The President of India on
Tuesday ratified the names (Chairperson and eight members) which were recommended
by the Search-cum-selection-committee last week which are as follows: - Chairperson: - Justice Pinaki Chandra
Ghose Judicial Members: - Justice Dilip B. Bhosale Justice Pradip Kumar Mohanty Justice Abhilasha Kumari Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi Members other than Judicial Members: - Dinesh Kumar Jain (IAS:1983:MH), former Chief Secretary of Maharashtra Archana Ramasundaram (IPS:1980:TN), former DG of Sashastra Seema Bal Mahender Singh (IRS C&CE:1981), former Member of CBIC Indrajeet Prasad Gautam (Retd IAS:GJ) These appointments were
recommended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led selection committee and
approved by President Ram Nath Kovind. Opposition parties had been accusing the
Modi government of delaying the appointment of Lokpal.
The President of India on
Tuesday ratified the names (Chairperson and eight members) which were recommended
by the Search-cum-selection-committee last week which are as follows: -
Chairperson: -
Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose
Judicial Members: -
Justice Dilip B. Bhosale
Justice Pradip Kumar Mohanty
Justice Abhilasha Kumari
Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi
Members other than Judicial Members: -
Dinesh Kumar Jain (IAS:1983:MH), former Chief Secretary of Maharashtra
Archana Ramasundaram (IPS:1980:TN), former DG of Sashastra Seema Bal
Mahender Singh (IRS C&CE:1981), former Member of CBIC
Indrajeet Prasad Gautam (Retd IAS:GJ)
These appointments were recommended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led selection committee and approved by President Ram Nath Kovind. Opposition parties had been accusing the Modi government of delaying the appointment of Lokpal.