https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183984 Appointment of an Upa-Lokayukta under the Karnataka Lokayukta Act required meaningful consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court and the other named constitutional authorities. Consultation meant full disclosure of relevant material, awareness of the names under consideration, and a real exchange of views among all consultees. The Chief Justice's opinion did not have primacy in this multi-authority consultative process. Because the Chief Justice was not consulted on the specific final name and the mandatory consultative process was not completed, the appointment was held invalid and void ab initio, and fresh action was directed in accordance with law. en-us Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 12 May 2026 13:08:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183984 Appointment of an Upa-Lokayukta under the Karnataka Lokayukta Act required meaningful consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court and the other named constitutional authorities. Consultation meant full disclosure of relevant material, awareness of the names under consideration, and a real exchange of views among all consultees. The Chief Justice's opinion did not have primacy in this multi-authority consultative process. Because the Chief Justice was not consulted on the specific final name and the mandatory consultative process was not completed, the appointment was held invalid and void ab initio, and fresh action was directed in accordance with law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183984