Highlights of Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill [Read the Bill]
9 years, 3 months ago

Highlights of Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill [Read the Bill]

Live Law  

The Delhi Legislative Assembly has passed the Jan Lok Pal Bill last week and it got uploaded in the Delhi Legislative assembly web portal only yesterday. The Bill opens with a statement that the “Government is steadfastly committed to the establishment of the National Capital Territory of Delhi as a “Corruption Free Zone” and has made every effort to restore probity in public life” Constitution, Appointment of Jan Lok Pal The Lok Pal is designed as a three member body having one Chairperson andtwo Members to be known as the Janlokpal. The Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly-member The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly – member An eminent citizen to be nominated by the above 4 selection committee-member One judge of the Delhi High Court selected by the full Court of the High Courtof Delhi – member The Chairperson of the Janlokpal as appointed under this Act – member Chairperson and members of the Jan Lok Pal has a tenure of five years and they can be removed only on the ground of proved misbehaviour or incapacity and can be dismissed through a motion passed by the Assembly with two-thirds majority. The Jan Lok Pal Bill, as it was presented in India Against Corruption movement had a provision which enabled Lokpal to “recruit investigating officers and other officers and staff and get them trained inmodern methods of scientific investigation.”, but it seems that the new Bill does not provide for an independent investigation agency for Jan Lok Pal.

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In five years, Lokpal ordered probe in 24 cases, granted prosecution sanction in six
2 months, 1 week ago

In five years, Lokpal ordered probe in 24 cases, granted prosecution sanction in six

The Hindu  

Twelve years since the Lokpal Act was passed and five years after Lokpal– the country’s first anti-corruption body – started to function, it ordered investigation in just 24 cases and granted prosecution sanction in six cases, data show. At least 2,320 “defect-free” complaints were registered with the Lokpal in the past five years, with 226 complaints lodged from April 1 …

Maha legislative council passes Lokayukta Bill
1 year, 3 months ago

Maha legislative council passes Lokayukta Bill

Hindustan Times  

NAGPUR: In a significant stride towards bolstering transparency and accountability within the state’s governance, the Maharashtra State Legislative Council on Friday passed the Lokayukta Bill, 2022. State minister for education Deepak Kesarkar reintroduced the bill in the upper house after incorporating recommendations from the committee, following which the revised bill received unanimous support during Friday’s session. Addressing the legislative house, …

Lok Sabha passes NIA Amendment Bill 2019: Here's how the probe agency gets more teeth now
5 years, 8 months ago

Lok Sabha passes NIA Amendment Bill 2019: Here's how the probe agency gets more teeth now

India TV News  

Lok Sabha passes NIA Amendment Bill 2019: Here's how the probe agency gets more teeth now ​The Lok Sabha on Monday passed a bill giving more teeth to the National Investigation Agency. The Lok Sabha on Monday passed a bill giving more teeth to the National Investigation Agency. Here's how NIA will get more teeth with the passing of this …

The need for Lokpal in our country: All there is to know about the Bill to fight corruption
6 years, 8 months ago

The need for Lokpal in our country: All there is to know about the Bill to fight corruption

India Today  

The need for a governing body which can halt the ever-increasing corruption in our nation has become the need of the hour for a developing country like ours. The Supreme Court said the government's stand on completing the appointment of the Lokpal, an ombudsman to protect the common man from corruption in public service and power centres, is "wholly unsatisfactory". …

‘Govt examining ministerial-panel report on Lokpal’
7 years, 7 months ago

‘Govt examining ministerial-panel report on Lokpal’

The Hindu  

A report of inter-ministerial committee on Lokpal is under examination of the government, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday. However, an amendment bill was moved in Lok Sabha in December 2014 to remove certain difficulties in the operationalisation of the Act, he said. The Act envisages establishment of the anti-graft body Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayuktas in states …

All you need to know about the Lokpal Bill
7 years, 10 months ago

All you need to know about the Lokpal Bill

The Hindu  

The idea of an anti-corruption body and an ombudsman to look into corruption allegations against administrators, including legislators, has been floating around for over five decades now. It finally got shape with the passing of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2013, in Lok Sabha on December 18, 2013, but only after a nationwide protest led by India Against Corruption, a …

