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The Andhra Pradesh Departmental Inquiries (Enforcement of Attendance of Witness and Production of Documents) Act, 1993
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The Andhra Pradesh Departmental Inquiries (Enforcement of Attendance of Witness and Production of Documents) Act, 1993 grants legal powers of a civil court to officers conducting disciplinary inquiries against state public servants. It regulates the process of gathering evidence by allowing inquiring authorities to enforce witness attendance, examine individuals under oath, and demand relevant records. The Act applies to departmental proceedings across public departments in Andhra Pradesh. This law matters because it ensures internal government investigations against corrupt or negligent officials are effective, legally binding, and supported by full evidentiary powers.
- 1. Short title extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Power to enforce attendance of witnesses and production of documents
- 4. Persons empowered to conduct departmental inquiries to be a Civil Court for certain purposes
- 5. Every inquiring authority shall be deemed to be a Civil Court for the purposes of section 195 and Chapter XXVI of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
- 6. Power to make rules
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