New Delhi: On Wednesday, the Search Committee for Lokpal which is headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, invited applications for the appointment of chairperson and members of Lokpal.
The applications and nominations will be accepted till 5 pm on February 22. An official statement stated that the date and time stamped on the application at the receiving end will be treated as final for the purpose.
The applications have been invited by the Search Committee for Lokpal for the preparation of a panel of names that are to be considered for the appointment of chairperson and members of Lokpal. "Any person can make a nomination in respect of another person. However, such nomination shall be restricted to one name only for each position. Multiple nominations by the same person, for the same position shall not be entertained and only the first nomination recieved for the position will be considered as valid", said the sattement.
The body of the Lokpal shall comprise of a chairman and not less than 8 members of which 50% shall be judicial members. Also the persons to be nominated will not be less than the age of 45.