Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : Pinaki Chandra Ghose
The correct answer is Pinaki Chandra Ghose.
- Pinaki Chandra Ghose is currently the Lokpal of India since 23rd March 2019.
- He is a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India.
- Pinaki Chandra Ghose is son of Late Shri Justice Sambhu Chandra Ghose, former Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court.
- A lokpal is an anti-corruption authority or body of ombudsman who represent the public interest in the Republic of India.
- The Lokpal has jurisdiction over central government to inquire into allegations of corruption against its public functionaries and for matters connected to corruption.
- The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act was passed in 2013 with amendments in parliament, following the Jan Lokpal movement led by Anna Hazare in 2011.
- The Lokpal is responsible for enquiring into corruption charges at the national level while the Lokayukta performs the same function at the state level.
- Justice T. S. Thakur was the 43rd Chief Justice of India.
- His tenure was from 3rd December 2015 to 4th January 2017.
- Rajinder Sachchar was an Indian lawyer and a former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.
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