Cabinet clears Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Bill, 2016
8 years, 7 months ago

Cabinet clears Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Bill, 2016

Live Law  

Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its ex-post facto approval for amendments to Section 44 and consequential amendments of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 by introducing the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2016 in the Parliament.As per the Bill, this Amendment shall be deemed to have come into force on the 16th day of …

Cabinet clears Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Bill, 2016
8 years, 7 months ago

Cabinet clears Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Bill, 2016

Live Law  

Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its ex-post facto approval for amendments to Section 44 and consequential amendments of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 by introducing the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2016 in the Parliament.As per the Bill, this Amendment shall be deemed to have come into force on the 16th day of …

Highlights of Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill [Read the Bill]
9 years, 3 months ago

Highlights of Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill [Read the Bill]

Live Law  

The Delhi Legislative Assembly has passed the Jan Lok Pal Bill last week and it got uploaded in the Delhi Legislative assembly web portal only yesterday. The Bill opens with a statement that the “Government is steadfastly committed to the establishment of the National Capital Territory of Delhi as a “Corruption Free Zone” and has made every effort to restore …

Delhi Assembly passes AAP anti-graft Jan Lokpal Bill
9 years, 3 months ago

Delhi Assembly passes AAP anti-graft Jan Lokpal Bill

India TV News  

New Delhi: Over nine months after Aam Aadmi Party's resounding victory in the Delhi elections, the Delhi Assembly today passed its flagship anti-corruption law, the Jan Lokpal Bill. As per the bill, the three-member Jan Lokpal will “proceed to inquire or investigate into the allegation of ‘corruption' occurring in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.” In essence, besides the chief …

Delhi government approves Jan Lokpal Bill: What to expect?
9 years, 4 months ago

Delhi government approves Jan Lokpal Bill: What to expect?

India Today  

The much awaited Jan Lokpal Bill has finally been approved by the Delhi government. What all can be expected from the approved Citizen's Ombudsman Bill: It promises the establishment of a central government anti-corruption institution called Lokpal Members will be appointed by judges, IAS officers with a clean record, private citizens and constitutional authorities through a transparent and participatory process …

Delhi cabinet clears Jan Lokpal Bill, keeps CMO under purview
9 years, 4 months ago

Delhi cabinet clears Jan Lokpal Bill, keeps CMO under purview

Firstpost  

Following the decision, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the bill will be tabled in the Assembly soon while Sisodia said that the Business Advisory Committee will take a call on when to table the bill. New Delhi: The Delhi government today cleared the Jan Lokpal Bill, paving the way towards creating the post of an anti-graft ombudsman, which it claimed …

Parliament Panel on Lokpal Bill to seek 2nd extension |IndiaTV News
9 years, 8 months ago

Parliament Panel on Lokpal Bill to seek 2nd extension |IndiaTV News

India TV News  

New Delhi: A parliamentary committee examining the Lokpal Bill will not submit its report during the upcoming Monsoon session and seek extension for a second time to complete the task. The 31-member Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice, headed by Congress MP E M Sudarsana Natchiappan, is examining the Lokpal and Lokayuktas and Other Related Law …

Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act: A Commentary
11 years ago

Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act: A Commentary

Live Law  

ICynicism gave way to incredulity, hope and jubilation, when after several failed attempts, a broad political consensus was reached between the ruling Congress and the principal opposition party, the BJP, on the issue of the Lokpal Bill lying on the backburner for decades, which eventually culminated in the Parliament passing the Lokpal and the Lokayuktas Bill, 2013 in December, 2013,. …

Jan Lokpal: missing the legal story
11 years, 1 month ago

Jan Lokpal: missing the legal story

The Hindu  

As controversy rages over whether the Aam Aadmi Party government can introduce the Jan Lokpal Bill in the Delhi Assembly, there seems to be very little clarity on the legal position. However, in case of such a conflict, the law passed by the Delhi Legislative Assembly would prevail if the President gave assent to such a law. The Constitution places …

