Former Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court, Justice Yarabati Bhaskar Rao today took oath as the state's new Lokayukta. The 74-year-old former Chief Justice was sworn into office at the Raj Bhavan by Karnataka Governor H.R. Bharadwaj. According to reports, Justice Rao's choice was cleared by a panel comprising, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, acting Chief Justice of the High Court K. Sreedhar Rao, Legislative Council Chairman D.H. Shankarmurthy, Legislative Assembly Speaker K.G Bopaiah and Leaders of the Opposition in the two Houses Siddaramaiah and S.R. Patil.
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