Supreme Court pulls up government over delay in appointing Lok Pal

The Supreme Court has condemned the union government over the delay in appointing an Ombudsman or Lokpal. The appointment of Lok Pal has not happened despite the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 received Presidential assent as early as January 1, 2014. The union government has conveyed that it could not appoint Lok Pal as the ..

Topics: Corruption • Ethics • Government • Indian anti-corruption movement • Indian Hindus • Lok Sabha • Lokayukta • Lokpal • Ombudsman • Parliament of India • The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act

Current Affairs : August 27, 2011

6 States get New Governors State New Governor Tamil Nadu Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah Madhya Pradesh Senior Congress leader Ram Naresh Yadav Mizoram V Purushothaman Jharkhand Syed Ahmed Kerala Jharkhand Governor M O H Farooq transferred and appointed as Governor of Kerala for the remaining period of his term Goa Maharashtra Governor ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2011

Topics: A. G. Perarivalan • Anna Hazare • India • Indian anti-corruption movement • Indian Hindus • Indian people • Jan Lokpal Bill • Lokpal • Nonviolence • Rajiv Gandhi • RSM-56 Bulava