No Jan Lokpal Bill in Delhi Assembly, AAP to give it to MLAs today
11 years, 1 month ago

No Jan Lokpal Bill in Delhi Assembly, AAP to give it to MLAs today

Firstpost  

The bill is likely to be tabled in the assembly only tomorrow. New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party government is unlikely to table the anti-graft Jan Lokpal Bill on the first day of the Assembly session beginning today but will circulate it among legislators to enable them to study the proposed legislation. Going for a confrontation with the Centre, the …

LG seeks Law Ministry's view on Jan Lokpal Bill
11 years, 1 month ago

LG seeks Law Ministry's view on Jan Lokpal Bill

India TV News  

New Delhi: Lt Governor Najeeb Jung met Law ministry today to seek views on Jan Lokpal to be tabled in the assembly. This comes in the wake of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal saying he would resign if his pet anti-graft legislation is not passed in the assembly.Jung said that he is seeking Law Ministry's view to obtain clarity on …

LG seeks Law Ministry's view on Jan Lokpal Bill
11 years, 1 month ago

LG seeks Law Ministry's view on Jan Lokpal Bill

India TV News  

“It is very important to combat corruption and, therefore, the Lt Governor shares the same values as the Chief Minister to avoid corruption at all levels. The question is the need to follow procedures as mandated under the Constitution of India,” the LG's office said. Officials said Jung had replied to Kejriwal's letter to him on Friday, explaining that the …

Read why Delhi Lt Governor referred Jan Lokpal bill to Law Ministry
11 years, 1 month ago

Read why Delhi Lt Governor referred Jan Lokpal bill to Law Ministry

India TV News  

"The LG further wrote that the extant legal reality is that the GNCTD is governed by the Government of NCT of Delhi Act, 1991 and the Transaction of Business of the Government of NCT of Delhi Rules, 1993. "Therefore irrespective of whether the Delhi Cabinet appreciated this or not, the position would remain the same unless challenged in appropriate forums. …

Read why Delhi Lt Governor referred Jan Lokpal bill to Law Ministry
11 years, 1 month ago

Read why Delhi Lt Governor referred Jan Lokpal bill to Law Ministry

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Lt Governor of Delhi Najeeb Jung has forwarded the entire Jan Lokpal Bill issue to the Ministry of Law and Justice for a final opinion on the constitutional position. A press release issued by the Lt Governor's House says, "despite the predominant view that there is need to send the proposed Bill for prior consent to the …

Kejriwal writes to Shinde on Lokpal Bill
11 years, 1 month ago

Kejriwal writes to Shinde on Lokpal Bill

The Hindu  

Taking his fight for the Jan Lokpal Bill to the Centre, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday shot off a letter to Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, seeking the withdrawal of a notification that makes sanction of the Lieutenant Governor a requirement for introducing a Bill in the Delhi Assembly. The letter comes a day after Mr. Kejriwal wrote …

Will go to any extent for Jan Lokpal bill: Kejriwal
11 years, 1 month ago

Will go to any extent for Jan Lokpal bill: Kejriwal

The Hindu  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday threatened to “go to any extent” over the Jan Lokpal bill, which is opposed both by the Congress, whose continued support is essential for the survival of his government, as well as the BJP. Asserting that both the Congress and the BJP will never allow passage of the bill, Mr. Kejriwal said since …

‘Delhi Lokpal Bill unconstitutional without Centre’s approval’
11 years, 1 month ago

‘Delhi Lokpal Bill unconstitutional without Centre’s approval’

The Hindu  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s move to introduce the Jan Lokpal Bill in the Assembly without the Centre’s approval will be a violation of the constitutional mandate and the provisions of the Transaction of Business of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Rules, 1993. Governor sought the law officer’s opinion after the Chief Minister wrote to him on …

Draft Delhi Lokpal bill: All you need to know
11 years, 1 month ago

Draft Delhi Lokpal bill: All you need to know

Firstpost  

The Delhi cabinet Monday cleared the draft of the Delhi Lokpal Bill, 2014, according to which an independent probe can be initiated against government employees, ranging from the chief minister to a peon. New Delhi: The Delhi cabinet Monday cleared the draft of the Delhi Lokpal Bill, 2014, according to which an independent probe can be initiated against government employees, …

