Bengaluru, Sep 29: The state government seems to be persisting with the name of Justice S R Nayak for the post of Lokayukta though the Governor had rejected the choice twice.
Governor Vajubhai Vala had twice rejected the name of Justice Nayak, the present chairperson of Karnataka Law Commission, following complaints about illegal allotment of sites.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had sent the name of Justice Nayak February 2016 and again in May 2016 after Justice Y Bhaskar Rao resigned from the post of Lokayukta on December 8, 2015.
Sources in the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) told DH that after the governor rejected Justice Nayak's name in May 2016, the file has remained at the chief minister's office.
Meanwhile, Janaadhikaara Sangharsha Parishath, an NGO, has written to Chief Justice of India T S Thakur to intervene and direct the government to consider some other name for the post. “We have filed a petition to Justice Thakur to take up the issue on suo-motu basis,'' the NGO said.
The NGO says it has documents to show that the consultative process on the appointment of Karnataka Lokayukta was not followed.
In the last consultation meeting on February 19, 2016, the chief minister did not disclose the withdrawal of consent by Justice Vikramajit Sen in January 2016. Whereas, four out of six members in the same meeting had again suggested the name of Justice Sen. “This shows the intent of the government,” co-president of JSP Adarsh R Iyer said.
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select capable officers for the position, why congress govt should support to place nayak's has a lokayukta, siddu dont forget that we selected u only to serve people dont enter in all the fields.
good decision siddaramaiah stick on this.
both are corrupted. S R Nayak not suitable for the position of lokayuktha, please bring back santhosh hegde. without him lokayuktha a waste of public founds.
siddaramaiah's corruption only nayak can cover. already committed to the policy indeed, U save me! i save u!.
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