New Delhi: Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi sworn in as judicial member, Lokpal, on March 27, 2024. The oath was administered by Justice AM Khanwilkar, Chairperson, Lokpal of India.

Pankaj Kumar and Ajay Tirkey took oath as member, Lokpal. The oath ceremony was organised at Lokpal of India office in New Delhi.

The new appointments took place as two existing Judicial Members namely Justice PK Mohanty and Justice Abhilasha Kumari and three Members namely DK Jain, Archana Ramasundaram and Mahender Singh have completed their tenure in Lokpal on 26th March 2024.

Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, before joining as Judicial Member, Lokpal of India, was serving as the Chairperson of 22nd Law Commission of India. Before that, he was Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court. 

Pankaj Kumar is a 1986 batch IAS officer from Gujarat cadre. Before joining as Member of Lokpal of India, he was serving as Chief Secretary of Gujarat.

Ajay Tirkey is a 1987 batch IAS officer from Madhya Pradesh cadre. Before joining as Member of Lokpal of India, he was serving as Secretary of Department of Land Resources, Government of India.

Praveen Kumar Srivastava, Central Vigilance Commissioner and other senior officials of CBI and ED also attended the ceremony. /BI