The Uttarakhand Lokayukta Act, 2014

Preamble

Code ødiasde IndiaCod de IndaCH THE UTTARAKHAND LOKAYUKTA ACT, 2014 [Uttrakhand Act no. 06 of 2014] SECTIONS PART I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent, application and commencement. PART II LOKAYUKTA FOR THE STATE CHAPTER I DEFINITIONS 2. Definitions. CHAPTER II ESTABLISHMENT OF LOKAYUKTA 3. Establishment of Lokayukta. Ison of lomba Culole 4. Appointment of Chairperson and Members on recommendations of Selection Committee. 5. Filling of vacancies of Chairperson or Members. 6. Term of office of Chairperson and Members. 7. Salary, allowances and other conditions of service of Chairperson and Members. 8. Restriction on employment by Chairperson and Members after ceasing to hold office. 9. Member to act as Chairperson or to discharge his functions in certain circumstances. 10. Secretary, other officers and staff of Lokayukta. CHAPTER III INQUIRY WING 11. Inquiry Wing. CHAPTER IV PROSECUTION WING 12. Prosecution Wing. CHAPTER V EXPENSES OF LOKAYUKTA TO BE CHARGED ON CONSOLIDATED FUND OF THE STATE 13. Expenses of Lokayukta to be charged on Consolidated Fund of the State. CHAPTER VI JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF INQUIRY 14. Jurisdiction of Lokayukta to include Chief Minister, Ministers, Members of legislative Assembly, Group A, Group B, Group C and Group D officers and officials of State Government. 15. Matters pending before any court or committee or authority for inquiry before Lokayukta not to be affected. 16. Constitution of benches of Lokayukta. 17. Distribution of business amongst Benches. 18. Power of Chairperson to transfer the cases. 19. Decision to be by majority. CHAPTER VII PROCEDURE IN RESPECT OF PRELIMINARY INQUIRY AND INVESTIGATION 20 Provisions relating to complaints and preliminary inquiry and investigation. 21 Persons likely to be prejudicially affected to be heard. 22 Lokayukta may require any public servant or any other person to furnish information, etc. 23. The power of lokayukta to sanction of prosecution. 24. Action on investigation against public servant being Chief Minister, Ministers or Members of legislative Assembly. CHAPTER VIII POWERS OF LOKAYUKTA 25. Supervisory powers of Lokayukta. 26 Search and seizure. 27 Lokayukta to have powers of civil court in certain cases. 28. Power of Lokayukta to utilize services of officers of State Government. 29. Provisional attachment of assets. 30. Confirmation of attachment of assets. 31. Confiscation of assets, proceeds, receipts and benefits arisen or procured by means of corruption in special circumstances. 32. Power of Lokayukta to recommend transfer or suspension of public servant connected with allegation of corruption 33. Power of Lokayukta to give directions to prevent destruction of records during preliminary inquiry. 34. Power to delegate. CHAPTER IX SPECIAL COURTS 35. Special Courts to be constituted by the State Government. 36. Letter of request to a contracting State in certain cases. CHAPTER X COMPLAINTS AGAINST CHAIRPERSON, MEMBERS AND OFFICIALS OF LOKAYUKTA 37. Removal and suspension of Chairperson and Members of Lokayukta. 38. Complaints against officials of Lokayukta. CHAPTER ASSESSMENT OF LOSS AND RECOVERY THEREOF BY SPECIAL COURT 39. Assessment of loss and recovery thereof by Special Court. CHAPTER XII FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT 40. Budget 41. Grants by State Government. 42. Annual statement of accounts. 43. Furnishing of returns, etc., to the State Government. CHAPTER XIII DECLARATION OF ASSETS 44. Declaration of assets. 45. Presumption as to acquisition of assets by corrupt means in certain cases. CHAPTER XIV OFFENCES AND PENALTIES 46. Prosecution for false complaint and payment of compensation, etc., to public servant. 47. False complaint made by society or association of persons or trust. CHAPTER XV MISCELLANEOUS 48. Reports of Lokayukta. 49. Lokayukta to function as appellate authority for appeals arising out of any other law forthe time being in force. 50. Protection of action taken in good faith by any public servant. 51. Protection of action t

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