The lokayukta is an anticorruption authority constituted at the state level. The lokayuktas are similar to the lokpal, but function on a state level. Maharashtra lokayukta and upalokayuktas act, 1971 no. Maharashtra lokayukta wikimili, the free encyclopedia. An act to provide for the establishment of a body of lokpal for the union and lokayukta for states to inquire into allegations of corruption against certain. The lok sabha passed the lokpal and lokayukta amendment bill, 2016 without discussion. It investigates allegations of corruption and maladministration against public. The bill seeks to amend the lokpal and lokayukta act, 20 which provides lokpal at centre and lokayukta at states statutory backing to inquire into allegations of corruption against certain public functionaries and for related matters. The lokpal is the central governing body that has jurisdiction over all members of parliament and central government employees in cases of corruption. The act provided for appointment of lokayuktas within a year in every state. The lokpal and lokayukta act, 20 how much effective. Aavashyak vastu uttar pradesh sanshodhan adhiniyam, 1978 administator. Lok sabha passes lokpal and lokayukta amendment bill, 2016. Provided that the lokayukta shall be appointed after consultation with the chief justice of the patna high court and the opposition in the state legislative assembly or if there be no such leader a person elected in this behalf by the opposition in the state legislative assembly in such manner as.
Mehrotra was appointed on 16 march 2006 under the uttar pradesh lokayukta act. Section 7 matters which may be investigated by lokayukta of up lokayukta. The madhya pradesh lokayukt evam uplokayukt investigation rules, 1982 bhopal, the 3rd june 1982 no. Section 5 of uttar pradesh lokayukta and uplokayuktas act, 1975, rule 10 of. The uttar pradesh lokayukta and uplokayuktas amendment act, 1981. English version of jharkhand lokayukta act,2001,jharkhand lokayukta service conditions rules,2001 and jharkhand lokayukta investigation rules, 2001 are based on translation of hindi version and therefore not authenticated. In 1966, the first administrative reforms commission arc recommended a two tier machinery to redress the grievances of public i. Allegation, grievance, lokayukta, upalokayukta, maladministration, public servant. In this act, unless the context otherwise inquires.
Lokayukta act section 12 court karnataka judgments. Lokayukta or the upa lokayukta, as the case may be, or an officer duly empowered by the lokayukta may administer oath to every person examined during any investigation under the act. The first administrative reforms commission headed by mr. F1 2 198216 in exercise of the powers conferred by section 17 of the madhya pradesh lokayukt evam uplokayukt adhiniyam, 1981 no. By the act of 20 it was left upon the discretion of the state that if it want to make its own lokayukta act for the appointment of lokayukta.
Lok ayukta, uttar pradesh, tc46v1, vibhuti khand, gomti nagar, lucknow. The jharkhand lokayukta act, 2001 as amended up to date preliminary. In this act, unless the context otherwise requires. The position of the lokayukta was established under the lokayukta act of 1975. He is a great check on corruption, brings about transparency in the system, maikes administrative machinery citizen friendly. This act provides for appointment of one or more ombudsman and in the case of more than one, one of them is designated as the chief ombudsman for the allocation of work among them and also for coordination among them. This was followed by similar acts that were enacted by the states of odisha, rajasthan, bihar, uttar pradesh, karnataka, madhya pradesh, andhra pradesh, gujarat, kerala, tamil nadu and the union territory of delhi. Matters not subject to investigation 1 except as hereinafter provided, the lokayukta or an up lokayukta shall not conduct any investigation under this act a except on a complaint made under in accordance with section 9. Lokpal and lokayuktas act, 20, is an act to provide for the establishment of a body of lokpal for the union and lokayukta for the states to inquire into allegations of corruption against certain. The lokayukta s appointment is made after consultations with the chief justice of the allahabad high court, and the leader of the opposition in the state assembly.
Provided that the lokayukta shall be appointed after consultation with the chief justice of the patna high court and the opposition in the state legislative assembly or if there be no such leader a person elected in this behalf by the opposition in the state legislative assembly in. The bill proposed a fourmember selection committee comprising the cm, leader of opposition, speaker and a retired judge to be selected in. The lokpal and lokayuktas act, 20, commonly known as the lokpal act, is an anticorruption act of indian parliament in india which seeks to provide for the establishment of the institution of lokpal to inquire into allegations of corruption against certain important public functionaries including the prime minister, cabinet ministers, members of parliament, group a officials of the. As a mechanism to effectively address the greivances of citizens, administrative reforms comissionarc proposed the plan of setting up of two greivance redressal bodies a lokpal and b lokayukta these governing bodies work as a corruption ombud. The karnataka lokayukta act, 1984 karnataka lokayukta act no. According to the uttar pradesh lokayukta and uplokayukta act of 1975, the governor of the state can appoint a person to be the lokayukta and one or more persons as uplokayuktasdeputy lokayukta. Maharastra was the first state that brought lokayukta act in real existence.
The lokayukta assumed office on the same day and the upalokayukta on 22nd january 1986. Lokayukta act court madhya pradesh judgments legalcrystal. Analysis of the lokpal and the lokayuktas act, 20 ipleaders. The bench said that after going through the up lokayukta and uplokayuktas act 1975, it did not find that lokayukta was an intelligence or security organization or.
