Begin process of appointment of Lokayukta in 2 days: HC to government

Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsA week after chiding the state government overthe "inordinate delay" in appointing the Lokayukta, the KarnatakaHigh Court today directed it to begin the process of appointment in the nexttwo days.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen andJustice Aravind Kumar directed Advocate General S Vijay Shankar to ask thestate government to begin the process of appointment of Lokayukta from July 25.The bench rejected the government's contention that theLokayukta would be appointed after the Supreme Court gave its verdict on aspecial leave petition challenging the High Court's order of quashing theappointment of Justice Chandrashekaraiah as Upa Lokayukta.It observed that the issue pending before the apex court isabout the appointment of Upa Lokayukta and the government should initiateconsultation on appointing Lokayukta.On July 16, the bench had pulled up the state governmentover the "inordinate delay" in appointing the anti-corruptionombudsman and warned that it may have to recommend to the Governor that"there is a failure of Constitutional framework in the state" owingto non-appointment of the Lokayukta.H S Neelakantappa from Chickmagalur district had filed apetition in the court, saying that the BJP government was"deliberately" not making appointments to important positions likethe Lokayukta, lying vacant for the last 10 months.The post of Lokayukta is unoccupied since September 19 lastyear after former Supreme Court judge Shivaraj Patil, who succeededhigh-profile Santosh Hegde, quit in the wake of allegations of getting landallotment in violation of rules.After Patil's exit, the BJP government recommended the nameof former Kerala High Court Chief Justice S R Bannurmath but Governor H RBhardwaj refused to accept it insisting on a "spotless candidate".As the three-month-long standoff continued, Bannurmathhimself opted out of the post in February saying he was hurt by the allegationsrelating to land allotment.first published:January 01, 1970, 05:30 ISTlast updated:January 01, 1970, 05:30 IST
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