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Anti-corruption body Lokpal gets 5,680 complaints during 2021-22: RTI

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

Lokpal fails to sanction prosecution of anyone in nearly three years

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

Corruption complaints can now be filed with Lokpal using online system

At present, complaints sent by post, e-mail or hand-delivered are entertained by the Lokpal of India

Lokpal receives 30 complaints against senior govt officials from Apr-Jul

Of the total complaints made in this fiscal, 18 were received in July and 12 in April and June.

Centre yet to appoint director of inquiry to probe Lokpal's complaints: CVC

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

Futility of protest: Easier to start a revolution than influence its course

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

Parliamentary panel asks govt to explore feasibility of amending Lokpal Act

A parliamentary committee on Tuesday asked the government to explore the feasibility of amending relevant laws so as to confer powers on the Lokpal

No annual report from Lokpal laid in Parliament: Govt tells Rajya Sabha

Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal came into being in 2019

Lokpal member Justice Babasaheb Bhosale steps down citing personal reasons

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

Lokpal P C Ghose: The name that sends shivers down the spine of politicians

Justice Ghose was on the bench that barred photos of sundry politicians in government advertisements

A Lokpal, finally

Appointing Justice Ghosh is only the first step

Letter to BS: Without power to punish, the Lokpal is like a showpiece

We should not forget that the Lokpal and the Lokayuktas will not have powers to punish the guilty

SC gives Centre 10 days to reveal date for Lokpal selection panel's meeting

The Supreme Court also refused to pass directions to disclose names in the three panels

Govt begins hunt for Lokpal chief and other members, issues advertisement

An advertisement seeking applications from desired and eligible candidates has been issued by the Personnel Ministry

Apex court asks search committee on Lokpal to recommend names by Feb end

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

File affidavit on steps taken to set up Lokpal search committee: SC to govt

The apex court asked Attorney General K K Venugopal to file the affidavit on the matter by January 17

Lokpal: SC 'unsatisfied' with Centre's reply, asks for fresh affidavit

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

Meeting on July 19 to form search committee for Lokpal: Govt to SC

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

Lokpal: SC gives Centre 10 days to inform about steps taken for appointment

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

Process to appoint Lokpal going on; meeting on March 1: Centre to SC

Attorney General K K Venugopal told a bench comprising Justices Ranjan Gogoi and R Banumathi that steps for appointing Lokpal have been taken