Inquiry Wing

General201458 sections

Statutory text

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, the Lokayukta shall constitute an Inquiry Wing, headed by the Director of Inquiry, for the purpose of conducting preliminary inquiry into any offence punishable under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 or the Himachal Pradesh Prevention of Specific Corrupt Practices Act, 1983, alleged to have been committed by a public servant: Provided that till the Inquiry Wing is constituted by the Lokayukta, the State Government shall make available to the Lokayukta such number of officers and other staff from its departments as may be required by the Lokayukta for conducting preliminary inquiry under this Act.
(2) For the purpose of assisting the Lokayukta in any preliminary inquiry under this Act, the officers of the Inquiry Wing, not below the rank of Under Secretary to the State Government, shall have the same powers as are conferred upon the Inquiry Wing of the Lokayukta under section 22.

Study data processing for this section.

PDF: pending for this language.