Prior to the enactment of the act, it was left to the respective states to institute lokayukta or not. The lokayukta assumed office on the same day and the upa lokayukta on 22nd january 1986. Under the act, the lokpal and lokayuktas were formed. Morarjee desai recommended for sweden based ombudsmen type of institution. Salient features of lokpal, lokayuktas bill the hindu. The administrative reforms commissionarc headed by morarji desai submitted a special interim report on problems of redressal of citizens grievances in 1966. Oct 28, 2017 the lokayukta receives the petition from the public and conducts inquiries. Accordingly the center can have lokpal and states can have lokayukta. Lokayukta are appointed for 5 years or till attaining age of 70 years. In exercise of the powers conferred by subsection 1, read with clauses a and e of subsection 2 of section 20 of the maharashtra lokayukta and upa lokayuktas act, 1971 mah.
Lokayuktaanduplokayuktasact, 1975 tothe competentauthorityfortakingnecessaryaction. In this article, we are sharing the lokpal and lokayukta act for upsc exam along with the pdf download in hindi and english. The bihar lokayukta act, 1973 as amended up to date preliminary. Section 7 matters which may be investigated by lokayukta of uplokayukta. Once appointed, lokayukta can not be dismissed nor transferred by the government, and can only be removed by passing an impeachment motion by the state assembly. Uttar pradesh lokayukta and uplokayukta is an anticorruption ombudsman in the indian state of uttar pradesh. Thelokayuktahadsubmittedthesaidreportundertheprovisionsof section123ofthe u.
Also, know important facts, evaluation, major highlights and implementation of lokpal and lokayukta act 20 here. The maharashtra lokayukta and upalokayuktas act, 1971. Setup and functions 30 jul 2011 by admin lokayukta is an anticorruption ombudsman organised at the statelevel. The lokayukta is from a nonpolitical background and functions as a statutory authority probing into cases primarily related to corruption, government. The terms lokpal and lokayukta were also coined by him.
Jul 27, 2016 the lok sabha passed the lokpal and lokayukta amendment bill, 2016 without discussion. Lokpal at the centre and lokayukta at the level of the states. Mar 15, 2017 as a mechanism to effectively address the greivances of citizens, administrative reforms comissionarc proposed the plan of setting up of two greivance redressal bodies a lokpal and b lokayukta these governing bodies work as a corruption ombud. Presently only states of maharashtra, orissa, rajasthan, bihar, uttar pradesh, karnataka, madhya pradesh, andhra. It has power to raid on the houses and offices of corrupt official. The uttar pradesh lokayukta and uplokayuktas amendment act. Section 63 of the lokpal and lokayukta act, 20 provides for the establishment of lokayukta in each state within one year. The maharashtra lokayukta and upalokayuktas act, 1971 act no.
Uttar pradesh lokayukta and uplokayuktas competent. On 1 august 1975, the 35 heads of state and government of the 35 member states signed the final act of the conference on security and cooperation in europe csce, since 1995 organization for security and cooperation in europe, osce. Uttar pradesh lokayukta and uplokayuktas competent authority. Jan, 2018 lokpal and lokayuktas act, 20, is an act to provide for the establishment of a body of lokpal for the union and lokayukta for the states to inquire into allegations of corruption against certain. Following are some important features of the lokpal and lokayuktas bill, 2011, passed by parliament. As per the act, lokayuktas should be set up in each state. There was a time when a corrupt person was not considered a desirable person in a society. The goa lokayukta act, 2011 goa act 3 of 2012, which has been passed by the legislative assembly of goa on 5102011 and assented to by the president of india on 1252012, is hereby published for general information of the public. Maharashtra was the first state to introduce the institution of lokayukta through the lokayukta and upalokayuktas act in 1971. Honble lokayukta state public information officer lokayukta investigates cases of corruption, where sustained. The lokayuktas appointment is made after consultations with the chief justice of the allahabad high court, and the leader of the opposition in the state. Naresh kadyan moved public interest litigation before high court and. The act of 1962 has been replaced by the ombudsman act, 1975.
The state assembly had last month passed the uttar pradesh lokayukta and uplokayukta amendment bill, 2015, to amend the lokayukta act, dropping the chief justices name from the selection panel. Currently we have 26 states and one union territory that is new delhi which have established lokayukta under section 63 of the lokpal and lokayukta act, 20. English version of jharkhand lokayukta act,2001,jharkhand lokayukta service conditions rules,2001 and jharkhand lokayuktainvestigation rules, 2001 are based on translation of hindi version and therefore not authenticated. An act to make provision for the appointment and functions of certain authorities for the investigation of grievances and allegations against ministers, legislators. Difference between lokpal and lokayukta lokpal vs lokayukta.
The bench said that after going through the up lokayukta and uplokayuktas act 1975, it did not find that lokayukta was an intelligence or security organization or institution in respect of which. Though the institution of lokayukta was introduced for the first time in odisha but it was not able to implement it. Hc brings lokayukta under rti lucknow news times of india. Section 3 appointment of lokayukta and uplokayukta section 4 lokayukta or. In exercise of the powers under section 21 of the uttar pradesh lokayukta and up lokayuktas act, 1975, the governor is pleased to make the following rules. The high court bench said that after going through the up lokayukta and uplokayuktas act 1975, it did not find that lokayukta was an intelligence or security organisation or institution in. Lokayukta or the upalokayukta, as the case may be, or an officer duly empowered by the lokayukta may administer oath to every person examined during any investigation under the act. Details about lokayukta and its powers and functions. His salary is equivalent to chief justice of india and salary of its members is equivalent to judge of supreme court. The uttar pradesh lokayukta and uplokayuktas act, 1975 u. Lokayukta and uplokayuktas act, 1975 bare acts live. In exercise of the powers under section 21 of the uttar pradesh lokayukta and uplokayuktas act, 1975, the governor is pleased to make the following rules.
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