Definitions

in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) "action" means action taken by a public functionary in the discharge or purported discharge of his public function; (2) "Chief Minister" means the Chief Minister of the Government of Tripura. (3) "competent authority", in relation to a public functionary, means, (i) in the case of the Chief Minister, the State Legislative Assembly. (ii) in the case of a Minister, the Chief Minister: Provided that during the period of operation of any proclamation issued under article 356 of the Constitution of India, the Governor; (iii) in the case of a Member of the State Legislative Assembly, the Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly. Explanation.- The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly shall act in consultation with the Chief Minister and the Leader of the Opposition in the State Legislative Assembly: (iv) in the case of Pradhan, the Upa-Pradhan and the members of the Gram Panchayat, the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman and the members of the Panchayat Samiti - Sabhadhipati of the Zilla Parishad of the concerned District; (v) in the case of Sabhadhipati, the Sahakari Sabhadhipati and the members of the Zilla Parishad - Minister-in-charge, Panchayat Department, Government of Tripura. (vi) in the case of the Councillors, Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, members of the Nagar Panchayat Committee and the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson-in-Council, the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor, the members of Mayor-in-Council and Commissioner of the Nagar Panchayats, Municipality or the Municipal Corporation, as the case may be - Minister-in-charge, Department of Urban Development, Government of Tripura. (4) "complaint", in relation to a public functionary, means an allegation made in writing by any person that such public functionary, in discharge or purported discharge of his public function has been guilty of corrupt practice; (5) "corrupt practice" means that the public functionary in any of his action has been guilty of wilful lack of financial integrity and/or wilful abuse of power for personal gain; (6) "Governor" means the Governor of the State of Tripura; (7) "grievance means a claim by a person that he sustained injustice or undue hardship in consequence of the wilful failure to perform duties duly assigned to a public functionary; (8) "Lokayukta" means the person appointed as such under section 3; (9) "Minister" means a Minister of the Government of Tripura and includes a Deputy Chief Minister, a Minister, a Minister of State, a Deputy Minister: (10) "notification" means a notification published in the Official Gazette. (11) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Bill; (13) "public functionary" means a person who is i) the Chief Minister or a Minister: ii) a Member of the State Legislative Assembly: iii) any other person holding an office or post consequent upon an election held under the Tripura Municipal Act, 1994 and the Tripura Panchayats Act, 1993.