TheTripuragovernment appointed veteran lawyer KNBhattacharjeeas the newLokayuktaof the state to deal with the complaints of Corruption against public servants and administrative functionaries under the Tripura Act, 2008.
Bhattacharjee will be the third Lokayukta of the state and the first-ever lawyer to be appointed to the post. Justice Pradip Kumar Sarkar, former judge of Gujarat and Guwahati high courts, was appointed as the first Lokayukta of Tripura in 2012. He was succeeded by former judge of Kolkata andAndhra Pradeshhigh courts, Justice Subal Baidya, in 2017.
In a notification, the general administration (AR) department said that in exercise of the power conferred by section-3 of the Act, the Governor is pleased to appoint KN Bhattacharjee as Lokayukta of Tripura for a three-year term with effect from the date he assumes charge.