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SC seeks steps for appointing Lokpal
News:
- The Supreme Court asked the government to take immediate steps for the appointment of Lokpal.
Important facts:
2. The centre asked the government to file an affidavit, detailing the steps it would take for the appointment of Lokpal, the anti-graft ombudsman.
3. The next hearing for the case is scheduled for July 17.
4. In May, the Lokpal selection committee, had appointed former Attorney-General Mukul Rohatgi as eminent jurist to the panel that will short-list candidates.
5. Composition of Selection Committee:
- Prime Minister as its head.
- Chief Justice of India
- Lok Sabha Speaker
6. The Lokpal and Lokayukta Act, 2013, was not implemented because there was no Leader of the Opposition in the 16th Lok Sabha.
7. The 2013 law includes the Leader of Opposition (LoP) as a member of the selection committee.
8. The Act intends the LoP to be part of the selection committee.
9. However, last year, the apex court made it clear that appointment process need not be stalled merely because of absence of the LoP.
10. The judgment rejected the government’s views that appointment process should wait till the Act was amended to replace the LOP with the leader of the single largest opposition party.
