The state government had earlier challenged Governor Kamla Beniwal's appointment of Justice (retired) RA Mehta as state’s Lokayukta, deeming the move unconstitutional and unilateral.
The verdict was pronounced by Judge VM Sahai today. The case was assigned to him after split verdict by a division bench, which heard a petition moved by the Gujarat government challenging the appointment of the Lokayukta by the Governor bypassing the state government.
Mehta was appointed as Lokayukta in August last year by Governor Beniwal. The post was lying vacant since November 2003.
On October 11, the division bench delivered a split verdict. While Justice Kureshi, who headed the bench, upheld the Governor's action, Justice Gokani held the appointment as unconstitutional.
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