25.08.2026: राज्यपालांनी न्या. सुनील शुक्रे यांना दिली महाराष्ट्र लोकायुक्त अध्यक्षपदाची पदाची शपथ
25.08.2026: Justice Sunil Balkrishna Shukre, former Judge of the Bombay High Court was sworn in as the new Chairman of the Maharashtra Lokayukta Institution. Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma administered the oath of office to Justice Sunil Shukre at a brief oath taking ceremony held at Lok Bhavan, Mumbai. The oath was given as per Section VI of the newly passed Maharashtra Lokayukta Act, 2023. The appointment of Justice Shukre has been made for a period of 5 years or till he attains the age of 70, whichever is earlier. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Adv. Rahul Narwekar, MLA Bhaskar Jadhav, outgoing Lokayukta Justice (retd) Vidyasagar Kanade, Chief Secretary Rajesh Aggaral, Members of the Lokayukta Institution, Justice Sandeep Shinde, Lokayukta of Goa, State Chief Information Commissioner Rahul Pande and senior government officers were present. Earlier, the Secretary to the Governor Dr. Prashant Narnaware read out the notification regarding the appointment of Justice Shukre. The ceremony began with Vande Mataram, the National Anthem, and the State Song, and concluded with Vande Mataram and the National Anthem.