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Former SC-judge to be India's first Lokpal, official announcement soon

Former SC-judge to be India's first Lokpal, official announcement soon
Written by Shalini Ojha
Mar 17, 2019, 04:36 pm 2 min read
Former SC-judge to be India's first Lokpal, official announcement soon

Former SC judge Pinaki Chandra Ghose will be India's first Lokpal and an official announcement about the same could be made on Monday, claimed reports. Justice Ghose's name was finalized after the Selection Committee met on Friday. The Selection Committee comprised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, and jurist Mukul Rohatgi. Here's more.

Career
Justice Ghose belongs to a celebrated family

Justice Ghose is the son of late Sambhu Chandra Ghose, who was the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court. After completing his graduation from St. Xavier's College, Justice Ghose studied law from Calcutta University. He began his career as an advocate in West Bengal's bar council in 1976. In 2013, he was elevated to the top court and retired in 2017.

Judgment
Justice Ghose sent Jayalalithaa's aide Sasikala to prison

Justice Ghose gained the spotlight in 2017 when he convicted late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's aide Sasikala in the disproportionate assets case. The case had been lying in the courts for 21 years. Along with Justice Ghose, the division bench which pronounced the verdict also included Justice Amitava Roy. Sasikala was ordered to surrender immediately. She is currently in prison.

Order
Earlier, SC pulled up Centre over delay in appointing Lokpal

On March 7, an SC bench, headed by CJI Ranjan Gogoi, asked Attorney General KK Venugopal about government's plans of appointing a Lokpal. Venugopal was given ten days to inform SC about the Selection Committee's meeting and probable names. He had informed the bench that he will ask Secretary of the Department of Personnel and Training to convene a meeting of Selection Committee soon.

Information
Mallikarjun Kharge missed the meetings

The leader of opposition Mallikarjun Kharge was invited for the meeting but he didn't attend. Reportedly, the senior Congress leader was upset that he was designated as a "special invitee" and this would mean that he couldn't participate in the actual selection process.

Act
Years after law was passed, India to get first Lokpal

Though the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act was passed in 2013, no concrete steps were taken in this direction until now. Upset with the inordinate delays in appointing a Lokpal, NGO Common Cause filed a PIL in SC. Renowned lawyer Prashant Bhushan was also part of the PIL. The law gives Lokpal power to probe corruption complaints against former PMs, MPs, and government employees.

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Puducherry Governor Kiran Bedi welcomes development

Exceedingly happy to see the announcement of LOKPAL. It shall strengthen all anti corruption systems in the country and give a big boost to vigilance work at all levels. Thank #AnnaHazare for having led and persevered for this cause. Jai Hind.

— Kiran Bedi (@thekiranbedi) March 17, 2019
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A mathematics graduate, I handle the national desk. Always looking for items to read, I started off as an entertainment beat writer and made the switch three years into my career. My talents include breaking news and being on top of trending topics.
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