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Topic: Lokayukta

Why SC struck down MP govt notification exempting Lokayukta’s special police wing SPE from RTI scrutiny

Lokayukta is a statutory investigative authority vested with powers of enquiry when it comes to allegations of corruption, misconduct by public servants. SPE is its investigative arm.

Congress once called him ‘BJP man’: Who is SC ex-judge, Shah’s pick to head Demographic Change panel

Justice (Retd) Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar, who has had a controversial tenure as Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta, will head the High-Level Committee on Demographic Change.  

With amassed assets worth Rs 500-700 cr, how ‘corrupt’ ex-RTO constable has sparked political row in MP

Saurabh Sharma is on the run, and facing criminal proceedings by the state’s Lokayukta, I-T dept & ED over charges of amassing assets hugely disproportionate to his legal income.

Lucky Ali knocks on Lokayukta’s doors over ‘land grab’ by Karnataka IAS officer, she says ‘no proof’

The singer-songwriter has filed a complaint with Lokayukta against IAS Rohini Sindhuri, her husband Sudhir Reddy and brother-in-law Madhusudan Reddy among others.

Out on bail after son caught taking bribe, Karnataka BJP MLA gets hero’s welcome in constituency

Madal Virupakshappa maintained KSDL issued tenders in 'non-partial' way. Lokayukta caught BJP MLA's son red-handed last week accepting bribe of Rs 40 lakh.

HC refuses to quash corruption case against CM Yediyurappa, questions laxity in probe

A single-judge bench of Karnataka HC also pulls up Lokayukta police for 'laxity' in probe into the five-year-old case. Yediyurappa likely to move SC in January.

Me, myself and mining

The Karnataka end of what is probably India's longest continuing scandal, running through the tenure of five chief ministers, should be left to its Lokayukta to unravel.

On Camera

Indian queers will settle for flower over the bouquet. No marriage equality? Recognise live-in

Live-in relationships are a conundrum for Indian law as courts build the framework case by case, often leading to more questions than answers.

Gen Z prefers betting online, so casinos are reinventing the real-world experience

With Gen Z more likely to gamble online than visit casinos, operators are adding sports, spas, street food and social spaces to turn gaming venues into lifestyle destinations.

India, Japan look at joint naval shipbuilding, technology transfer with pact to deepen defence ties

Maritime security agreement opens avenues for joint development of naval ships and design, greater use of Indian shipbuilding and repair facilities by Japan.

Munir’s latest power grab is proof of his paranoia. Dictatorship and delusion go together

At some point Pakistani dictators begin to show paranoia. That’s the strategic reality most relevant to India since the late fifties. Munir’s case is worse, like some sudden acrophobia.