NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today sought explanation from chief secretaries of 11 states in two weeks on why they have not appointed Lokayukta and Uplokayukta, despite enactment of the law five years ago.
The top court asked the chief secretaries to specify the reasons for not appointing the anti-corruption ombudsman in the respective states even after the law was enacted in 2013.
A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and R Banumathi also asked the Chief Secretary of Odisha to apprise the court on whether the office of the Lokayuka/Uplokayukta in the State is functional, saying the Apex Court has no information about the any such appointment.
It said that from the material brought on record, it appeared that Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh have not appointed any Lokpal, Lokayukta or Uplokayukta. (AGENCIES)
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