Transfer of complaints pending before Vigilance Commissioner and prohibition to entertain complaints disposed of prior to commencement of this Act

Transfer of complaints pending before Vigilance Commissioner and prohibition to entertain complaints disposed of prior to commencement of this Act.

1. (1) All complaints pending before the Vigilance Commissioner immediately before the commencement of this Act, shall , on such commencement, stand transferred to the Lokayukt or Up-Lokayukt, as the case may be, and shall thereupon be disposed of by the Lokayukt or Up-Lokayukt as if they were complaints entertained by him under this Act.
2. (2) No complaint disposed of by the Vigilance Commissioner, prior to the commencement of this Act, shall be entertained by the Lokayukt or Up-Lokayukt under this Act. Provided that the Lokayukt or Up-Lokayukt, as the case may be, may, if he considers it necessary to do so to meet the ends of justice, enquire into any complaint finally disposed of by Vigilance Commissioner within a period of two years prior to the commencement of this Act.