Liability for furnishing false information to obtain Lok Sewa

No person shall submit any application which contains any fact or information, which he knows or has reasons to believe to be false, to obtain any Lok Sewa, and he who furnishes such fact or information may be liable for criminal action under the law for the time being in force. The procedure for filing and disposal of appeals shall be such as may be prescribed. As per Section 5 of the Act, each department shall declare Cine or more than one Competent Officer, who is/are not below the rank 1lf Designated Officer responsible for providing Lok Sewa, for enquiring the default or delay made by Designated Officer. The Competent Officer shall have the powers to impose cost on Designated Officer under the provisions of the Act. [f the Designated Officer failed to provide Lok Sewa in stipulated time, the applicant may submit complaint t<1 Competent Officer. (?n receiving such 11 complaint, Competent Officer shall enquire into the reasons for de:lay in providing Lok Sewa and after according a reasonable opportunity of hearing tc, the Designated Officer, decide 1he complaint. within 30 days. Competent Officer after going tl U'Ough reasons and facts produced by Designated c,rncer shall decide whetht.~r he is responsible or not for delay in providing Lr,k Sewa. If Designated Offi,~r is found responsible for not providing servkes in stipulated time then the Competent Officer shall impose cost und,~ Section 4(4) of the Act and g;ive the directions to provide services at the earliest, if the services are m. ,t provided to the applicant. Copy of the order passed by Competent Officer shaJl be endorsed to applicant, designated officer and the officer having admit.,istrative control over designaloo officer. Responsibility of designated offi,cer to provide service required by th,! applicant at the earliest shall remain in t1ct even after cost is imposed on hin 1. Any person who is aggrieved by an order passed by tht.' Competent Officer shall be entitJ ed to file an appeal before the Appellate Oft ~cer within 30 days.