Supreme Court Verdict Appointment of PJ Thomas as CVC head is illegal – PJ Thomas Resigned from post of CVC

The Supreme Court has ruled that PJ Thomas' appointment as Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) is illegal.

Updated On March 15, 2011

Keywords, Tag – P J Thomas Appointment Cancelled by President, President Warrant


Law Minister Veerappa Moily said that Thomas had resigned after the verdict of Supreme Court of India.

Now PJ Thomas does not need to resign from his post, as already his services are terminated.
Now the certified copies will go to the concert department of government of India and they will follow the orders.


Once Again Supreme Court of India gave historical judgment.


The Supreme Court has ruled that PJ Thomas' appointment as Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) is illegal.

Who selected the Thomas as CVC head?
PJ Thomas was selected in September by the Prime Minister and Home Minister. The third member of their committee, Leader of the Opposition, Sushma Swaraj

Sushma Swaraj opposed the appointment of Thomas.

PIL was filed in the Supreme Court of India.
The PIL had claimed that Thomas was not a person of impeccable integrity.
CVC is the department which is called as anti corruption watchdog.
The SC observed that Thomas is a person who is tainted as he was an accused in the palmoline export scam in Kerala.

The Supreme Court said that the high-powered committee's recommendation on appointment of Thomas "does not exist in law".

The committee, for whatsoever reason, failed to consider relevant material recommending action against Thomas, the court observed.

The court also rejected the Government's argument that the CVC's appointment was not under the jurisdiction of the court and added that future appointments to the post should not be restricted to civil servants alone; that people of impeccable integrity from other fields should be considered as well.

The Supreme court said, "Touchstone for the appointment of the CVC is the institutional integrity as well as the personal integrity of the candidate."
Now congress has to answer, what is the reason they have selected him for this post of CVC or what ever may be reason.

Its failure of Planning, It’s a failure of appointment procedure, thus the appointment procedure of the CVC should be changed and only highly clean people should be given opportunity to work as CVC.

Updated On March 15, 2011

Appointment of P J Thomas as CVC Cancelled by President

Eleven days back Supreme Court quashed the appointment, Selection of P J Thomas as Central Vigilance Commissioner.

The Supreme Court had on March three quashed the appointment of Thomas as CVC, saying the recommendation made by the HPC did not consider chargesheet relating to a corruption case pending against him.

A Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesperson said in a brief statement that "the President has signed the warrant of cancellation of appointment of P J Thomas as CVC today."

Now government of India can start to look for the new Central Vigilance Commissioner


Reality views by sm –
Thursday, March 03, 2011

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Know about CVC Powers and functions –

http://realityviews.blogspot.com/2009/09/india-know-about-cvc-central-vigilance.html


Who is PJ Thomas?

http://realityviews.blogspot.com/2010/11/supreme-court-decides-to-check.html

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Election Commission announced election dates for five states. History will be created with these elections - NRI can stand as a candidate or vote

Election Commission announced election dates for five states.
History will be created with these elections -
NRI can stand as a candidate or vote

Updated on Saturday, March 26, 2011 –

Election Commission announced election dates for five states. History will be created with these elections - NRI can stand as a candidate in these elections

Reality Views by sm –
Wednesday, March 02, 2011

The election commission of India has announced the dates for election in 5 states.
Polling will be held using Electronic Voting Machines.


1. Tamil Nadu - votes on April 13 - No. of assembly constituencies 234
2. Kerala - votes on April 13 – No. of assembly constituencies 140
3. West Bengal - votes on six days, starting April 18,23,27, May 3,7,10 - No. of assembly constituencies 294
4. Assam - votes on April 4 and April 11 - No. of assembly constituencies 126
5. Puducherry - votes on April 13 - No. of assembly constituencies 30

In west Bengal polling will be held in six phases.

Counting of votes for all states will take place on 13th May 2011.

As the schedule was announced by the chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi.
Now the model code of conduct has come into force immediately as dates are out.

Number of Voters or Electors in each state

1. West Bengal – more than 5.60 crore electors

2. Tamil Nadu - 4.59 crore

3. Kerala - 2.29 crore electors

4. Assam - 1.81 crore

5. Puducherry – more than eight lakh

Which Political Party is enjoying which state?

1. Tamil Nadu is enjoyed by DMK +

2. Kerala is enjoyed by Left Front

3. Puducherry is enjoyed by congress +

4. Assam is enjoyed by congress

5. West Bengal is enjoyed by left front.

First time in Indian history in these election non resident Indians will be allowed to vote.

Overseas Indian citizens will be able to cast their ballot in person in the five assembly elections
Government of India has notified the rules and thus now more than 11 million Indians are eligible to vote in these elections.

NRI will not be allowed to vote using Postal Ballot.

