Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde

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  Karnataka Lokayukta Wrote 20 Times For More Security, Says Justice Hegde

  Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Vishwanath Shetty had written 20 times to authorities asking for more security, according to Justice Santosh Hegde who once headed the anti-corruption body in the state.

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  Ex-Karnataka Lokayukta Backs Sedition Charge Against Amnesty

  Former Supreme Court Judge and Karnataka's ex-Lokayukta N Santosh Hegde today backed charges of sedition against human rights watchdog Amnesty International. At an event organised by Amnesty International on Saturday, anti-India slogans were allegedly raised during a discussion on Kashmir, prompting the authorities to charge the human rights watchd...

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  Santosh Hegde Moots For Embargo On Frivolous Cases In Courts

  Retired Supreme Court Judge N Santosh Hegde has favoured imposition of "embargo" on frivolous cases in courts, and said too many appeals provided for in the legal system is delaying justice delivery.

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  Why Many Are Anxious About Lokayukta's Future In Karnataka

  It is more than three months since Justice Bhaskar Rao -- Karnataka Lokayukta whose son had been arrested for allegedly running an extortion racket from Lokayukta offices -- had stepped down. Since then, the anti-corruption body, which in the past had taken on anyone -- from former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa to the powerful mining barons of Bell...

• India not yet ready for anti-graft political outfit: Hegde

  Former Supreme Court judge N Santosh Hegde says a political party floated purely on the anti-corruption plank will not succeed in elections at this stage as money power and diversity play a role. Hegde, a former Karnataka Lokayukta, who has distanced himself from erstwhile Team Anna's decision to start a political party, said cultural, linguistic a...

• Baba Ramdev could hit Congress in elections, says Justice Santosh Hegde

  Former Karnataka Lokayukta N Santosh Hegde, who was closely associated with now disbanded Team Anna, feels yoga guru Baba Ramdev's agitation on black money and graft issues may re-energise the anti-corruption movement. He also believed it could cause electoral damage to the Congress.

• Team Anna rift: Justice Hegde not on board with allegations against PM

  Justice Santosh Hegde, one of the most senior and respected members of Team Anna, is upset with the group's recent allegations of corruption against the Prime Minister and 14 senior ministers. Mr Hegde, who has served as the ombudsman or Lokayukta of Karnataka, told NDTV on Tuesday that he "disassociates himself" from the comments made over the wee...

• Karnataka, mired in graft, still without Lokayukta

  Despite allegations of corruption among some of its most well-known politicians and bureaucrats, Karnataka remains without an ombudsman or Lokayukta. In September last year, Justice Shivraj Patil quit the office barely a month after he was inducted, after allegations of an inappropriate land deal involving him.

• Illegal mining: 81 cops let off, Hegde cries foul

  Months after the Lokayukta report on illegal mining was submitted by the then Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde, it certainly begins to look as if not everybody named in the report will face action. Eighty-one police officers named as having taken bribes to allow illegal mining to flourish have all been cleared by the government appointed investigato...

• Justice Hegde gives new definition for democracy

  "I do not know if it (India) can be called a democracy any more," said the former Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde. Commenting on the state of affairs in the country while speaking at the silver jubilee celebrations of S Cadambi Group of Institutions on Saturday, he said that the elected representatives do not understand the role of a public servant...

• Top Lokayukta cop shifted to 'sabotage probe against Yeddyurappa': Santosh Hegde

  Former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde has hit out at the state government for transferring Lokayukta official Jeevan Kumar V Gaonkar, alleging that it was an attempt to "sabotage" the probe against former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa and his family.

• Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde demits office today

  After a "sweet and sour" experience as Karnataka Lokayukta, Justice Santosh Hegde is stepping down today, looking forward to a relaxed and enjoyable life like"what every retired person does".

• Justice Hegde's report on illegal mining in Karnataka

  Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa has agreed to resign. The state's Lokayukta, or Obudsman, Santosh Hegde had indicted Mr Yeddyurappa and his family of accepting kickbacks from a mining company.

• Justice Shivaraj Patil, Karnataka's next Lokayukta

  Former Supreme Court judge, Justice Shivaraj V Patil was today appointed the new Lokayukta of Karnataka. He will take over from N Santosh Hegde, who welcomed Mr Patil's appointment as a "very good choice".

• Can Yeddyurappa's political six-pack strength survive new charges?

  It's unlikely to take long for BS Yeddyurappa to get the back-to-work blues. The Chief Minister of Karnataka is currently holidaying in Mauritius; his return to Delhi on Monday comes amid a new round of corruption charges, some of the most serious that the 68-year-old has confronted.