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Former SC judge Justice P C Ghose to be India's first Lokpal

PTI
Published : Mar 17, 2019, 3:57 pm IST
Updated : Mar 17, 2019, 3:57 pm IST

However, there was no official announcement on Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose's appointment by the government.

Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose is active in consideration by the Lokpal selection panel headed by PM Modi, officials said. (Photo: File)
 Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose is active in consideration by the Lokpal selection panel headed by PM Modi, officials said. (Photo: File)

New Delhi: The name of former Supreme Court judge Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose is said to be in active consideration for appointment as the chief of country's first Lokpal, the anti-corruption ombudsman, officials said on Sunday.

Justice Ghose, who retired from the Supreme Court in May 2017, is a member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

His name for the post is understood to be in active consideration by the Lokpal selection panel headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, they said.

There was no official announcement of his appointment by the government. His appointment, if made by the government, may trigger a controversy as Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge had boycotted the selection panel's meet on Friday.

The Lokpal Act, which envisages establishment of anti-graft body Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayuktas in states to look into cases of corruption against certain categories of public servants, was passed in 2013.

Tags: nhrc, supreme court, lokpal, anti-corruption, narendra modi
Location: India, Delhi, New Delhi