Virendra Singh (Lokayukta) was appointed lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh on 16 December 2015 by Supreme Court of India[1][2] He is first Lokayukta of India who is appointed by Supreme Court of India.
[3] He is successor of Justice N.K.
Mehrotra The Supreme Court exercises its right under Article 142 of the Constitution to make the appointment of Lokayukta .
[4] After the intervention of the Supreme Court, Virendra's appointed was replaced by retired judge Sanjay Mishra after the state government was accused of concealing facts regarding the appointed and objections raised by chief justice of Allahabad High Court.
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