The Telangana Departmental Inquiries (Enforcement of Attendance of Witnesses and Production of Documents) Act, 1993
The Telangana Departmental Inquiries (Enforcement of Attendance of Witnesses and Production of Documents) Act, 1993
This Act empowers authorized inquiry officers conducting internal government investigations in Telangana into allegations of bribery, corruption, or misconduct against public servants. To ensure thorough investigations, it grants inquiring authorities civil court powers to compel witness attendance, examine individuals under oath, and demand the production of relevant documents and public records. However, it exempts certain sensitive entities, such as the Lokayukta and major banking institutions, from disclosing confidential information. By giving investigative bodies legal mechanisms to gather evidence while safeguarding protected financial and oversight records, the law ensures efficient, enforceable departmental inquiries to maintain integrity within state administration.
- 1. Short title and extent.
- 3. Definitions.
- 4. Authorisation of Inquiring authority to exercise the powers specified in section 5.
- 5. Power to authorise inquiring authority to enforce attendance of witnesses and production of documents.
- 6. Territorial limits in which powers specified in section 5 may be exercised.
- 7. Power to make Rules.
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