The rules make it clear that NRI must be physically present with their passport on the polling day if they want to vote in state elections, in their home city or village.

Which Non Resident Indians are eligible to register and vote in these elections?
Must fulfill following conditions to vote –

1. Completed 18 years of age as on January 1 of the year.

2. He is staying in foreign land but he has not acquired citizenship of a foreign country.

3. He should be citizen of India.

If NRI fulfills above conditions he can make an application for being registered as a voter, and the passport will decide in which constituency he will be registered. In passport the person’s place of residence is mentioned.

The NRI voters now can submit the application directly or by post to the electoral registration officer of the constituency within which the place of residence is mentioned in the passport.

As per the rules Now NRI can vote, and automatically they get right to stand for elections.
According to the Representation of the People Act, once a person is registered as a voter, he automatically has a right to contest polls also.

In past when Indian citizens did not stay in India , if he goes outside India and stays there more than six months then his name from the voters list was deleted.

But now they can vote in these elections.

Lets see which Non Resident Indian becomes first to vote in these elections.

Who knows any smart Non Resident Indian can stand for Election and I am sure there are chances if he stands for elections he will win that election.

In these elections if he stands then forever his name will be written in the history books.

Updated on Saturday, March 26, 2011 –

Tamil Nadu Polls only holders of voters slip or Elector’s Photo Identity Card (EPIC) will be allowed to vote

The Election Commission has made it clear that voters would be allowed to exercise their franchise in the April 13 Tamil Nadu assembly polls either by displaying Elector’s Photo Identity Card (EPIC) or by using voters slip.

Stating that voter’s slip would be distributed door-to-door, he said the process would begin on April 1 in Chennai as the printing of slips were underway.

"They have to either bring the EPIC card or the voter’s slip to the polling booth for casting their vote," Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Kumar told

Kumar added posters carrying slogans such as "Say Yes to Vote, No to Money" both in English and Tamil, would be pasted at important places to urge people to desist from accepting cash to cast their votes.

DMK in its manifesto has assured of free grinders or mixers and laptops for students, AIADMK has said it would give 20 kgs of rice besides providing free grinders, mixers and fans for voters.

Asked about the manifestos of some political parties that promise freebies such as grinders, mixies and laptops, Kumar said the EC does not play a role in such issues.


Reality Views by sm –
Wednesday, March 02, 2011

American World War I last veteran Frank Buckles Died at age 110 – What About Indian War Heroes?

American World War I last veteran Frank Buckles Died at age 110
– What About Indian War Heroes?

Reality Views by sm –
Tuesday, March 01, 2011

A total of 4,734,991 Americans served in the military during World War I.

On Nov. 11 the 90th anniversary of the signing of the armistice — Buckles was recognized by the secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs as “our last living link” to World War I.


Frank Buckles, the last surviving American World War I veteran, passed away at the age of 110.

Frank Buckles marked his 110th birthday on February 1.
He was born Feb. 1, 1901 on a farm near Bethany, Mo.

“I always knew I’d be one of the last because I was one of the youngest when I joined,” Buckles, then 107, told the New York Daily News. “But I never thought I’d be the last one.”

Susannah Buckles Flanagan age 55 said her father Mr. Buckles, a widower, died of natural causes on his West Virginia farm, where she had been caring for him.
At 12:15 a.m. Sunday, he summoned his live-in nurse to his bedroom. As the nurse looked on, Flanagan said, Mr. Buckles drew a breath, and his eyes fell shut.

Buckles was the living history book of World War I, he saw everything, and he experienced everything.

In April 1917 United States entered in WWI.
At the tender age of 16, Buckles left his school, to join American forces.
But he was rejected by Marine and Navy recruiters

Then he decided join Army, when the recruiter asked to see his birth certificate, Buckles said Missouri didn’t keep birth records when he was born and the only record was what was written in the family Bible.
Buckles lied to join army about his age and he became successful in that.
Buckles enlisted on Aug. 14, 1917, serial number 15577 and went through basic training at Ft. Riley, Kan.

At the age of 16, he witnessed the European theatre of World War I, serving in the United States Army as an ambulance driver.
In World War II, he became a Prisoner of War in the Philippines and was imprisoned for 39 months.


Buckles family has a tribute site to him at http://www.frankbuckles.org/

What about our Indian War Heroes who fought for India.
Do you know few names of Indian war heroes?
Everyone remembers Border, Karma, and Cricket Players
But what about real heroes.

Who is responsible for this?
Our History Books, Our school History Lessons?
Our Indian Society

Think for a second about our Indian War Heroes and their families.

All Gave Some, but Some Gave All
For You and Me and All

Reality Views by sm –
Tuesday, March 01, 2011