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Punjab Right to Service Act, 2011

Punjab Right to Service Act, 2011

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This law ensures that government officials provide essential services to citizens within a set time limit. It applies to anyone eligible for services like certificates or licenses and the officers responsible for delivering them. The Act matters because it gives citizens a legal right to timely service and a clear process to appeal if an officer delays or rejects an application without proper reason. By enforcing strict deadlines and requiring written justifications for rejections, it promotes government accountability and reduces corruption, ensuring that public services are delivered efficiently and fairly to the people.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title and commencement
  3. 2. Definitions
  4. 3. Notification of services, Designated Officers, First Appellate Authority, Second Appellate Authority and the given time limit
  5. 4. Providing of service
  6. 5. Procedure for obtaining service
  7. 6. First appeal
  8. 7. Second appeal
  9. 8. Power to summon and inspection
  10. 9. Penalty
  11. 10. Revision
  12. 11. Display of services and the given time limit
  13. 12. Constitution of the Commission
  14. 13. Composition of the Commission
  15. 14. Powers of the Chief Commissioner
  16. 15. Term of office and conditions of service of Chief Commissioner and Commissioners
  17. 16. Removal and suspension of the Chief Commissioner or a Commissioner from office in certain circumstances
  18. 17. Powers and functions of the Punjab Right to Service Commission
  19. 18. Action by the Government on recommendations of the Commission
  20. 19. Protection of action taken in good faith
  21. 20. Bar of jurisdiction of courts
  22. 21. Powers to make rules
  23. 22. Power to remove difficulties
  24. Form OF. FORM OF OATH OR AFFIRMATION TO BE MADE BY THE

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