Bangalore: In another embarrassment to BJP
government in the state, Karnataka High Court Chief Justice
Vikramjit Sen has written to Chief Minister D V Sadananda
Gowda, objecting to the appointment of former judge
Chandrashekharaiah as a Upa Lokayukta by violating the
Lokayukta Act.
In his letter, Justice Sen said Chandrashekaraiah was
appointed without consulting him as required under the law,
according to Chief Minister's Secretariat sources.
Justice Sen noted that as per section 3(2)(A) of the
Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984, he should have been consulted.
Under the Act, the government must consult a panel
comprising the presiding officers of both Houses of the
Legislature, opposition leaders of the two Houses and the
Chief Justice.
Justice Sen also questioned the government over Justice
Chandrashekaraiah's appointment after he raised the issue of
alleged Mysore Resort sex scandal in 2002 with which the
latter's name was linked, sources said.
A high-level judicial inquiry committee, however, in its
report submitted to the then Chief Justice of India V.N.Khare,
had given clean a chit to Chandrashekharaiah and two other
judges, saying it found "no evidence" against them.
PTI
First Published: Saturday, February 11, 2012, 15:08