Gujarat’s executive powers usurped: Jaitley

A day after the Supreme Court upheld the appointment of Justice R.A. Mehta as Lokayukta in Gujarat, Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley said the judgment has thrown up two issues — one relating to the primacy of the Chief Justice of the High Court in the matter of appointment of the Lokayukta virtually rendering all other constitutional authorities otiose, and the second relating to the role of the Governor in the appointment.

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