Appointment of State Information Commissioners, Constitution of Search Committee under the Right to Information Act, 2005, Orders Issued
The Government of Tamil Nadu Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department issued G.O.Ms. No. 90 on 28th July 2020, constituting a Search Committee to shortlist candidates for appointment as State Information Commissioners of the Tamil Nadu Information Commission. The notification concerns public appointments under the Right to Information Act, 2005, and does not contain provisions governing land, property ownership or development.
What the notification does
The Government of Tamil Nadu Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department issued G.O.Ms. No. 90 on 28th July 2020. The notification creates a Search Committee to shortlist candidates who may be considered for appointment as State Information Commissioners of the Tamil Nadu Information Commission.
The Search Committee must present its shortlisted candidates to the Chairperson of the Selection Committee prescribed under Section 15(3) of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (Central Act 22 of 2005).
Search Committee members
G.O.Ms. No. 90 names three members of the Search Committee:
- Honourable Justice (Retired) Thiru S.R. Singharavelu, a retired High Court Judge, as Chairperson.
- Thiru Hans Raj Verma, Indian Administrative Service, Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, as a member.
- Thiru R. Venkatesan, retired Indian Administrative Service officer, as a member.
Scope of the committee
The Search Committee constituted by the Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department has a defined role in the appointment process. Its stated function is to shortlist candidates for appointment as State Information Commissioners and present those candidates to the Chairperson of the prescribed Selection Committee.
The notification does not provide the detailed terms of reference for the Search Committee. It states that those terms will be issued separately.
Who may be affected
G.O.Ms. No. 90 directly concerns candidates being considered for appointment as State Information Commissioners, the named Search Committee members and the authorities involved in the selection process.
Property buyers, owners and land professionals are not given any duties or rights by this notification. It does not change land classification, planning controls, registration requirements, ownership records, property charges or development permissions. Its subject is the constitution of a committee for appointments to the Tamil Nadu Information Commission.
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Common questions
Does this notification change any Tamil Nadu land or property rule?
No land or property rule is set out in the notification. It only constitutes a Search Committee for shortlisting candidates for appointment as State Information Commissioners.
Who chairs the Search Committee?
Honourable Justice (Retired) Thiru S.R. Singharavelu, a retired High Court Judge, is named as Chairperson.
What will the Search Committee do?
The committee will shortlist candidates for appointment as State Information Commissioners of the Tamil Nadu Information Commission and present them to the Chairperson of the prescribed Selection Committee.
Does the notification include the committee's detailed terms of reference?
No. The notification states that the terms of reference will be issued separately.
