President appoints ex-SC judge Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar as Lokpal chairperson

President appoints ex-SC judge Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar as Lokpal chairperson

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: March 01 2024

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Former Supreme Court judge Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar has been appointed as the chairperson of Lokpal by the President of India, Droupadi Murmu.
Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar will be the second Lokpal of India, succeeding Pinaki Chandra Ghose, who retired in May 2022.
Along with Justice Khanwilkar, former high court chief justices Lingappa Narayana Swamy, Sanjay Yadav, and Ritu Raj Awasthi have been appointed as judicial members of Lokpal.
Former Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra, along with Pankaj Kumar and Ajay Tirkey, has been appointed as non-judicial members of Lokpal.
With Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi's appointment as a judicial member of Lokpal, the government will need to select a new chairperson for the Law Commission.

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