March 28, 2017 1:52 PM

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SC reserves verdict on pleas seeking appointment of Lokpal

The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas seeking the appointment of Lokpal in the country. A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi said, the arguments of all the parties have been heard and the judgment is reserved. During the hearing, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi said, the Lokpal cannot be appointed as amendments regarding the definition of the Leader of Opposition in the Lokpal Act was pending in Parliament. <br/><br/>He said that the Congress, the largest opposition party in the Lok Sabha, lacks requisite number of MPs and therefore, the Leader of Opposition post was not granted to it. As per the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act of 2013, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha will be part of the Lokpal selection panel. At present, there is no Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha.

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