New Lokpal rules to be notified soon
27 Aug 2014 5:18 AM IST
Government will soon notify new rules for modifying mandate of Lokpal search committee, tasked with recommending names for appointment of chairperson and members of the anti-corruption body.
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) is finalising the new rules in consultation with the Law Ministry, official sources said. The search committee is likely to get power to recommend people for chairperson and members of Lokpal from outside the list, to be provided by the DoPT, for consideration of Prime Minister-led selection committee, they said.
As per the existing rules, an eight-member search panel is tasked to draw up a panel of persons for consideration by the selection committee. The search panel has to choose these persons from among the panel provided by the DoPT.
A committee headed by Attorney General (AG) Mukul Rohatgi had also submitted to the Centre its report on amendments in the Lokpal search panel rules. The committee was formed to look into any legal complications for bringing in changes in the search panel rules, which were formed by the last UPA government.
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) is finalising the new rules in consultation with the Law Ministry, official sources said. The search committee is likely to get power to recommend people for chairperson and members of Lokpal from outside the list, to be provided by the DoPT, for consideration of Prime Minister-led selection committee, they said.
As per the existing rules, an eight-member search panel is tasked to draw up a panel of persons for consideration by the selection committee. The search panel has to choose these persons from among the panel provided by the DoPT.
A committee headed by Attorney General (AG) Mukul Rohatgi had also submitted to the Centre its report on amendments in the Lokpal search panel rules. The committee was formed to look into any legal complications for bringing in changes in the search panel rules, which were formed by the last UPA government.
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