Departmental inquiries to which the Act shall apply

The provisions of this Act shall apply to every departmental inquiry made in relation to— (a) persons appointed to public services or posts in connection with the affairs of the State; (b) persons who are in the service of or hold any post under— (i) any local authority; (ii) any Board or Corporation (not being a company within the meaning of Companies Act, 1956) (Act 1 of 1956) owned or controlled by the State Government; (iii) any Government company within the meaning of section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956 (Act 1 of 1956), in which not less than fifty one per cent of the paid-up share capital is held by the State Government or any company which is a subsidiary of such Government company; (iv) any society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (Act 1 of 1860) or the Manipur Co-operative Societies Act, 1976 (Manipur Act 14 of 1976), which is subject to control of the State Government.