Delhi Cabinet clears Jan Lokpal Bill
11 years, 1 month ago

Delhi Cabinet clears Jan Lokpal Bill

The Hindu  

The Delhi Cabinet on Monday cleared the ‘Delhi Lokpal Bill, 2014’ that aims to bring all public servants– from the Chief Minister to all Group D employees – under its ambit with no safeguards or “special privileges” extended even to the Chief Minister’s Office. The Bill was passed at a Cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, fulfilling …

Delhi's AAP govt hopes to get Jan Lokpal Bill passed on 16 Feb
11 years, 1 month ago

Delhi's AAP govt hopes to get Jan Lokpal Bill passed on 16 Feb

Firstpost  

A special assembly session will be called on February 13, 14, 15 and 16 to pass the Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill. Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia told reporters following the cabinet meet that the last day of the session will be held in the Indira Gandhi Stadium and requested Delhi’s public to come and witness the bill’s passage. New Delhi: …

Delhi govt on collision course with Centre, puts police under Janlokpal in draft bill
11 years, 1 month ago

Delhi govt on collision course with Centre, puts police under Janlokpal in draft bill

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Arvind Kejriwal led government in Delhi is again heading for a showdown with the Centre over its proposed Janlokpal. The Aam Aadmi Party government wants to bring the police under the ambit of the Delhi Lokpal, days after staging a two-day protest seeking the suspension of four Delhi Police officers and demanding control over the force.The much-awaited …

Delhi Cabinet may clear Jan Lokpal Bill on Friday: Sisodia
11 years, 1 month ago

Delhi Cabinet may clear Jan Lokpal Bill on Friday: Sisodia

The Hindu  

With the AAP’s deadline of passing Jan Lokpal Bill nearing, Delhi Government on Tuesday said its draft was being finalised and it would be cleared in a Cabinet meeting on Friday. “A discussion was held on Jan Lokpal Bill in the Cabinet meeting. Soon after assuming the office on December 28, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had said his government would …

Delhi Cabinet likely to pass Jan Lokpal Bill tomorrow
11 years, 1 month ago

Delhi Cabinet likely to pass Jan Lokpal Bill tomorrow

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Jan Lokpal Bill is likely to be approved by the Delhi Cabinet tomorrow as its draft has almost been finalised by a panel headed by Chief Secretary. According to an official, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today held a long discussion on the Bill in a meeting attended by lawyer and AAP leader Prashant Bhushan, advocate Rahul Mehra, …

New Lokayukta bill passed in Uttarakhand Assembly
11 years, 2 months ago

New Lokayukta bill passed in Uttarakhand Assembly

India TV News  

New Lokayukta bill passed in U'khand Assembly Dehradun: Uttarakhand assembly yesterday passed a new Lokayukta Bill modelled on the Centre's Lokpal even as opposition BJP walked out of the House.The new bill replaces Uttarakhand Lokayukta Act passed by the state assembly during the previous BJP government headed by Bhuvan Chandra Khanduri.As the bill was passed through voting, BJP MLAs, led …

Govt fast-tracks process for creation of Lokpal
11 years, 2 months ago

Govt fast-tracks process for creation of Lokpal

The Hindu  

Government has speeded up the process for creation of anti-graft watchdog Lokpal and finalising manpower and infrastructure requirement for it. The chairperson, members and other staff for Lokpal will be appointed soon,” said a senior official of Ministry of Personnel, which provides administrative support for Lokpal. The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 provides for the establishment of a body of …

The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2013 is Act No. 1 of 2014; Will new section- 8B(2) of CVC Act dilute the powers of CBI?
11 years, 2 months ago

The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2013 is Act No. 1 of 2014; Will new section- 8B(2) of CVC Act dilute the powers of CBI?

