Gujarat HC upheld appointment of Lokayukta by the Guv

Gujarat, dismissing state government plea, the Gujarat High Court has upheld the appointment of Lokayukta by the Governor.  The state government had earlier challenged Governor Kamla Beniwal's appointment of Retired Justice RA Mehta as state’s Lokayukta, deeming the move unconstitutional and unilateral. 

 

The verdict was pronounced by Judge VM Sahai today. The case was assigned to him after a split verdict by a division bench, which heard a petition moved by the Gujarat government challenging the appointment of the Lokayukta by the Governor bypassing the state government. 

 

Mehta was appointed as Lokayukta in August last year by Governor Beniwal. The post was lying vacant since November 2003.

 

The state government will therefore move to Supreme Court challenge Governor Kamla Beniwal's appointment of Retired Justice RA Mehta as state’s Lokayukta,