Ques: Recently, Who has been appointed as new UP Lokayukta by the Supreme Court of India?
(a) Satish Chandra Mishra
(b) Sanjay Mishra
(c) Virendra Singh
(d) Sudheer Agrawal
Ans (b)
Related facts:
- On 28 January 2016, The Supreme Court today appointed former judge of the Allahabad High Court Justice Sanjay Mishra as the Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh.
- The apex court bench comprising Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Prafulla C Pant appointed Mishra as the Lokayukta, while recalling their earlier order.
- Earlier in December 16, 2015with a rare display of its extraordinary powers vested under Article 142 of the Constitution, Supreme Court bench ordered to appoint former Justice Virendra Singh as Lokayukta.
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