Proceeding of Lokayukta

(1) The Lokayukta may regulate the procedure for the transaction of its business or that of its officers as also allocation of its business amongst the different benches of Lokayukta. (2) The Benches of the Lokayukta shall sit at Dehradun. (3) No act or proceeding of the Lokayukta shall be invalid merely by reason of: (a) any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of Lokayukta; (b) any defect in the appointment of a person acting as a chairperson or a member of Lokayukta; or (c) any irregularity not affecting the merits of the case (4) All policy level decisions including formulation of regulations, assignment, transfer of cases and delegation of functions and powers shall be taken by the Board in accordance with regulations. (5) The inquiry in any case shall not be closed by the investigating officer without recording reasons for such closure. For closing any case, the approval of the authority prescribed under Regulations by Lokayukta shall also be obtained. (6) The hearings in any proceedings before the Lokayukta shall be held in public except in exceptional circumstance where it is not in public interest to do so and the reasons for the same shall be recorded in writing before those proceedings are held in camera. The hearings held in public shall be video recorded and shall be made available to the public on payment of copying cost.