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Former Supreme Court judge, Mr Shivaraj V. Patil, was today sworn in as the new Karnataka Lokayukta by the Governor, Mr H.R. Bhardwaj.
Retired Karnataka High Court judge, Mr R. Gurarajan, was also sworn in as new Upalokayukta at a function in Raj Bhavan.
Mr Patil succeeds Santosh Hegde, whose term as Lokayukta ended yesterday.
Earlier, Mr Patil had probed the procedures followed in the allocation of telecom spectrum during 2001-09 following the 2G spectrum scandal.
He also served as the Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court, as well as the Acting Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission.
Those present on the occasion included the outgoing Chief Minister, Mr B.S. Yeddyurappa, the Home Minister, Mr V.S. Acharya, former Karnataka Lokayukta, Mr Santosh Hegde, Upalokayukta, Mr S.B. Majage, DGP, Mr Neelam Achutha Rao, and Chief Secretary, Mr S.V. Ranganath.
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