Dehradun, April 3 -- Search Committee to hold meeting on 3 April

Nainital, 1 Apr: The Uttarakhand High Court today heard a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking appointment of the Lok Ayukta in Uttarakhand and directed the government to place on record the outcome of the proposed Search Committee meeting scheduled for 3 April. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice Subhash Upadhyay directed the state to submit its decision by way of an affidavit on 8 April.

During the hearing, the state government submitted that the Search Committee meeting is slated to be held on 3 April and sought time in the matter. The Court, however, observed that a similar request for time had been made nearly a year ago for t...