The Centre today informed the Supreme Court that it will not take any immediate decision on the appointment of chairperson and members of the Lokpal.

Appearing before a Bench headed by Justice R M Lodha, Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran said, the government is not planning to take any decision on the appointment of Lokpal after which the apex court posted the case for hearing on May 5.

The Bench said, there was no need for any interim order on a PIL challenging the selection procedure for the Lokpal after the government assured the court that no decision will be taken till May 5.

The Bench was hearing a plea filed by NGO, Common Cause, seeking a stay on the entire selection process of appointment of Chairperson and Members of the Lokpal.

The PIL said, the government was going ahead with it despite the apex court being seized of the issue.