Lokpal: Search committee submits recommendation\, SC refuses to divulge names



Lokpal: Search committee submits recommendation, SC refuses to divulge names

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Supreme Court today granted Central Government to apprise it within 10 days, the meeting dates for the Selection Committee which will appoint Lokpal members and the Chairperson.The bench of the Supreme Court, led by CJI Gogoi, rejected a plea of Prashant Bhushan seeking direction to selection committee to make public the proposed names of Chairperson and members of the Lokpal. 

The search committee headed by retired SC judge Ranjana Desai had recommended a panel of three names each for Lokpal Chairman,  judicial member and non-judicial member.The names were shown to Supreme Court on Thursday by Attorney General.

AG told Supreme Court that it will tell DoPT Secretary to ensure convening of meetings of selection committee for appointment of Lokpal as soon as possible

 A PM-led panel is supposed to decide on the final names for Lokpal. 

Details awaited