NEW DELHI: The Regulation Fee Chairman, Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, has resigned from the fee after a 17-month tenure because the chairperson of the fee and can take oath as one of many three judicial members of the Lokpal at 11 am on Wednesday.Justice Awasthi assumed his tenure in November 2022 as chairperson of the Regulation Fee of India, together with 5 members of the fee.He gave his resignation to the Ministry of Regulation and Justice on Tuesday.The President of India just lately appointed Justice Lingappa Swamy, Justice Sanjay Yadav and Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi because the judicial members of Lokpal.Earlier than the Regulation Fee, Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi was the Chief Justice of the Karnataka Excessive Courtroom from October 11, 2021, to July 2, 2022. He was a choose of the Allahabad Excessive Courtroom from April 13, 2009, to October 10, 2021.Justice Rituraj Awasthi graduated in regulation from Lucknow College in 1986 and enrolled as an advocate on February 1, 1987. He earlier practiced civil service, and academic issues at Lucknow Bench, Allahabad Excessive Courtroom. He additionally labored as an Assistant Solicitor Basic of India at Lucknow earlier than his elevation.In response to the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, the organisation consists of 1 chairperson and a most of eight different members and out of these eight members 4 are judicial members who’re or have been judges of the Supreme Courtroom or chief justices of a excessive court docket.The remaining 4 non-judicial members are folks of impeccable integrity and excellent capability who’ve particular data and experience of not lower than twenty-five years in issues referring to anti-corruption coverage, public administration, vigilance, finance, together with insurance coverage and banking, regulation and administration.The newly appointed Chairman, Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar, is a former choose of the Supreme Courtroom of India. He has additionally served because the chief justice of the Madhya Pradesh Excessive Courtroom and Himachal Pradesh Excessive Courtroom and as a choose of the Bombay Excessive Courtroom.The anti-corruption physique has been and not using a full-time chairperson since Might 2022.The Lokpal has jurisdiction over the central authorities to inquire into allegations of corruption in opposition to its public functionaries and for issues linked to corruption.
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