The
Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre why only retired or sitting
bureaucrats were being shortlisted by the search committee for appointment as
information commissioners. When
Additional Solicitor General Pinky Anand, appearing for the Centre, said that
the search committee has recommended 14 names for consideration to the
selection committee for appointing information commissioners, a bench of
Justices A K Sikri and S Abdul Nazeer asked whether “in these 14 names, apart
from bureaucrats (retired or sitting) is there anybody else.†Responding, the
ASG said one of the 14 persons is a retired judge while rest are bureaucrats. “Their
(petitioners’) objection is that only civil servants are there. Ultimately, you
do not find even a single person other than bureaucrats,†the bench told the
ASG. The bench also pointed out that the search committee comprises only civil
servants.
SC: Why only civil servants for CIC jobs
By IndianMandarins - 2019-01-29 10:50:31
The
Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre why only retired or sitting
bureaucrats were being shortlisted by the search committee for appointment as
information commissioners.
When Additional Solicitor General Pinky Anand, appearing for the Centre, said that the search committee has recommended 14 names for consideration to the selection committee for appointing information commissioners, a bench of Justices A K Sikri and S Abdul Nazeer asked whether “in these 14 names, apart from bureaucrats (retired or sitting) is there anybody else.†Responding, the ASG said one of the 14 persons is a retired judge while rest are bureaucrats.
“Their (petitioners’) objection is that only civil servants are there. Ultimately, you do not find even a single person other than bureaucrats,†the bench told the ASG. The bench also pointed out that the search committee comprises only civil servants.
