Hyderabad: The State government has appointed Madan B Lokur, former Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, as the Chairman of the Judicial Commission. This Commission is looking into alleged irregularities in the power purchase agreements during the 10-year BRS government.
Justice Madan Lokur replaces High Court retired Chief Justice L Narasimha Reddy. The Supreme Court directed the Telangana Government to remove Justice Reddy for making statements to the press and to appoint a new chairman. This directive came on July 16.
On Monday, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy announced in the Assembly that the new chairman of the Commission would be named by evening. The government followed up on Tuesday by officially appointing Justice Lokur as the chairman.
Justice Madan B Lokur graduated in Law from Delhi University and became an advocate in July 1977. He practiced in the Supreme Court of India and the Delhi High Court. He has served as the Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court and the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, and was elevated to Judge of the Supreme Court of India in June 2012. Justice Lokur is known for his interest in judicial reforms, computerization of courts, judicial education, legal aid and services, juvenile justice, and alternative dispute resolution (ADR).
