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The Arunachal Pradesh Lokayukta Act, 2014

The Arunachal Pradesh Lokayukta Act, 2014

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This Act establishes a special authority in Arunachal Pradesh known as the Lokayukta to investigate and sanction complaints of corruption against public servants. It applies to all government employees, officers, and officials in bodies financed or controlled by the state, regardless of their location within the state. This framework matters because it provides a corruption watchdog to ensure transparency and accountability in public administration, allowing citizens an accessible avenue to report misconduct by those in power.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Definitions

Chapter II ESTABLISHMENT OF LOKAYUKIA →

  1. 3Establishment of Lokayukta
  2. 4Appointment of Chairperson and Members on recommendation of Selection Committee
  3. 5Term of office and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members
  4. 6Appointment of new Chairperson and Member
  5. 7Salary, allowances and other conditions of service of Chairperson and Member
  6. 8Provided further that the salary, allowances and pension payable to, and other conditions of service of, the Chairperson or a Member shall not be varied to his disadvantage after his appointment.
  7. 9Provided that the regulations made under this sub-section shall, so far as they relate to salaries, allowances, leave or pensions, require the approval ofthe Governor.
  8. 10Appointment of other officers and staff

Chapter III INQUIRYWING →

  1. 11Inquiry Wing
  2. 12Prosecution Wing

Chapter IV PROSECUTIONWING →

  1. 13Expenses of Lokayukta to be charged on the Consolidated Fund of the State

Chapter V EXPENSES OF LOKAYUKTA TO BE CHARGED ON THE CONSOLIDATED FUND OF THE STATE →

  1. 14Jurisdiction of Lokayukta
  2. 15Matters pending before any Court or Authority etc
  3. 16Jurisdiction of benches of Lokayukta
  4. 17Distribution of business amongst benches
  5. 18Power of transfer
  6. 19Decision of bench

Chapter VII PROCEDURE IN RESPECT OF PRELIMINARY INQUIRY AND INVESTIGATION →

  1. 20Procedure in respect of preliminary inquiry and investigation
  2. 21Persons likely to be prejudicially affected to be heard
  3. 22Power of Lokayukta to call for information
  4. 23Cognizance of complaints
  5. 24Action on investigation

Chapter VIII POWERS OF THE LOKAYUKTA →

  1. 25Supervisory powers of Lokayukta
  2. 26Search and seizure
  3. 27Power of Lokayukta to have powers of civil court
  4. 28Power of Lokayukta to utilize services of officers of Government
  5. 29Provision of attachment
  6. 30Confirmation of attachment
  7. 31Confiscation of assets
  8. 32Lokayukta to recommend transfer or suspension of public servant connected with allegation of corruption
  9. 33Power of the Lokayukta to give directions to prevent destruction of records during preliminary inquiry
  10. 34Power of Delegation

Chapter IX SPECIALCOURTS →

  1. 35Special Courts
  2. 36Letter of request to a contracting State

Chapter X COMPLAINTS AGAINST CHAIRPERSON, MEMBERS AND OFFICIALS OF THE LOKAYUKTA →

  1. 37Complaints against Chairperson, Members and officials of the Lokayukta
  2. 38Complaints against officials of Lokayukta

Chapter XI ASSESSMENT OF LOSS AND RECOVERYTHEREEOF BY SPECIAL COURT →

  1. 39Assessment of loss and recovery thereof by Special Court

Chapter XII FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUOIT →

  1. 40Budget
  2. 41Grants
  3. 42Lokayukta.
  4. 43Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

Chapter XIII DECLARATION OF ASSETS →

  1. 44Declaration of assets
  2. 45Presumption as to acquisition of assets by corrupt means in certain cases

Chapter XIV OFFENCESAND PENALTIES →

  1. 46Prosecutions for false and frivolous or vexatious complaint
  2. 47Offences by societies or associations of persons or trusts

Chapter XV MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 48Annual report
  2. 49Protection of action taken in good faith
  3. 50Protection of action taken in good faith
  4. 51Members, officers and employees of Lokayukta to be public servants
  5. 52Limitation
  6. 53Bar of jurisdiction
  7. 54Legal assistance
  8. 55Act to have overriding effect
  9. 56Provisions of this Act to be in addition to other laws
  10. 57Power to make rules
  11. 58Power to make regulations
  12. 59Power to remove difficulties

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