Sanjay Bhatia takes oath as Upa-Lokayukta of Maharashtra

Sanjay Bhatia

Former Chairman of Mumbai Port Trust Sanjay Bhatia was today sworn in as the Upa-Lokayukta of Maharashtra.

Maharashtra and Goa Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administered the oath of office to Bhatia at a brief oath-taking ceremony held at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai on Friday. Principal Secretary to the Governor Santosh Kumar read out the notification of the appointment of Sanjay Bhatia.

Officiating Lokayukta Dr Shailesh Kumar Sharma, Chief Secretary Sanjay Kumar, Director General of Police Subodh Jaiswal, Chief Commissioner, Right to Services Swadhin Kshatriya, Additional Chief Secretary Sujata Saunik, Commissioner of Mumbai Police Parambir Singh and Secretary Law and Judiciary Rajendra Bhagwat were present.

Sanjay Bhatia has been a Maharashtra Cadre IAS officer of the 1985 batch. He is a Mechanical Engineer and an MBA from the Southern Cross University, Australia. Bhatia has served as the Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of CIDCO, Commissioner of Sales Tax and Chairman of MSEB among various other posts.

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