Former Supreme Court choose A M Khanwilkar was appointed because the chairperson of the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal.
Former Supreme Court choose A M Khanwilkar was appointed because the chairperson of the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal on Tuesday, practically two years after the put up fell vacant. The Lokpal has been working with out its common chief after Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose accomplished his time period on May 27, 2022.
Justice Pradip Kumar Mohanty, a judicial member of the Lokpal, is presently the appearing chairperson. President Droupadi Murmu is happy to nominate Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar because the chairperson of the Lokpal, based on a communique issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Justice Khanwilkar retired from the Supreme Court in July 2022. Retired justices Lingappa Narayana Swamy, Sanjay Yadav and Ritu Raj Awasthi have been appointed as judicial members of the anti-corruption ombudsman, it stated.
Sushil Chandra, Pankaj Kumar and Ajay Tirkey will likely be non-judicial members, the communique acknowledged. These appointments will take impact from the dates they assume cost of their respective places of work, it added.
Read: UP: Former DNA crew member killed, 4 injured in accident on Purvanchal Expressway
The chairperson and members of the Lokpal are appointed by the President after acquiring the suggestions of a Selection Committee having the prime minister as its chairperson. Apart from a chairperson, the Lokpal can have eight members — 4 judicial and as many non-judicial.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by DNA workers and is revealed from PTI)
