Former Supreme Court judge A.M. Khanwilkar was appointed as the chairperson of the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal nearly two years after the post fell vacant.

• The Lokpal has been working without its regular chief after Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose completed his term on May 27, 2022.
• Justice Pradip Kumar Mohanty, a judicial member of the Lokpal, is currently the acting chairperson.
• Justice Khanwilkar retired from the Supreme Court in July 2022.
• A communique issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan said that retired justices Lingappa Narayana Swamy, Sanjay Yadav and Ritu Raj Awasthi have been appointed as judicial members of the anti-corruption ombudsman.
• Sushil Chandra, Pankaj Kumar and Ajay Tirkey will be non-judicial members, the communique stated.
• These appointments will take effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices, it added.
• The chairperson and members of the Lokpal are appointed by the President after obtaining the recommendations of a Selection Committee having the Prime Minister as its chairperson.
• Apart from a chairperson, the Lokpal can have eight members, four judicial and four non-judicial.