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President Ram Nath Kovind appointed former Supreme Court judge Pinaki Chandra Ghose as India's 1st Lokpal, the anti-corruption ombudsman. Justice Ghose retired as Supreme Court judge in May 2017 after a tenure of four years. He is a member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) since June 29, 2017.
The appointment of Lokpal has come through 5 years after the Lokpal Act was notified for effecting a panel of ombudsmen to look into cases of corruption and maladministration by public servants.
A selection committee, comprising the Prime Minister, Chief Justice of India, Lok Sabha Speaker and an eminent jurist, finalised Justice Ghose's name in a meeting held last week.
Lokpal is a 3-member, anti-corruption watchdog comprising a chairman, a judicial and non-judicial member. The members of the Lokpal will include eight members - former High Court judges and civil servants.
Former Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) chief Archana Ramasundaram, ex-Maharashtra Chief Secretary Dinesh Kumar Jain, Mahender Singh and Indrajeet Prasad Gautam have been appointed as non-judicial members of Lokpal.
Justices Dilip B Bhosale, Pradip Kumar Mohanty, Abhilasha Kumari and Ajay Kumar Tripathi have been appointed as judicial members in the anti-corruption ombudsman.
President of India has appointed Dinesh Kumar Jain, Archana Ramasundaram, Mahender Singh, and IP Gautam as members.
Justice PC Ghose's appointment has come nearly five years after the Lokpal Act was notified on January 16, 2014.
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