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Karnataka Lokayukta is the ombudsman institution of the Indian state of Karnataka. It was established in 1984 to investigate and report on corruption in the Government of Karnataka and to redress public grievances related to state government employees. [ 1 ]
The Lokayukta (also Lok Ayukta; lokÄyukta, "civil commissioner") is an Indian Parliamentary Ombudsman which may be appointed for each of the State Governments of India.It is brought into effect in a state after passing the Lokayukta Act in the respective state legislature, and a person of reputable background is nominated for the post.
Nitte Santosh Hegde (born 16 June 1940) is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India, former Solicitor General of India and was Lokayukta for Karnataka State of India from 2006 to 2011. [ 1 ] Early life
Later in November 2024, the Karnataka Lokayukta cleared the BJP Karnataka unit of the 40% commission allegations, BJP leaders labelled Congress's allegations as false and claimed that they were a part of their election toolkit strategy. The state unit also said that the contractor who levied the allegations had not worked with the government ...
Karnataka Legislative Assembly: Footnotes; The Council was established in 1881 for the Princely State of Mysore. The princely state was merged with the Dominion of India and became Mysore State in 1947; Mysore State was re-organized to its current territorial state in 1956 and renamed as Karnataka on 1 November 1973.
On 26 June 2015, days after charges of alleged bribery scandal in the Lokayukta, Justice Y. Bhaskar Rao announced that he had handed over the case to the CCB for investigations; Justice Rao's son, Ashwin Rao allegedly misused the office of the Lokayukta. Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984 was amended to bring clarity in the procedure to remove a ...
The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, commonly known as The Lokpal Act, is an anti-corruption Act of Indian Parliament in India which "seeks to provide for the establishment of the institution of Lokpal to inquire into allegations of corruption against certain important public functionaries including the Prime Minister, cabinet ministers, members of parliament, Group A officials of the Central ...
The Delhi Lokayukta and Uplokayukta Act, 1995 became operational from 22 September 1997. [6] As per the Act, Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court and the Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly are consulted by Lieutenant Governor of Delhi while selecting and appointing a person as Lokayukta for the Union Territory of Delhi.