (as distinguished from penalty) be given to you. 4) I cant recall the last time any of IC(T)'s orders have been challenged in the High Court. 5) IC(T) cant stand NGOs and applicant fools. 6) When a PIO puts his back up he can singledhandedly (smile) write the 2nd longest order of CIC to pillory him. PIOs come very well prepared to appear before him. 7) If your appeal / complaint positively exposes systemic deficiencies in babudom, IC(T) applies his mind to fix the problem. 8) IC(T) detests vexatious applicants with a veangance. 9) IC(T) understands section 4 of the RTI Act to the n'th degree. (Its a pity that nobody else at CIC challenges him) 10) IC(T) doesn't encourage the public / citizens to hang about at his office - wasting everybodies time. MINUSES:- 1) IC(T) comes across as arrogant and brusque. 2) IC(T) is perceived as being biased in favour of babudom 3) IC(T) passes most of his orders without hearing parties. He also hardly ever publishes his orders to the web. 4) IC(T) is unethical because his office is open to PIOs and his babudom cronies who write up his decisions so that he can play golf (or whatever it is he does in his spare time). He has never pronounced orders in open proceedings as required by Rule 8 (APR) despite the fact that he notified these Rules as Secy DopT. 5) IC(T)'s staff are the 2nd cheapest to bribe at CIC. It must be mentioned that this applies to 2 black sheep there, the others are reputed to be impeccably honest. Sarbajit --- In [email protected], Satish Kumar Kapoor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Can some body tell me, how many orders IC Mr tiwari has passed in last two years, how many his orders are uploaded on Web site, in how many cases he has summarly dismissed appeals on lame execuses? > > I tried to get it under RTI act, but failed to get, my 2nd appeal is pending with CIC. > > S.K.Kapoor >
