-The Times of India Comptroller and auditor general Vinod Rai on Monday defended his audit reports and said they were carried out with objectivity and in a professional manner. "To ensure that our professional and personal conduct is above reproach, we have adopted a code of ethics comprising the general ethical requirements of integrity, objectivity, professional secrecy and competence," he said addressing an accountants general (AGs) conference in the Capital. The three-day conference...
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Absurd Arguments -Madhu Purnima Kishwar
-Outlook While some question my motives in seeking information on Rahul Gandhi's foreign trips, others say that parting with such information will jeopardize his security. Really? I am really puzzled by some of the responses to my RTI regarding Rahul Gandhi’s foreign trips. One set of persons have echoed the arguments used by Congress spokespersons Manish Tiwari and Jayanti Natarajan questioning my motives for demanding information that “violates the privacy of Rahul Gandhi.”...
More »Supreme Court to examine validity of FDI notification -J Venkatesan
-The Hindu Seeks A-G’s assistance in clarifying issues raised by PIL The Supreme Court will examine the validity of the notification the Centre issued on September 20 of its decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail. On Friday, a Bench of Justices R.M. Lodha and Anil R. Dave, without issuing notice, sought Attorney-General G.E. Vahanvati’s assistance in clarifying certain issues, and directed advocate M.L. Sharma, who has challenged the...
More »Ethical Cleansing, Not Ritual Purity -Yogendra Yadav
-Outlook Arvind Kejriwal’s public rift with Anna must not distract us from the necessity of his political foray Anna Hazare may not be part of the proposed political party that is yet to emerge from the womb of what was an unprecedented movement against corruption. The questions he has raised, however, must be answered. Not just because they are his questions; he being the symbol of probity in public life. They need...
More »Experts call for amendments to prevent judges taking up jobs after retirement -J Venkatesan
-The Hindu The Constitution and various laws must be amended to prevent judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts from taking up post-retirement jobs, say legal experts. A couple of days ago, Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley suggested an embargo on the appointment of retired judges to commissions. BJP president Nitin Gadkari has suggested a “cooling-off period” of two years from the date of retirement...
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