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The Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984

The Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984

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The Karnataka Lokayukta Act establishes an independent body to investigate corruption and maladministration within the state government. It grants the Lokayukta the power to look into complaints regarding unfair treatment, abuse of power by officials, and failures to act properly among high-level authorities like ministers and bureaucrats. This law is important because it holds public servants accountable, protects citizens from injustice, and enhances transparency in government operations, ensuring that power is used for the public good rather than personal gain.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title and commencement
  3. 2. Text of the notification is at the end of the Act.
  4. 3. Appointment of Lokayukta and Upalokayukta
  5. 4. Lokayukta or Upalokayukta not to hold any other office
  6. 5. Term of office and other conditions of services of Lokayukta and Upalokayukta.-
  7. 6. Removal of Lokayukta or Upalokayukta
  8. 7. Matters which may be investigated by the Lokayukta and an Upalokayukta.-
  9. 8. Matters not subject to investigation
  10. 9. Provisions relating to complaints and investigations.
  11. 10. Issue of search warrant, etc
  12. 11. Evidence
  13. 12. Reports of Lokayukta, etc.- (1) If, after investigation of any action
  14. 13. Public servant to vacate office if directed by Lokayukta, etc.
  15. 14. Initiation of prosecution
  16. 15. Staff of Lokayukta, etc.- 1[(1) There shall be such officers and employees as may be
  17. 16. Secrecy of information
  18. 17. Intentional insult or interruption to or bringing into disrepute the Lokayukta or
  19. 17A. Power to punish for contempt.- The Lokayukta or Upalokayukta shall have, and
  20. 18. Protection.
  21. 19. Conferment of additional functions on Upalokayukta.- (1) The Government may,
  22. 20. Prosecution for false complaint
  23. 21. State Government.
  24. 22. Public servants to submit property statements.
  25. 23. Power to make rules.
  26. 24. Removal of doubts.
  27. 25. Removal of difficulties
  28. 26. Karnataka State Vigilance Commission Rules, 1980 by the Lokayukta or an Upalokayukta.
  29. I. Schedule I
  30. II. Schedule II

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