After the ruling of the Supreme Court in the Lokayukta case, Narendra Modi has decided to change the rules of the game by tabling a new bill. The new bill, tabled in the Gujarat Assembly, allows the Chief Minister to choose the Lokayukta team. The Opposition p...
In a setback to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Supreme Court today upheld the appointment of Justice RA Mehta as Gujarat Lokayuta. The retired judge was selected in 2011 by Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal, at the time when the post was vacant for eig...
The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict on the Gujarat government's plea against the appointment of retired judge RA Mehta as the state's Lokayukta. Narendra Modi alleges that Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal took the decision on Lokayukta without consultin...
A special Lokayukta court in Bangalore has ordered a probe against three former Karnataka Chief Minister including HD Deve Gowda, BS Yeddyurappa and SM Krishna. Certain irregularities allegedly took place in the acquisition of farmers' land for a project that ...
On the eve of taking the oath as Chief Minister of Karnataka, Jagdish Shettar faces graft allegations in a denotification case. In a eerily familiar situation for the BJP in Karnataka, a complaint is lodged against Jagdish Shettar in the Lokayukta court for al...
'The process adopted by the state Government is not in confirmity with the law and hence the apointment is illegal, unconstitutional and void', says the Karnataka High Court.
The former CM of Karnataka, B S Yeddyurappa, heaves a sigh of relief as the Karnataka High Court quashes the FIR against him filed by the Lokayukta police.
Former Lokayukta Santosh Hegde says he is shocked by the behaviour of lawyers in Bangalore and action should be taken against them as nobody is above the law.
Malini Murthy, a second division assistant in a Taluk office, falsely accused of taking a bribe of Rs 200, is acquitted of all charges after 15 years of utter humiliation.
Congress party general secretary Digvijay Singh says defends Salman Khurshid on quota issue; an upset Gen VK Singh may quit before his term ends on May 31.
Karnataka Law Minister Suresh Kumar says discussion on the controversial appointment of Deputy Lokayukta will be held in the next session of the Assembly.
Gujarat High Court's decision against the Modi government over the state Lokayukta appointment has sparked off a debate on federalism. The Newshour debates.