The Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta and Up-Lokayuktas (Amendment) Act, 2024

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The Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta and Up-Lokayuktas (Amendment) Act, 2024 modifies the service terms of the state's anti-corruption ombudsmen. It establishes that newly appointed Lokayuktas and Up-Lokayuktas will hold office for a term of five years or until they reach seventy years of age, whichever occurs earlier. This amendment does not apply retroactively to officials appointed prior to its commencement. Additionally, it allows an incumbent official to remain in office until a successor assumes charge, while maintaining standard provisions for resignation and removal. This law ensures structured tenure limits and operational continuity within Uttar Pradesh's primary oversight body tasked with investigating public corruption.

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1. Short title, commencement and application
2. Amendment of section 5 of U.P. Act no. 42 of 1975

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