Reva Khetrapal takes oath as Delhiu2019s Lokayukta

Reva Khetarpal (former Delhi high court judge justice) took oath as the new Lokayukta of Delhi.

About Justice Reva Khetrapal

Education: Miranda House Collage, Experiences:1. Law Faculty of the Delhi University 2.Practiced in the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court from 1975 to 1991. 3.Appointed additional district and sessions judge in 1991.4.Posted as special judge (narcotics) in 1994 5.Appointed secretary, Press Council of India in 1999.6. Elevated to the HC in 2006 7.Retired in September 2014.

About Lokayukta
Establishment of the Institution:In order to redress the grievances of the citizens which were pouring more in number, the Administrative Reforms Commission, appointed by the Union Government in 1966, recommended the constitution of the Institutions of Lokayukta and Upa-Lokayukta, taking a clue from the Institution like OMBUDSMAN in the Scandinavian countries. In the light of those recommendations, the Institutions of Lok Ayukta were established in various States of our country with jurisdiction to deal with complaints not only against elective public servants, but also against the other categories of public servants defined in the Act.
FUNCTIONS & DUTIES:
The matters and actions of Public servants, which can form the subject matter of the complaint to the Institution of Lokayukta and Upa-Lokayukta, are:
1) Any administrative action involving abuse of power for personal gain or to harm any one;
2) Administrative actions motivated by improper or corrupt motives causing loss to the State or to any person; and 
3) All actions involving outright corruption or lack of integrity.

There are three modes for the Lokayukta and the Upa-Lokayukta to act for taking up investigation of Administrative actions of the nature as stated above.
1. Firstly, any citizen or aggrieved person can make a complaint. 
2. Secondly, the Lokayukta and Upa-Lokayukta suo-moto can take up investigation on the basis of information received by him otherwise than by way of complaints like newspapers, reports, etc. 
3. Thirdly, the Lokayukta or Upa-Lokayukta can act on a reference from the Governor.
Members of Investigation Team:
For the purpose of conducting an investigation in accordance with the provisions of the Act, the Governor appoints a Judge or a retired Chief Justice of High Court to act as Lokayukta and one or more District Judges to act as Upa-Lokayuktas.