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Subject: Re: Candle Light Prayer Meeting

From: Ketan Bhatt

Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:25:08 +0530

Attachments: 1 Dr.Singhania 080701.zip,

2 The prohibited question.pdf,

3 Power-grid and sheer dirt polity.pdf,4 Appl-11 090209 FAA Decision transcript with comments

5 List of salient issues.pdf

To: "Prof. Sebastian Morris"

CC: "Prof. Dileep Mavalankar"

, Shwetank Bhatnagar Student, Director's Office, Dean, CAO Office, IIMA Notice Board

, Student NoticeBoard, All PGP2 Student, all1s, All FPM Group, PGP Executive ProgramIIMSTAFF , Faculty Nb

A flock of around 50 seagulls was there at

photo-lawn. Many of them took the pledge to tryand take to wings and follow the Jonathan. I

fully agree with Prof. Morris, except that

there are grave risks EVEN to effect systemic

changes. While committing hara-kiri might look

a brave position, more emphasis needs to be on

effecting systemic changes. Who knows how many

brave-hearts like Manjunath and Satyendra

Dubey passed away un-noticed. Even these twocould attain demigod status only posthumously

(were lone and ridiculed for their foolhardy

actions in days preceding their murder).

Let me also add few words of caution to me

superman kind of people. Friends, I have had

(having) my own tryst with destiny and life off

the edge. While living off the edge may not be

strictly in a physical sense (as in case of ourown afp09satyrbrata@iimahd), it does refer to

Whistleblower email on IIMA Notice Board on "salient issues" listed on pages-4-5.


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27-Nov-09 21:52

ferocious nature of the system. I too have lost

(logical sense) 70% of my friends in this jung.

Here too summit is a lonely place. People will

cheer only if you manage to return in single

piece. Each step is a struggle and survival

solely depends on luck+skills of the person. Itoo have been lucky so far.

Among other attributes, ferocious include

invitation to,

ridicule,

fabrication of MoM and other evidences,

allegation (print/signed) by administrationof favoring a particular vendor in

multi-crore rupee public tender for ERP

implementation in which I was CC Team Lead

(serious criminal offense),

show-cause notice,

threat for disciplinary action & summary

termination of job,

urinating in my drinking water bottle,

attempts to cast unfair influence on

judicial authority,

nadir may still be on its way.

Attached herewith is a brief abstract of some

of the findings, transcript of one decision by

our First Appellate Authority and few of my

posts on [email protected] NO REPLY(from ANY quarter) to ANY of these posts.

As elsewhere, here too, the decision makers

**ARE** the institute (Indira is India and

India is Indira said Dev Kant). They are

sovereign. That also means institutional

welfare is supreme over that of its subjects.

That also means institute MUST always win, no

matter at what cost to ethics being professed

in classrooms. Anything and everything is fair.


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27-Nov-09 21:52

Arm chair intellectuals are always comfortable

working with LARGER systems. Larger the better.

After all, IIMA is too small and inconvenient a

CANVAS for crme de la crme! And then, having

made big investments, there are pressing issueslike research/academic pursuits, promotions,

grades, conferences, placements, awards...

Candle light vigils are better means to console

and pamper ones conscience.

NO, no debate challenge for today because, I

doubt if Ms. Shame Shame stays amongstUS, bole to, Corporate Honchos. ASTU.

I repeat, I fully agree with Prof. Morris, and

hence this email in larger public interest.

Believe me, me superman is a dangerous

proposition, EVEN to effect systemic changes.

In all systems there are vested communal

interests resisting change. These forces are

ruthless and faceless (often operating throughfulcrum). And survival is to a large extent by

luck and to some extent by personal skills.

I did not take the pledge. Still, may I claim

my little space under the sun for

de(con)structive contribution for trying to

facilitate little change in our polity and

processes???


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List of salient issues

Senior level officials (like Dean, Committee Chairman, etc)are holding honorary positions. As such there need not

exist any norms governing appointment to such honorary

positions. And even if one exists, institute is not bound

to declare the same.

Employees of the institute do not get copies of theirservice book, unless they ask for it under RTI Act. As a

matter of policy, institute does not share annual

performance appraisals with its employees.

Often norms for recruitment are changed arbitrarily, andnobody bothers to record reasons for the same.

First Appellate Authority : Periodically unnecessary/unwanted papers are destroyed as per our judgment. NO

register is kept. Till date IIM is yet to announce record

retention policy. This is so inspite of explicit CIC

decision dt 08-Apr-2009.

PIO : Some vital records have gone untraceable onresignation of their custodian. But, no inquiry, no police

complaint, no FIR, nothing.

And if some of the records are untraceable, then NONE of therecords are provided to RTI applicant!!

First Appellate Authority ruled that custodian of MoMs cangive MoM records to this applicant for Rs.50,000/-. BUT the

same custodian will not give these records to PIO of the

institute!!!

PIO will provide only such information which is accessibleto him in his capacity as Establishment Officer. Else he

raises his hands helplessly. And asks RTI applicant to make

direct approach to custodian of such records.

And when citizen makes direct approach to the custodian, he

forwards RTI application to the same PIO who already is

helpless.


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This is the modus operandi of senior officials who work in

collusion to take RTI Act as well as its applicant for a

long and costly ride on giant wheel.

IIM is 45+ years. Grievance Redressal System is almost non-existent. Grievance redressal is **oral**. genuine

grievances are amicably resolved, REST get trashed, as if

not received. Not even acknowledged. Footmarks wiped clean.

As such institute does not maintain grievance register.

First Appellate Authority ruled that he will hold PIOaccountable for information denial (and other violations),

only if he is able to hold this applicant accountable to

service rules!!!

First Appellate Authority : Agenda & MoM of IIMA Board ofGovernors (and other 20+ committees) are confidential and

denied u/s 8(d). (actually, these need to be published suo-

moto on institute website).

There also appears to be a strong case of harassment to RTIapplicant who is also employed with the institute.

While IIMA does have Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), **NO**efforts have ever been made to sensitize (notification,

O.M., etc) IIMA community to vigilance angle OR existence

of a position called Chief Vigilance Officer. In IIMs

history, TILL DATE of PIO reply no vigilance complaints were

ever received, no vigilance inquiry ever held.As such

vigilance register does NOT exist.

Akin to an accountant not maintaining his books, ifinstitute does not create and publish (on website)

its financial deals and other records (speaking

orders for major decisions, record destruction

register, grievance register, vigilance

register...), then HOW will our citizens be able to

exercise their right to information??

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