Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal received 5,680 complaints during 2021-22, of which over 5,100 were yet to be registered, according to an RTI reply
The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, states that the Lokpal shall constitute a prosecution wing headed by the director of prosecution for the purpose of prosecution of public servants
At present, complaints sent by post, e-mail or hand-delivered are entertained by the Lokpal of India
Of the total complaints made in this fiscal, 18 were received in July and 12 in April and June.
More than two years after the Lokpal came into being, the Centre is yet to appoint a director of inquiry for conducting preliminary inquiry into graft complaints sent by the anti-corruption ombudsman
Myanmar, Belarus, China's Hong Kong and Russia have all pointed to a futility of protests, and that even sustained street revolutions fail now in country after country, writes T N Ninan
A parliamentary committee on Tuesday asked the government to explore the feasibility of amending relevant laws so as to confer powers on the Lokpal
Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal came into being in 2019
Bhosale has tendered his resignation from the office of member (judicial), Lokpal with effect from the afternoon of January 12, 2020, it said in an order
Justice Ghose was on the bench that barred photos of sundry politicians in government advertisements
Appointing Justice Ghosh is only the first step
We should not forget that the Lokpal and the Lokayuktas will not have powers to punish the guilty
The Supreme Court also refused to pass directions to disclose names in the three panels
An advertisement seeking applications from desired and eligible candidates has been issued by the Personnel Ministry
A bench headed by the Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi directed the Centre to provide the search committee the requisite infrastructure and manpower to enable it to complete its work
The apex court asked Attorney General K K Venugopal to file the affidavit on the matter by January 17
Attorney General K K Venugopal submitted an affidavit and said a meeting of the selection committee was held but the names for the search committee were not finalised
The committee comprises the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice of India, Lok Sabha Speaker, the leader of the largest opposition party and an eminent jurist
The bench said before passing any order in the matter, it would like to have an affidavit in this regard by the competent authority in the government
Attorney General K K Venugopal told a bench comprising Justices Ranjan Gogoi and R Banumathi that steps for appointing Lokpal have been taken