Former Supreme Court judge A M Khanwilkar appointed new Lokpal chairperson

Retired justices Lingappa Narayana Swamy, Sanjay Yadav and Ritu Raj Awasthi have been appointed as judicial members of the anti-corruption ombudsman, it said.Sushil Chandra, Pankaj Kumar and Ajay Tirkey will be non-judicial members, the communique stated.These appointments will take effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices, it added.The chairperson and members of the Lokpal are appointed by the President after obtaining the recommendations of a Selection Committee having the prime minister as its chairperson.Apart from a chairperson, the Lokpal can have eight members — four judicial and as many non-judicial.



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