Former SC Judge Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar Takes Oath As Lokpal Chairperson

Former Supreme Court judge Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar was administered the oath of office as the Lokpal chairperson by President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday.

Khanwilkar served as a judge of the apex court from May 13, 2016, to July 29, 2022.

According to the press communique released by the President Secretariat earlier, three judicial members have also been appointed to the Lokpal.

"Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy, Justice Sanjay Yadav, and Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi have been appointed as judicial members to the Lokpal," the President Secretariat said in a release.

Meanwhile, Sushil Chandra, Pankaj Kumar, and Ajay Tirkey have been appointed as non-judicial members of the Lokpal.

(ANI)