1 Sep 2020
Neta·Resume
Appointed by the President on the Union government's advice; took charge 23 Jan 2018. No selection committee existed then. Before the 2023 Act there was no statute on selection: the Union government, by convention, picked senior serving or retired Secretary-rank officers and the President appointed on its advice, with the senior-most EC normally elevated to CEC (as described by the Supreme Court in Anoop Baranwal, 2 Mar 2023).
source ↗Official sources told the press that the Income Tax Department had issued notices to a member of Lavasa's family over tax returns, and reports noted this came after his dissents in the 2019 MCC cases. The family member said in a statement that all taxes had been paid and every notice received since 5 August 2019 had been answered.
Recorded only as a reported event. Per the brief, family members are not named. Other outlets reported notices to more relatives. No finding of wrongdoing was found in the sources opened.
Education: B.A. (English Hons) and M.A. English Literature, Delhi University; MBA, Southern Cross University; M.Phil (Defence and Strategic Studies), University of Madras - per ECI profile and ADB
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