Who among the following was appointed the Chairperson of the Lokpal of India in 2024?

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Correct — D, Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar. A former judge of the Supreme Court of India, Justice Khanwilkar was appointed Chairperson of the Lokpal of India by President Droupadi Murmu on 27 February 2024 and took oath on 10 March 2024, filling the post after Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose (the Lokpal's first Chairperson, from 2019).

Why the other options are wrong — (a) A former Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court; he was appointed a judicial MEMBER of the Lokpal on 12 March 2024 — not its Chairperson.  (b) A former Acting Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court; he too was appointed a judicial MEMBER of the Lokpal in March 2024 — not its Chairperson.  (c) A former Supreme Court judge who served as the Lokpal's FIRST Chairperson from 2019 — not the person appointed to the post in 2024.

Concept: The Lokpal of India is the apex statutory anti-corruption ombudsman set up under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013. Its Chairperson need not be a former Chief Justice of India — a former Supreme Court judge or an eligible eminent person can also hold the post, as the 2024 appointment shows.

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