Live Law  

The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2013 is published as Act No.1 of 2014 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section-1, dated the 1st January 2014. The Lokpal can inquire into offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 committed by members of Parliament, group A and B government officials, employees of a company, society or a trust set up …

Jan Lokpal next on AAP’s agenda
11 years, 2 months ago

Jan Lokpal next on AAP’s agenda

The Hindu  

After fulfilling its promises on water and power tariff, passing Delhi Jan Lokpal, regularisation of unauthorised colonies and giving permanent job to the contractual workers, are next on the agenda of the Aam Aadmi Party government. Immediately after proving the majority in Delhi Assembly Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the passage of the Jan Lokpal Bill, was the “most important …

AAP wants to bring its version of Jan Lokpal
11 years, 2 months ago

AAP wants to bring its version of Jan Lokpal

The Hindu  

The anti-corruption law that the Aam Aadmi Party wants to bring after taking charge on Saturday would be modelled on the lines of their draft Jan Lokpal Bill that was discussed intensively in the joint draft committee chaired by then Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and co-chaired by former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan, and abandoned by the UPA. The Kejriwal government …

Lokpal Finally
11 years, 3 months ago

Lokpal Finally

Live Law  

After years of fight and eight failed attempts over the last five decades, a historic day for India as it took the much awaited step of enacting the Lokpal law, which would establish an anti-corruption watchdog that will have in its purview even the office of the Prime Minister. The bill, known as the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill which proposes …

Lokpal Bill: Cong hails Rahul’s ‘key role’, promises more
11 years, 3 months ago

Lokpal Bill: Cong hails Rahul’s ‘key role’, promises more

The Hindu  

Congress on Wednesday hailed party vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s “key role” in the passage of the historic Lokpal Bill, which was cleared by Parliament, while asserting that it was committed to bringing in an anti-corruption code in the country. “Rahul played a key role in the passage of the Lokpal Bill. “Rahul has also said that corruption cannot be fought alone …

Salient features of Lokpal, Lokayuktas Bill
11 years, 3 months ago

Salient features of Lokpal, Lokayuktas Bill

The Hindu  

Following are some important features of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2011, passed by Parliament. ** Lokpal will consist of a chairperson and a maximum of eight members, of which 50 per cent shall be judicial members. ** The selection of chairperson and members of Lokpal shall be through a selection committee consisting of Prime Minister, Speaker of Lok Sabha, …

Lokpal Bill goes through in Rajya Sabha; SP walks out
11 years, 3 months ago

Lokpal Bill goes through in Rajya Sabha; SP walks out

The Hindu  

In a show of solidarity, marred only by Samajwadi Party walk-out, the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed by voice vote the historic Lokpal Bill that provides for setting up an independent ombudsman to investigate charges of corruption against public functionaries. After the house said “ aye’’ to the Bill, fasting social activist Anna Hazare thanked the government. On the insistence …

Shadow over Lokpal Bill as SP stands its ground
11 years, 3 months ago

Shadow over Lokpal Bill as SP stands its ground

The Hindu  

The Rajya Sabha will take up the much-awaited Lokpal Bill on Tuesday amid concerns about how the Samajwadi Party, an ally of the UPA, will conduct itself as the party is opposed to the legislation. To ensure that there will be no repeat of unruly scenes as during the tabling of the Women’s Reservation Bill in 2010, Chairman Hamid Ansari …

Govt is taking sincere steps to pass Lokpal Bill: Narayanasamy
11 years, 3 months ago

Govt is taking sincere steps to pass Lokpal Bill: Narayanasamy

The Hindu  

Government on Tuesday said it was serious about passing the anti-corruption measure Jan Lokpal Bill in the current session of Parliament. “As far as the Lokpal bill is concerned I have given notice to Chairman Rajya Sabha for taking up the Lokpal Bill..Government is taking all sincere step to pass the Lokpal bill,” he told reporters. Aam Aadmi Party leader …

Bihar cabinet approves notification of Lokayukta Bill
11 years, 10 months ago

Bihar cabinet approves notification of Lokayukta Bill

India TV News  

Patna, May 1: Nearly one and a half years after the assembly passed it, the Bihar cabinet yesterday notified the legislation setting up a three-member Lokayukta with jurisdiction to probe corruption charges against public servants from the chief minister down to lowest rung of government employees. The state cabinet in its meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Tuesday approved …

