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Short ti'le . extent and ixxnnMDcemcOf.—( l| This Act may be called no Assam Lokayukta and Upa- Lokayuktaa AcL 1985. <2| it extends to th» whole of the State ol Assam and applies al«» to the public servants p.cdid outride A ssam in connection with the affairs ol '.lie Stale of Assam (3) it shall ccm e Into lores at once g Definition*—in ihio Act. unless Ih# context other wise req uires,' 2 (o) "action* meann oc«on taken by way of decision, recomroamiatU in or Gndlng ot in any other mann er. anil Includes failure to act. and oil other expression cannsnnn action shall he construed accordingly. (b) "allegation", In relation ;.j u public servant, means any alDt-rnntion that sixth public servant <11 has abused his jxielLbin as such to obtain any gain or favour to hintsrif or to any other person or to cause unduo harm or hardship to any other person, (ll) was actuated in the discharge o l hiu functions as such public servant by personal Interest or Improper or corrupt modvo; or <1151 Is guilty of PWrupticn. or lack u( ln'.esrltv in his capacity ag nudi public servant; (c) "competent authcrity", In lelalion to a public servan t means.— <11 ir. tba cAJcofh Mlnlji;!'l . i-.-.'ta-1 or Member of the Legislative Assembly—the Chief Minister; •(H) In the cose of ar.; otlhtr p i L-iic servan t—the Chief Secretory; (d) "grievance* means a cTa’-n by a reraoo lhat be sustained injuotict- re undue hardship In conse quence Of mal-adminlitrution, (e) "LofcayukLs" means a p"i-.(.a appointed as the LokayuUtn and "V tt.-Ij’Veyiikfn" means n pcfson appointed na an Upa-Lokayiikta under Section 3; <0 "maloiftnlnistrallon" means action taken or pur porting to have beentuken in exorcise of adminis trative functions in any owe.-- (11 when* such ociion or the er’mlnistratlve prcceduro or practice sovernic i •"••h action i-.un-rononnabie, unjust, oppressive or Improperly dineriminatorv. or •B y N otlll at ton Ko PLA-1A3,'G3. dated yotli Ja nuary, 1989 (it) whore thers ha* boon negiisetice or undue delay In toluna such ac.lon or tin; •.dmlnlstrstive pro- ccduvo or practice itovemliiu auob action Involves undue delay • tgl "MlnlMsr" moans a member (other than the Chief Minister; of the Council of Minlsseis. by whatever name called for tha State at Assam, that is to say a Minister, a Minister Of State or a Deputy MlnUter and nleo tnelsidos Chief Parliumentory Secretary and Par)lamentin',y Secretary; (hi "Officer" means a person appointed to a public service or poet In a mcec ion with the affairs of the Sta'e of Assam; (1) "Prescribed” means Described by rules made under this Act; < JI Pub'io servant” deiw’es 0 icraon falling under any of Ute followfog dfWtptfon*. and includes subject to the provisions o; i.h-soctlcn (4) of Section 8, a person who at tiny time in the past fell under any of the fbiiowina deccrlptiuns, numcly; fl) over>‘ Mir.tetor referred to In dauso tg) ; (If) ovary member cf the Legislative jVsambty of the State Of Ais»m not being the Chief Minister or Minister refened to in cUtne l« ): (iii) every officer referred to In clause ( hi; *(iv) Chief Sxecutlvn Councillor, Deouty Chief Executive Counci l 11 Member* and Chnirman of the MahKuinu Paruhad; •<v) President of the Aachalilr P ancbsya t; •(vi) PtuRdect and Secretary of the Gara Panehayat; •(viil CltolxmaniVicv Chainrattt'and Ward Con-anis- iionera of Municipal Board or Town Committee; Renumbered by Assam Act Ho. XI of 1900. •fvtlll May er, D ep uty Mayor; an d ConncUlOR o f a Mun i ci pa l Co rporation; •fix) Ch ief E xecu tive Member, th e Executive Members, the Cha irman an d th e M em be r: of th e Auton o mous District Cpuhcila and Regio nal Councils established und er th e Six th Schedu le to th e Constitu tion of India and th eir employ ee s: •(X) a non-oeftcin I Ch airm an including eve ry office bear er of th at de scrip tion by whateve r name ca lled or th e Managing Direc tor of a district level co ntrol zo det y n* of on ap ex society registered un de r an y Uw rela ting to Co- sp en d by Societies fo r th e time being tc fo rce; Exp la nat io n—In tills sub-c!au«r ce ntral no d d y ” mea ns a eu-operativ? society which inc ludes in its me m be rship othe r co -operative socletiea, an d "a pex society” me ans » S ta te leve l control aocieiy •txl) eve ry peraon In th e serv ice or pay o t— <al an y kcal au thority in Sta te of Asoun wh ich ri notified by the Sta te Gn vnrnment In th is be half in th e Official G az et te , (b> an y co rporation no t being u k c al au thority w !a - blisb od by or und er an A su m o r Cen tral Act and ow ned or co ntrolle d by the State Gov ernm en t which Is notified