14.08.2026: Governor administers oath of office to members of Lokayukta Institution
14.08.2026: Justice Surendra Pandharinath Tavade, Retired Judge of the Bombay High Court was today sworn in as a Judicial Member of Maharashtra Lokayukta Institution at Lok Bhavan, Mumbai. Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma administered the oath of office to Justice Tavade. Justice Suvarna Kishore Keole, retired Chief District Judge was also sworn in as a Judicial Member of the Maharashtra Lokayukta Institution. Retired Additional Chief Secretary Om Prakash Gupta and retired Director General of Police of Maharashtra Rashmi Shukla were also sworn in as Other than Judicial Members of the Maharashtra Lokayukta Institution. Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Lokayukta Justice Vidyasagar Kanade (retd), Chief Secretary Rajesh Aggarwal and senior government officers were present.