The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to place on affidavit steps taken since September last year to set up a search committee for the Lokpal.<br />''<br />''The apex court asked Attorney General K K Venugopal to file the affidavit on the matter by January 17.<br />''<br />''<br />''A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice S K Kaul had passed this order. <br />''<span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />