Definitions

Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

1. (a) “Competent department" means such department of the State Government, or such authority, as may be specified by the State Government by notification in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, as the competent department for the purposes of this Act;
2. (b) “Departmental inquiry" means an inquiry held under and in accordance with any law or rule made by the State Government or any notification issued by the State Government into any allegation of lack of integrity or other malpractice of a type which would constitute a criminal offence or of any misconduct, or any other matter, against any public servant;
3. (c) “Public servant" includes a person who is or was a public servant as defined in section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.