Interim Report

(1) The Lokayukta or Upa- Lokayukta, as the case may be, may forward an interim report to the competent authority recommending grant of interim relief to the complainant if he is satisfied at any stage of preliminary inquiry or investigation that the complainant has sustained injustice or undue hardship in consequence of any decision or action of a public functionary, and that the grievance complained of should be redressed expeditiously. (2) The Lokayukta or Upa- Lokayukta as the case may be, may at any stage of inquiry or investigation under this Act, forward an interim report to the competent authority recommending to take such action as may be considered necessary by him against the public functionary, pending inquiry or investigation- (a) To safeguard wastage or damage of public property or public revenue by the administrative acts of the public functionary; (b) To prevent further acts of misconduct of the public functionary. (c) To prevent the public functionary from secreting the assets earned by him allegedly by corrupt means; (b) The Lokayukta shall send his report in respect of a complaint against the Chief Minister or the Member of State Legislature with his recommendation to the Governor who shall take such action as he may deem fit or expedient on the report. (c) The report of the Lokayukta and the order passed by the Governor shall be laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly. (5) If the Lokayukta or Upa-Lokayukta, as the case may be, is satisfied with the action taken or proposed to be taken on his recommendation referred to in sub-section (1) or, sub-section (3), he shall close the case under information to the complainant if any, the public functionary and the competent authority concerned: but where he is not so satisfied and if he considers that the case so deserves, he may make a special report upon the case to the Governor and also inform the competent authority concerned and the complainant, if any. (6) The Lokayukta shall present annually a consolidated report on the administration of this Act to the Governor. (7) On the receipt of a special report under sub-section (5) or the Annual Report under sub-section (6), the Governor shall cause a copy thereof together with an explanatory memorandum to be laid before the State Legislature within four months from the date of the receipt of the report by the Governor or till the Legislature meets next, whichever is later. (8) If the Annual Report is not laid in the State Legislature within the time provided in sub-section (7), the Lokayukta shall be free to make the Report public in the manner he may choose. (9) The Lokayukta or Upa-Lokayukta, as the case may be, may at his discretion, make available, from time, the substance of cases closed or otherwise disposed of by him, which may appear to him to be a general, public, academic or professional interest in such manner and to such persons as he may deem appropriate.