Constitution of Search Committee for Chairperson and Members of Lokayukta under the Tamil Nadu Lokayukta Act
The Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued G.O. Ms. No. 178 on 28 December 2018, recording the constitution of a Search Committee to submit names for consideration as Chairperson and Members of the Lokayukta. The notification concerns Lokayukta appointments and contains no provisions governing land, property ownership, registration or development.
What the notification does
The Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department published G.O. Ms. No. 178, Personnel and Administrative Reforms (N.Spl.), dated 28 December 2018, in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary. The notification records that the Selection Committee constituted a Search Committee to submit names for consideration for the positions of Chairperson and Members of the Lokayukta.
The Search Committee was constituted using the power under sub-section (3) of Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Lokayukta Act, 2018. Its role under the notification is limited to submitting names for consideration. The notification does not announce the appointment of a Lokayukta Chairperson or any Member.
Search Committee members
The Search Committee consists of the following persons:
- Honourable Thiru Justice K. Venkataraman, retired, as Chairperson.
- Thiru R. Krishnamoorthy, former Advocate General of Tamil Nadu, as Member.
- Thiru A. Pari, Indian Police Service, retired, as Member.
The notification states that the terms and conditions of the Search Committee are regulated by the Tamil Nadu Lokayukta Rules, 2018. It does not reproduce those terms and conditions.
Who is affected
The notification directly concerns the Selection Committee, the named Search Committee members and the process for identifying people who may be considered for the offices of Chairperson and Members of the Lokayukta.
The notification does not create duties for property buyers, landowners, developers, registration officials or local planning bodies. It does not address title, patta, land classification, registration, acquisition, planning permission, building approval or change of land use.
Practical relevance for land and property readers
G.O. Ms. No. 178 dated 28 December 2018 is an administrative notification about the Lokayukta selection process. Nothing in its text changes a person's land rights, property documents or obligations relating to a transaction. A property buyer or owner would not need to take any action under this notification.
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Common questions
Does this notification change any land or property rules in Tamil Nadu?
No. The notification only constitutes a Search Committee for Lokayukta positions and contains no provisions about land or property.
Did the notification appoint the Chairperson and Members of the Lokayukta?
No. It constituted a Search Committee whose purpose is to submit names for consideration for those positions.
Who chairs the Search Committee?
Honourable Thiru Justice K. Venkataraman, retired, is named as Chairperson of the Search Committee.
What governs the Search Committee's terms and conditions?
The notification states that its terms and conditions are regulated by the Tamil Nadu Lokayukta Rules, 2018.
