LOKAYUKTA POSITION REMAINED VACANT IN THE STATE ONWARDS 2017

State of Himachal Pradesh remained without the Lokayukta since 2017 for which the President of India has approved the sought amendment now list by way and virtue of which the highcourts judges have been entitled to work on the post of the State Lokayukta.During the winter session of the Vidhan Sabha said amendment has been demanded by the government of Himachal Pradesh and bill for further approval was sent to the President of India.The said law is in existence since 1983 however after the retirement of the justice LS Panta during 2017 the post remained vacant for which the government was responsible to appoint the Lokayukta however now the amendment has been issued by the government as such earlier there was a provison of the appointment of the post from the CJI of High court or the Judge from the the Supreme court however the appointment of the post is based on the grounds of the SIC for which the Chief Minister of state and Leader of the opposite front and one senior minister or the Vidhan Sabha speaker are appointing authority for the said post of the Lokayukta in the states .