Justice Shivraj Patil

• Karnataka, mired in graft, still without Lokayukta

  Despite allegations of corruption among some of its most well-known politicians and bureaucrats, Karnataka remains without an ombudsman or Lokayukta. In September last year, Justice Shivraj Patil quit the office barely a month after he was inducted, after allegations of an inappropriate land deal involving him.

• Karnataka's Lokayukta Shivraj Patil resigns

  Barely a month after he was appointed the ombudsman of Karnataka, Justice Shivraj Patil has resigned. His letter of resignation is being studied by the Governor of the state, HR Bhardwaj.

• Justice Shivaraj Patil, Karnataka's next Lokayukta

  Former Supreme Court judge, Justice Shivaraj V Patil was today appointed the new Lokayukta of Karnataka. He will take over from N Santosh Hegde, who welcomed Mr Patil's appointment as a "very good choice".

• 2G spectrum scam: Rules were tweaked to help Tata Teleservices, says Justice Patil report

  A war of words has broken out between Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal and his counterpart during the NDA regime, Arun Shourie after the latter slammed the Justice Shivraj Patil report on the 2G spectrum scam, calling it "a command performance from Kapil Sibal in order to protect Raja."Sibal shot back at Shourie and asked him to substantiate his allega...

• 2G scam: Patil report blames both NDA and UPA

  Even before it was made public in its entirety, the report by Justice Shivraj Patil on the 2G scam provoked a new round of polemics between the government and the opposition.Earlier this week, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal read out excerpts from the report that suggested the mistakes that eventually led to India's biggest scam began when the NDA was...

• Can only suggest remedies in 2G case: Justice Patil

  The one-man panel set up to look into the spectrum allocation processes and policies between 2001 and 2009 today said its scope would be limited to examining procedures adopted by the Telecom Department in issuing licences and apportioning air waves."I am not supposed to make any investigation... I shall go by the records maintained by the Departme...

• Watch: The Man who's investigating 2G lapses

  In an interview to NDTV, Justice Shivraj Patil discusses the mammoth task before him - of determining whether the rules were followed by officials who granted telecom licences.Justice Patil, who retired as a Supreme Court judge, has been given four weeks to complete his review.Yesterday, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal announced that the judge will se...