Himachal Pradesh Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill 2023 passed

September 26, 2023

The Vidhan Sabha today passed the Himachal Pradesh Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill 2023 to enable the appointment of a judge of the High Court as Lokayukta.
According to the Himachal Pradesh Lokayukta Act, earlier only the HC chief justice was eligible for appointment to the post.
It is noteworthy that the state government had made a provision in the law to make other HC judges eligible for appointment to the post of Lokayukta way back in 2021.
- Section 7 of the law had to be amended for the same.
Going forward, in case a judge is appointed to the post of Lokayukta, they will be eligible to receive the salary and allowances corresponding to the post.