Section 3(2)(a) in The Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984
(a)A person to be appointed as the Lokayukta shall be a person who has held the office of a Judge of the Supreme Court or that of the Chief Justice of a High Court [or a person who has held the office of a Judge of a High Court for not less than ten years] [Inserted bye Act 35 of 2015 w.e.f 25.08.2015.] and shall be appointed on the advice tendered by the Chief Minister in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka, the Chairman, Karnataka Legislative Council, the Speaker, Karnataka Legislative Assembly, the Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council and the Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.