Bihar cabinet approves notification of Lokayukta Bill
11 years, 10 months ago

Bihar cabinet approves notification of Lokayukta Bill

India TV News  

Patna, May 1: Nearly one and a half years after the assembly passed it, the Bihar cabinet Tuesday notified the legislation setting up a three-member Lokayukta with jurisdiction to probe corruption charges against public servants from the chief minister down to lowest rung of government employees. The state cabinet in its meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Tuesday approved …

New Lokayukta Bill is to meet requirement of 13th Fin Com: Govt
12 years ago

New Lokayukta Bill is to meet requirement of 13th Fin Com: Govt

India TV News  

Ahmedabad, Mar 24: In the wake of strong criticism voiced by opposition parties to the new Lokayukta bill, the Gujarat government on Saturday said the bill would be introduced to meet the requirements of the 13th Finance Commission which has linked Rs 300 crore per year grant to the state with setting up of an effective anti-corruption watchdog. Governor Kamla …

Kiran Bedi says Lokpal is satisfactory, Anna still unhappy
12 years, 1 month ago

Kiran Bedi says Lokpal is satisfactory, Anna still unhappy

Firstpost  

The government on Thursday amended the controversial Lokpal Bill, delinking it from the setting up of Lokayuktas in the states Kiran Bedi, a part of Team Anna who protested against corruption, has shown support in favour the amendments suggested by the government on Thursday on the Lokpak Bill, even as Anna Hazare and Arvind Kejriwal expressed dissatisfaction over it and …

Cabinet approves Lokpal bill amendments
12 years, 1 month ago

Cabinet approves Lokpal bill amendments

India TV News  

New Delhi, Jan 31: The union cabinet Thursday delinked the Lokpal from the Lokayuktas or anti-graft ombudsmen in states as it gave its nod to the Lokpal bill amendments but the BJP and activists, including Anna Hazare, slammed the proposed law as not enough to curb corruption. The cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, accepted 14 of 16 amendments …

Lokpal Bill with amendments cleared by Cabinet
12 years, 1 month ago

Lokpal Bill with amendments cleared by Cabinet

India TV News  

New Delhi, Jan 31: The amended Lokpal Bill, which delinks the central government from creation of state Lokayuktas, was today approved by the Union Cabinet, paving the way for its consideration by Parliament. The revised bill incorporates a number of changes recommended by the Rajya Sabha Select Committee, including appointment of the Director of Prosecution by the CVC.The government, however, …

Lokpal Bill: Law Ministry against power to file charge sheet without sanction
12 years, 7 months ago

Lokpal Bill: Law Ministry against power to file charge sheet without sanction

India TV News  

New Delhi, Aug 12: Maintaining that it was against the “principle of protection”, the Law Ministry has opposed a provision in the Lokpal Bill which gives the ombudsman power to file charge sheet against a public servant without the prior sanction of competent authority. “.the proposal to do away with the requirement of previous sanction.where prosecution is proposed by Lokpal, …

Lokpal in present form does not address our concerns: CBI
12 years, 8 months ago

Lokpal in present form does not address our concerns: CBI

India TV News  

New Delhi, Jul 13: The Lokpal Bill in its present form “seriously compromises” CBI's autonomy of investigation and does not address its concerns, the agency told a Parliamentary panel today. Appearing before the Rajya Sabha Select Committee examining the Lokpal Bill, CBI Director A P Singh said the measure in the present form does not deal at all with the …

Lokpal Bill likely to come up in RS by Tuesday
12 years, 10 months ago

Lokpal Bill likely to come up in RS by Tuesday

India TV News  

New Delhi, May 18: The much-debated Lokpal Bill is likely to be taken up by Rajya Sabha either on Monday or Tuesday in an amended form which includes deletion of the controversial provision for Lokayukta creation and bringing more transparency in appointment of CBI chief. The amended bill was widely speculated to be considered by the Cabinet yesterday but it …

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