Former SC Judge A.M. Khanwilkar Appointed Lokpal Chairperson

NEW DELHI, Feb 27: Former Supreme Court judge A M Khanwilkar was appointed as the Lokpal chairperson on February 27, according to the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Justice Khanwilkar retired from the Supreme Court in July 2022.
According to a communique from the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the President also appointed former High Court judges Lingappa Narayana Swamy, Sanjay Yadav and Ritu Raj Awasthi as judicial members of the Lokpal.
Sushil Chandra, Pankaj Kumar and Ajay Tirkey were appointed as non-judicial members of the anti-corruption ombudsman. (Agencies)