Supreme Court names Misra as U.P Lokayukta
A Bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and Prafulla C. Pant passed this order on a writ petition.
New Delhi: Observing that the UP government has misled the court, the SC on Thursday recalled its December 16, 2015 order appointing Justice Virendra Singh (retd.) as the state Lokayukta.
A Bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and Prafulla C. Pant passed this order on a writ petition challenging the appointment of Justice Singh on the ground that he was alleged to be corrupt and not suitable for the post.
The bench appointed Justice Sanjay Misra (retired judge) as the Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh.
In making the aforesaid appointment, the bench said, “we have taken note of the fact that the name of Justice Sanjay Misra appears in the common list of names that were discussed as mentioned in the letters of the Chief Justice of the High Court and the Chief Minister.”