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The Nagaland Lokayukta (Amendment) Act, 2019

The Nagaland Lokayukta (Amendment) Act, 2019

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The Nagaland Lokayukta Act, 2017 establishes an independent ombudsman body in Nagaland to investigate allegations of corruption, abuse of power, and administrative maladministration against public servants. The statute applies to top political functionaries including the Chief Minister, Cabinet Ministers, and Members of the Legislative Assembly, as well as government employees and officers of state-funded corporations. For ordinary citizens, this law offers a structured mechanism to report official wrongdoing, seek redress against administrative injustice, and hold public authorities accountable, supported by mandatory annual asset declarations for public servants and legal protections for whistleblowers.

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  1. 1. Short title and extent
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Appointment of Lokayukta
  4. 4. Lokayukta or Upa-Lokayukta to hold no other office
  5. 5. Term of office of the Lokayukta or Upa-Lokayukta
  6. 6. Removal of Lokayukta or Upa-Lokayukta
  7. 7. Conditions of service of the Lokayukta or Upa-Lokayukta
  8. 8. Matters which may be investigated by Lokayukta or Upa-Lokayukta
  9. 9. Matters not subject to investigation
  10. 10. Provision relating to complaints
  11. 11. Provisions for holding preliminary inquiry
  12. 12. Procedure in respect of Investigation
  13. 13. Issue of Search Warrants
  14. 14. Evidence
  15. 15. Interim recommendation
  16. 16. Interim Report
  17. 16A. Sanction of Prosecution
  18. 17. Utilisation of services of other persons
  19. 18. Power of inspection
  20. 19. Secrecy of preliminary inquiry or investigation
  21. 20. Secrecy of Information
  22. 21. Punishment for false complaint
  23. 22. Power to punish for contempt
  24. 23. Intentional insult or interruption to or bring into disrepute the Lokayukta or Upa-Lokayukta or his delegatee
  25. 24. Protection of action taken in good faith
  26. 25. Reports of Lokayukta or Upa-Lokayukta
  27. 26. Initiation of Prosecution
  28. 28. Conferment of additional function on Lokayukta or Upa-Lokayukta
  29. 29. Power to exclude complaint against certain classes of public functionaries
  30. 30. Power to Delegate
  31. 31. Public Servants to Submit Property Statement
  32. 32. Power of the State Government to make Rules
  33. 32A. Power to relax
  34. 33. Power of Lokayukta to make Regulation
  35. 34. Removal of Doubts
  36. 35. Whistle Blower Protection
  37. 36. Repeal and Saving
  38. FIRST SCHEDULE. Oath of Office
  39. SECOND SCHEDULE. Exclusions

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