[Review Petition (C) No(S). 362-363 Of 2013 In Civil Appeal No(S). 8814-8815 Of 2012]. The original appellants in Civil Appeal Nos.8814-8815/2012 have filed the present review petitions seeking review of our judgment dated 02.01.2013. We bestowed our serious consideration to the various grounds raised in the review petition. On a detailed reading of the grounds, it is quite apparent that the provocation for filing these review petitions is mainly the subsequent decision of this Court in the case of Mr. Justice Chandrashekaraiah (Retd.) v. Janekere C. Krishna & Ors. dated 11.01.2013 in Civil Appeal Nos.197-199 of 2013 @ SLP (C) Nos.15658-15660 of 2012 which related to appointment of Upa-Lokayukta under Section 3 of the Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984. In the said judgment, the judgment under review reported as State of Gujarat v. Hon.ble Mr. Justice R.A. Mehta (Retd.) - 2013 (1) SCALE 7 was also noted and the clear distinction as between Section 3 of the Karnataka Lokayukta Act and Section 3(1) of Gujarat Lokayukta Act, 1986 was spelt out. By referring to the above later decision in the forefront, the sum and substance of the grounds raised for review herein is three-fold, namely, there is divergence of views taken by this Court in the impugned judgment and in the later judgment as regards the interpretation of language of Section 3 in both the legislations,the role of the constitutional authorities involved in the consultation process and; regarding primacy of the opinion of the Chief Justice vis-à- vis the Chief Minister of the concerned State.
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