Lokpal Subject: Polity Section: National Bodies Context: CBI Director recently issued directions to the agency’s investigation officers (IOs) with regard to handling matters received from the Lokpal. Content: The agency should protect the identity of the complainant and avoid direct contact with him or her; not considering requests for withdrawal of the complainant; […]

    Lokpal Subject: Polity Section: National Bodies Context: Lokpal to get a new office at World Trade Centre building Background: On March 19, 2019, Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghosh was appointed India’s first Lokpal along with eight other members. The appointment itself was made five years after the Lokpal and Lokayukta Act was passed in […]