SC has muddied the waters in Gujarat Lokayukta case

Yesterday’s Supreme Court judgment in the matter pertaining to the appointment of the Gujarat Lokayukta goes against state government’s stand. At the same time, the judgment holds Governor Kamala Beniwal’s actions in this entire matter as unconstitutional and “not in conformity with the rule of law”. The question that naturally arises is this – if the Governor’s actions in this appointment process were unconstitutional, why did the Gujarat government end up on the losing side? This is because, according to the two-judge bench, the Chief Justice’s...

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