Public Servent to vacate office if directed by Lok Ayukta etc.

(1) Where, after investigation into a complaint, the Lok Ayukta or an Upa-Lok Ayukta is satisfied that the complaint involving an allegation against the public servant is substantiated and that the public servant concerned should not continue to hold the post held by him, the Lok Ayukta or the Upa-Lok Ayukta, as the case may be, shall make a declaration to that effect in his report under sub-section (3) of section 12. Where the competent authority is the Governor, the Government of Kerala or the Chief Minister, he or it shall accept the declaration. In other cases, the competent authority concerned shall send a copy of such report to the Government, which shall accept the declaration. (2) When the declaration so made is accepted the fact of such acceptance shall immediately be intimated by registered post, by the Governor, the Government or the Chief Minister, if any of them is the competent authority and the Government, in other cases and then, notwithstanding anything contained in any law, order, notification, rule or contract of appointment, the public servant concerned shall, with effect from the date of intimation of such acceptance or deemed acceptance of the declaration- (i) if he is the Chief Minister or a Minister, resign his office of Chief Minister or Minister, as the case may be; (ii) if he is a public servant falling under items (v) and (vi), but not falling under items (iv) and (vii) of clause (o) of section 2, be deemed to have vacated his office; and (iii) if he is a public servant falling under items (iv) and (vii) of clause (o) of section 2, be deemed to have been placed under suspension by an order of the appointing authority and the appointing authority shall initiate appropriate action in accordance with the rules applicable to such public servant: Provided that if the public servant is a member of an All India Service as defined in section 2 of the All India Services Act, 1951 (Central Act 61 of 1951), the Government shall take action to keep him under suspension and initiate appropriate action, in accordance with the rules or regulations applicable to his service.