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title: Karnataka Lokayukta text: its Lokayukta in 1971. ￼￼ The Lokayukta Ordinance Act 1979, was excercised by D. Devaraj Urs, then Chief Minister of Karnataka, and the first Lokayukta to be appointed was then retired Chief Justice of Rajasthan High court, Justice C. Honniah. The same institution was abolished when R. Gundu Rao became the chief minister of Karnataka, after the demise of D. Devaraj Urs. The institution was again re introduced after Ramakrishna Hegde, became then Chief Minister of Karnataka, and introduced the "Lokayukta and Upa Lokayukta Bill" in the assembly as their 1983 election promise. It came into force through the "Karnataka title: Karnataka Lokayukta text: Lokayukta holds powers to sue the former if it does not. Criticism was directed at the government of Karnataka after it took away the investigative powers from the Lokayukta and having given it to the ACB which functions directly under its supervision. Also, the Lokayukta remains an independent body while the ACB reports to the Chief Secretary of the State. The term of office of the Lokayukta is five years and former Lokayuktas listed below: Justice A. D. Koshal, a retired Judge of the Supreme Court was appointed the first Lokayukta and took charge in January 1986. Justice N. Venkatachala title: Lokayukta text: the country as a three-member body, headed by a retired Supreme Court judge or high court chief justice and comprising the state vigilance commissioner and a jurist or an eminent administrator as other members. In November 2012, after conclusion of the 11th "All India Lokayukta Conference", as many as 16 Lokayuktas sent many recommendations to the Govt of India. The recommendations were: Lokayukta The Lokayukta (also Lok Ayukta) ( "lokāyukta", ""appointed by the people"") is an anti-corruption ombudsman organization in the Indian states. Once appointed, Lokayukta can not be dismissed nor transferred by the government, and can only be removed title: Karnataka Lokayukta text: was appointed as the Lokayukta in June 2001 taking office a month later. It was during his tenure that the institution gained popularity in that he was "known for bringing the lokayukta to people's doorstep". He would reportedly walk from door to door coaxing people to file complaints. He was called a "one-man army against the corrupt bureaucracy" by former Chief Justice of India M. N. Venkatachaliah. Justice Santosh Hegde took charge in August 2006 before resigning from the position in June 2010 owing to political interference from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. However, he withdrew the resignation title: Lokayukta text: Lokayukta The Lokayukta (also Lok Ayukta) ( "lokāyukta", ""appointed by the people"") is an anti-corruption ombudsman organization in the Indian states. Once appointed, Lokayukta can not be dismissed nor transferred by the government, and can only be removed by passing an impeachment motion by the state assembly. Naresh Kadyan moved public interest litigation before High Court and then contempt of court order petition for not appointment of Lokayukta in Haryana. The Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) headed by Morarji Desai submitted a special interim report on "Problems of Redressal of Citizen's Grievances" in 1966. In this report, the ARC recommended the