Former Law Commission Chairperson and High Court judge Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi has been appointed as a judicial member of the Lokpal..Justice Awasthi's oath was administered by Chairperson of the Lokpal of India, Justice AM Khanwilkar. Pankaj Kumar and Ajay Tirkey also took oath as Lokpal members..The new appointments follow the end of the tenures of existing judicial members Justices PK Mohanty and Abhilasha Kumari. Three members - DK Jain, Archana Ramasundaram and Mahender Singh also completed their tenures as on March 26..Justice Awasthi was serving as the Chairperson of the 22nd Law Commission of India. Before that, he was Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court.Kumar is a 1986 batch IAS officer from Gujarat cadre and was serving as Chief Secretary of Gujarat. Tirkey is a 1987 batch IAS officer from Madhya Pradesh cadre and was serving as Secretary of Department of Land Resources, Government of India..[Read Release]
Former Law Commission Chairperson and High Court judge Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi has been appointed as a judicial member of the Lokpal..Justice Awasthi's oath was administered by Chairperson of the Lokpal of India, Justice AM Khanwilkar. Pankaj Kumar and Ajay Tirkey also took oath as Lokpal members..The new appointments follow the end of the tenures of existing judicial members Justices PK Mohanty and Abhilasha Kumari. Three members - DK Jain, Archana Ramasundaram and Mahender Singh also completed their tenures as on March 26..Justice Awasthi was serving as the Chairperson of the 22nd Law Commission of India. Before that, he was Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court.Kumar is a 1986 batch IAS officer from Gujarat cadre and was serving as Chief Secretary of Gujarat. Tirkey is a 1987 batch IAS officer from Madhya Pradesh cadre and was serving as Secretary of Department of Land Resources, Government of India..[Read Release]