by th e S ta te Gov ernm ent tn this beh alf in th e Officio' Gaz ette: (cl nny Gov ernm en t com pany w ithin th e meanin g of Section 61" of the Co mpanies Act. 1836 (Central Act I of 1956), In w hich no t less tha n fifty-n no |>?r ce nt of tire paid-u p sh are ea pttal is hold by the Sta te Go vernment or any compa ny wh ich is a subsidiary of n company in wh ich not lesa than fifty-0110 p er cent of th e psid-u p sh are caostal a he ld by th e Sta te Gov ernm en t aJld which is notified by th e Sta te Ocvernn um t in thfcj be half in tho Official G azett e: Ren um be red b y A iu m Act No. XI of 1990. Id) an y society registered und er th e Sccmtlc* Rest: trat io n Act, 1860; which is ■I th e Sta te Gov ernm en t an d wh ich is n e t' fid ',. th at Gov ernm en t in th is be ha lf In -»«i- officic: G az ei re : •{o) "S ec retary - means Chief Sccretar;. in..: Chief Se cretor y, Ccenm issionci, Sec .e’a. , to Gov ernm en t of Assam an d inciu-. t- u Se cretary. an Additional Se cretor y, u Join t Se cre ta ry . a Deputy Sec retory, a n Uniter Sec; turv «r. I also a Spvctn) Officer to the Covt-wineM . : 3 Appointmen t of Lokayukt - nod t'p aL okayubtae.—(1J For the purjiOSeOf c onducting in vestigations. in acre, r.-l acre with th e provisions of th is Act, th e Gov erno r holJ. by w ar ra nt un de r his ha nd an d scul ap point a peiyc n to > ■ know n as the Lokayuktu an d on e or more persois- it '• know n as th e Upa-L okayukte or Upa-Loksyuk t.:: Provided that.— (a) the Lok ay uk ta shall tv ap pointed after corjuitu- wen with th e Chief Ju stice of th e Gaults'.! Hi?:. Court, th e Spe ak er an d th e lead er of the Cppcoi tiOn In the Assam Legislative Asssm i-• . .1 ' • th ere bo no suc h Lo ader a pe rson elec ted i.i behalf by tile mem bers of th e opposition !i II;;. Ho use in su ch m an ner as the Sp ea ke r may <1; .■n , (b) the Upe-L okayukta or Upa-L okayuk ta; . -'bill le appointed after consultants with the LA xyukla : Provided fu rther th at whe re the Sp ea ker of the Leg! - laliv e Assem bly b satisfied th at circum stan ce s e s:: : on ac co unt of which it is not practicab le to clause |.ii o f th e preceding proviso, ho may Intim ate the Gov erno r th e name of an y oth er mem be r of th e Opposition sr. the LegUlaw. Assembly who may be co nsulted und er th st clause in ste ad of the L ea de r of th e Opposition (2) Eve ry pe rson ap pointed as th e Lofcayukto . ; Up u-Ixikuyukla shall before en tering up on Ills oilier, . end sub scrib e bnfore th e G overnor, or som e person ap po in ted In that beh alf by Mm, an oath or aff irm ation in I I n fo rm se t o ut for th r purpose in th e First Sch ed ule Ren um be red by Assam A ct No. XI of if'PC <3| The Upo-Lokaj'uktas shall ba subject to d ie admi nistrative control of the Lo'sayukta and, in particular, for the purpose of convenient disposal of investlgutitxis under litis Act, the Lokayukla rosy issue such general or special direction as b» may consider necessary to the Ups-Loka- yukta: .>1 Provided that nothing hi this sub-soctiun shall be construed to authorise the laixayuk.* to question any Ending, conclusion or recomroendation of an Ups- Loksyukfa. •1. Loknyukla or Upa-Loknyukta to Hold No Other Office.—|l) The Lokayukta shall be a person who in or has been a judge oJ the Supreme Court or the Chief Justice of u High Court Provided that the Qualifications laid down in this sub-section ahull not apply to she person already appoin ted aa it Lokayukto prior to coming into force of lAmnnri- mwitl Act 1990. <2> The Ups-1,okayttkta sltall be a person who b or has been a Judge of a High Court. Of The bakayukta or Upa-bokayuk la, as the cssomuy bo, shall be a person who Is not or never hae been u mem ber. of Parliament or a member of the Legislature of any State und shall not hold any office of trust or profit other than his office at the Iz-kayukta or on Upa-Lakeyukta ora® the case mav be, or connected with any political party or carry on any busintas or practice any profession and accor dingly. before he enters upon hie office as the Loknyukta or Upa-Li'kayukta. «u the case. may bo shall-— (a) tf he Is a sitting Judge of the Supreme Court or the Chief Justice or a Judge of a High Court, ss the cas« may be. or hold any other office of trust nr profit, reilon such office: or (b) if be ts connected with any political party, sever such connection with it; or (c) if bn Is carrying o« any business, sever his con nection {short of divesting himself of rwnenihtp.i with the conduct and management of such business; or • Substituted by A w n Art No. XI of'lfSO (d) if he is practising an y profession suspend practice of such profession.