Shivaraj Patil sworn in as new Karnataka Lokayukta

August 03, 2011 13:56

Former Supreme Court judge Shivaraj V Patil was today sworn in as new Karnataka Lokayukta by Governor H R Bhardwaj.
Retired Karnataka High Court judge R Gurarajan was also sworn in as new Upalokayukta at a function in Raj Bhavan. Patil succeeds Santosh Hegde, whose term as Lokayukta ended yesterday.

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