Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013
Institutional Anti-Corruption Architecture
The Lokpal Act transformed the CBI Director's appointment process as part of a broader anti-corruption institutional overhaul.
- The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 (effective from 2014 with the first Lokpal appointment in 2019) established India's first national ombudsman (Lokpal) to investigate corruption allegations against public servants.
- Section 4A was inserted into the DSPE Act 1946 via the Lokpal Act, creating the tripartite selection committee for the CBI Director.
- The Act also limits the government's ability to withdraw/alter the CBI Director's tenure without the selection committee's concurrence.
- The Lokpal Act was the result of sustained public advocacy; the Supreme Court had also recommended such structural reforms in the Vineet Narain judgment.
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