Tag: Lokayukta

Govt receives names of judges for Lokayukta

Source:-https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com Panaji: The state government has received the names of retired judges of the Supreme Court and high court to be appointed as the Lokayukta for the state. The post was lying vacant after Lokayukta P K Misra’s term ended on September 17, 2020.Speaking to TOI, advocate general Devidas Pangam said the high court has

Odisha’s new Lokayukta rules that protect identity of officials sparks row

Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com. In a move that has evoked protests from activists; the Odisha government has asked the office of Lokayukta, the quasi-judicial anti-corruption authority to protect the identity of any public servant against whom a complaint is lodged till the conclusion of the investigation. The General Administration department of the Odisha government which notified the Odisha

Andhra finally gets a Lokayukta as state appoints Justice P Lakshmana Reddy

Source: thenewsminute.com Retired Andhra Pradesh High Court Judge Justice P Lakshmana Reddy was appointed as the state’s new Lokayukta on Monday and will be holding the position for the next five years. He is the first Lokayukta to take charge in Andhra since the state’s bifurcation in 2014. Hailing from Kadapa district, Justice Lakshmana Reddy

Lokayukta police emboldened to use spy cameras in graft cases pre-FIR stage

Source:- thehindu.com Former BDA Deputy Commissioner, discharged from bribery case by HC, has to now face trial In a judgment that will encourage the Karnataka Lokayukta police to use spy cameras in bribery cases before registering First Information Reports (FIR), the Supreme Court has said that the Lokayukta police providing spy cameras to complainants to record conversations with