Fed up with delays, SC appoints Virendra Singh as UP Lokayukta

December 16, 2015 13:40

SC invokes its constitutional power and appoints retired HC judge Virendra Singh as Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta.

In its order, the Apex court says that the failure of constitutional functionaries to comply with the orders of the highest court of the land is deeply regretted and astonishing.

It also expressed displeasure that the chief minister, leader of opposition and chief justice of the high court failed to comply with its order.

The UP government had failed to meet the Supreme Court deadline to appoint Lokayukta even after two rounds of marathon talks, which failed to come up with a consensus name.

After a five-hour long meeting of three-member selection committee that ended around last midnight failed to arrive at a conclusion, talks resumed this morning at the residence of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.

But even that meeting, lasting two hours, failed to come up with a name despite Supreme Court order that the state government should submit a compliance report by today.

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