<P> Multiples hearings occurred in the Supreme Court for appointing a new lokayukta . On July 2, 2015, the Court sought the response of the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea seeking replacement of the state's current lokayukta N.K. Mehrotra, The Allahabad High Court also sought response for the same from the government on July 23, 2015 . The apex court issued a notice to the government in December, regarding the initiation of contempt proceedings against it for non-compliance of the Court's previous order . On receiving no reply from the government, the supreme court, on December 14, criticized the for not appointing a new lokayukta in the state and fixed the petitions on the issue for a hearing on December 16 . The Supreme Court had earlier upheld constitutional validity of extending tenure of lokayukta to eight years on 24 April 2014 and had asked for the list of possible appointees within six months . Since the government failed to recommend the list within the time - frame, the Court appointed Virendra Singh as the new lokayukta by exercising its constitutional power under Article 142 of the Constitution The court, however retracted this decision later, after hearing a plea and appointed former judge of Allahabad High Court Sanjay Mishra as the new lokayukta in January 2016 . </P> <P> The former Lokayukta N.K. Mehrotra was appointed on 16 March 2006 under the Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta Act . After his term expired on 15 March 2012, the Uttar Pradesh government on the same day brought an ordinance and another on 18 March and extended the period from existing six to eight years, which was later upheld by the Supreme Court . </P> <P> On July 31, 2012, the state government cabinet approved to keep the office of lokayukta out of the purview of the RTI Act, 2005 citing secrecy while investigating corruption charges . N.K. Mehrotra served nine years in the office, the longest term by a lokayukta in the country . On December 16, 2015, the Supreme Court, invoking its constitutional powers, appointed justice Virendra Singh as the new Lokayukta, while expressing deep regret for constitutional authorities failing to comply with the court's order . </P> <P> Following objection to Justice Singh's appointment, on January 28, 2016, the Supreme Court retracted its decision and appointed former judge Sanjay Mishra to the office . </P>

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