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No jurisdiction to entertain plea of deceased U.P. official’s wife: Lokpal
1 year, 2 months ago

No jurisdiction to entertain plea of deceased U.P. official’s wife: Lokpal

The Hindu  

The Lokpal of India has ruled that it does not have the jurisdiction to entertain a plea filed by the wife of a government official in Uttar Pradesh who died by suicide after allegedly being pressured by his superiors to sign the physical completion certificates for Central government projects under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme. The Lokpal said in an order …

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Maharashtra CM, cabinet to come under 'Lokayukta' as Shinde govt approves Anna Hazare's demand
2 years ago

Maharashtra CM, cabinet to come under 'Lokayukta' as Shinde govt approves Anna Hazare's demand

India Today  

The Maharashtra government will be implementing the Lokpal Act in the state, which will put the chief minister of the state under the jurisdiction of Lokayukta. The Anna Hazare Committee's recommendation to establish a Lokayukta similar to a Lokpal in Maharashtra was approved during a cabinet meeting held in Nagpur ahead of the assembly session. We will make Maharashtra corruption …

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‘Tall claims’: PM Modi attacks Arvind Kejriwal over pending Jan Lokpal Bill
4 years, 11 months ago

‘Tall claims’: PM Modi attacks Arvind Kejriwal over pending Jan Lokpal Bill

India TV News  

Launching a major attack on Delhi government over the pending Jan Lokpal Bill, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday questioned the “tall claims” made by the Aam Aadmi Party in lead-up to the 2015 assembly elections. A report last year cited Delhi government officials as claiming that the Jan Lokpal Bill was with the state government as of then, after …

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The principle and procedure in Lokpal
5 years, 9 months ago

The principle and procedure in Lokpal

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court’s ultimatum to the Centre to appointment a Lokpal within a given time frame, and the subsequent appointment of the first Lokpal in the country, is to be welcomed. The government constituted a eight-member Search Committee in September 2018, headed by former Supreme Court Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, to recommend names for the posts of Lokpal chairperson and …

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Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose appointed as the first Lokpal of India
5 years, 9 months ago

Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose appointed as the first Lokpal of India

Op India  

Ending a long wait, India’s first Lokpal has been constituted consisting of a chairperson and eight members. The President of India has appointed former Supreme Court judge Pinaki Chandra Ghose as Chairperson of Lokpal of the country. Justice Ghosh was selected by a committee comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Loksabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan, and …

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Ex-Supreme Court judge PC Ghose likely to become India's first Lokpal, announcement tomorrow
5 years, 9 months ago

Ex-Supreme Court judge PC Ghose likely to become India's first Lokpal, announcement tomorrow

India Today  

Retired Supreme Court judge Pinaki Chandra Ghose is likely to become India's first Lokpal or anti-corruption watchdog, reports said. His name was finalised and recommended in a Selection Committee meeting comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, and eminent jurist Mukul Rohatgi. The announcement has come days after the Supreme Court sought to …

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Hazare Calls Off Fast, Says Happy With Outcome of Talks With CM
5 years, 11 months ago

Hazare Calls Off Fast, Says Happy With Outcome of Talks With CM

The Quint  

Hazare began his fast demanding appointment of Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayuktas in states where such statutory anti-corruption watchdogs do not exist, and resolution of farmers' issues. Hazare had Monday claimed that senior BJP leaders who once vehemently backed his Lokpal demand had turned 'allergic' to it after coming to power and accused the ruling dispensation of betraying people …

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Modi, Kejriwal have opportunistically used Anna Hazare, alleges Raj Thackeray
5 years, 11 months ago

Modi, Kejriwal have opportunistically used Anna Hazare, alleges Raj Thackeray

The Hindu  

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Monday lambasted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, saying both had opportunistically piggybacked on anti-graft activist Anna Hazare’s ‘Jan Lokpal’ movement only to callously disregard him today. “After five years in power, the Modi government has done nothing to appoint a Lokpal…this is a government of dishonest people.” Mr. …

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No Rafale issue had Lokpal been in place: Anna Hazare
5 years, 11 months ago

No Rafale issue had Lokpal been in place: Anna Hazare

The Hindu  

Claiming that the alleged Rafale scam would not have taken place if the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act had been implemented by the Modi government, social activist Anna Hazare announced that he would begin an indefinite hunger strike from January 30 to demand that the Centre keep its promises regarding the anti-corruption law and farmers’ welfare. “I have papers regarding Rafale, …

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Lokpal case in SC today: Appointment of ombudsman likely to be delayed further as search panel hasn't met in 3 months
5 years, 11 months ago

Lokpal case in SC today: Appointment of ombudsman likely to be delayed further as search panel hasn't met in 3 months

Firstpost  

As directed by the Supreme Court, the Centre submitted an affidavit, informing it that a search committee had been formed. The Modi government, on 28 September, had constituted the eight-member search committee, to be headed by former Supreme Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, to recommend the chairperson and members of the anti-corruption authority. The committee, formed despite concerns raised …

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