Bare ActsThe Assam Lokayukta and Upa-Lokayuktas Act, 1985

Section 17

Proportion

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Proportion.—|I \ No suit, prosec ution or othe r legal proceedin g sh all he ag ainst th e Lo kayu kta or tKe Upo-Lokay ukta or again st any officer, employee, ngenr - or person re ferred to in Suction M In respeot o f anything which Is in good faith donn or Intend ed to be done und er th is Aot (2) No pro ceeding s of the Lokavuhta o r lb* (JpS- Loks.vukt» shall he ho ld ba d for w an t of form nnd cxcct 1 on th e gr ou nd oF jurisdiction. no proceeding s or decision of the Lo kuytikt* 01 tBe Unn-Loknyukta sh all bo lia ble to K> c hallenged, review ed , qu ashed or ca lled Io oueib nn in III. Conferm en t of ndditlitnal fu nctio n, of Lokuyufctn .1 fp a-l^ k ay n k te c*<— (11 The Sta te Gov ernm ent mu v. by notification pu blishe d in th e Official Gaz et te an d after co nsultation with th e Loknyukta. co nfer Oh tl» I.n ka- yu ktn or an Upu-Lok syuk ta its tb e case may be. such additions! functio ns in re latio n to th e era dica tio n of corr­ up tio n as may be specified in tbe nollrtcstlixi (21 The Statu Gov ernm ent mav bv ocdci In w rltlrq an d after co ns ultatio n with tS e I.ok ay uk ts. co nfer on tfw LokayukCft or an Upa -l-oknyukta suc h powers Of a su ne r- vtio rv na tu re ov er AgencSos. aut ho rities o r officers set-o >. co nstituted or ap pointed bv tfie Sta te Gov ernm en t fo r th e erad ica tion of co rru ption. (3) Tltt Slide Gov ernm en t may by ord er In w ritin g And su bjec t to such conditions an d liniltfitions as m ay hn specified in tbe ardo r requ ire ih r l.irka vu kta to invu?-’ - goto any action being an ac tion In resw tt f/f wh ich u com­ plaint may bo motif und er tills Act. to trie Izikay ukta or nn Vpa-Lokoyukto and not with standing anyth in " co nta­ ined i n this .Act tKs J.okavulrts shall comply with wich ord er : 24 Provided tha-, the Lok-xyukto may entrust Investi­ ga tio n o f an y such artsr.n tbeiog Action tn im part of w hich a COTplaint may be m ad e und er th is Act to cn Upa-Lokn- vu kta ) to an Up a-L okayukhi. (4) W hrn an y .vlditlon*! functions are co nferred on th e Loknvukt'a or an Up a-l.okayulrtn under nib-.soctloi. fit O! whe n ’h r Lo kayuktn or an Upa- bnfcnvukb. b ti 'o Inveatluate an v ac tion und er su h- i- the Lc’ta vukta o r Una-IiOkAWkta shall ex er- •-•o th e « m e nnw?m end discha rg e tlic sunc func tion at id in th e coRe ..’ «nv Investigation ma de on * cotw- nlnlnt Involving nr nflcoafion an d tHe provision s of th is A<4 shall a pn lv accordingly t«t p.r,,. - -<i pxcfrdc rrsnptalnM arntas r certain rfnroea of twiWIr se rv ants —' t t The Stn te Gov ernm en t mav >n o '” "'!” - 'in n-'f p the T.okaviikte an d on h -lni’ a stir Ard th at 7 I ■ ly-mirv or exixdl"n > in th e pu blic Intc- . „voii,do. bv noUfico'tlnr. fa th e Official '" dntc inv,ilv inir « nylevance o r on allega- i-on niMiosr ner.„r- b»Tcnebw» to an v class of pu blic aer- . ...-...-fir-i tj,» notification fro nt tHe jurisdictio n of th e Le*' tvuk t» or. as the own n-av be. Upa-lx>kavukta . Provided 1h-> n.- sucTT nottfl<s»tion sh al l t e Issued tn rcsn rr i of nu bile se rv ants holding ce nts carm in e u mlnt- w i " se in er rcTe’udinc allownnettO of one thou sand •loses nr mor e _ ____ f?'i I v r v ixitificatfon issued und er «ib"s»-''.Efln n t -h i,'' ' ,i,- <, ,-.n as m w b - after it Issued, before •he Sta te T .rai-'qfu»r while if i3 in session for u total ••e-.-,i >«.■ •.. .i.v-i wH»ch m av b- ccronrtscd In one -—•-ion or tn »iv,rr th en Ona KUoeetSivp sessions. an d If before the I'v nirv o’ th e - aid oe rio d tSe Hoy w ag rees Tn malrinr / . v -.difii■ / , • she ootificnticci or th e Hoitsn /,.? re es'li'i* r.o ': fio.i‘:on should bv a nn ulle d and noti­ fies U'l'.’i d x ‘rl.T. In fie Pffrclnl Gnxctte. th e nottftcfdion shirt’. from th e da te of ni'bllcatlen of nocb decision, havn effect enh h- ,'icH >” .-fified torn ; or he o f no effect, ax the case - a v he so. ho wever. th at an v suc h modification c- ,n nid f-i> t tb nll I " witBour pr clud lce to the vAlidttv c i a nv th in a tw vhuie ly done bv virtue of th at notification is SO- Powtir Io deB tfate.—Thfr Ln'uiyu hta o r an Udb- Lo ksyulrta may , by a ge ne ral or special ord er In writing direc. th at an y po wers co nferred or du tie s imp osed on him by nr un de r th ia A ct (exc ep t the powers to make re po rt8 to th e Go vernor und er Section 12) may also be ex ercise d or dlscltaracd by su ch of the oflkera. em plo yees or agencies referroo to in Se ction 14. .is m ay be specified In the orde r, -XX. 2l Pow er to ma ke ru le s—The Sta te Gov ernm ent ma y. by notification In the Official Gazette, mak e ru les for th e purpose of carrying Into effect th e prov ision s of th is Act. (2) In pa rti cu lar, and w ltlidut pr ejudice to th e itene- ra lity o f th e forogofna provisions, su ch ru les may pro­ vide for — (a) tile au thoritie s fo r th e purpose re qu ired to be pr escribed und er su lrcla use fit) of clause (c) of (b) tb s allow ances an d pension If any, pa yable to en d Other candltlixii) o service of. Out Lo kayu ktu an d Upii-L okayukta — (c) th e form , if any. in which , co mplaints may be mai.to an d Ibe fee s, It any. which' may bo charged and tb s secu rity, if an y fo r co sts of th e pe rron ag ains t whom. a n allega tio n is ma de which may be re qu ired to be fu rnishe d in teac ec t th ere of: (d) th e fiow cm of a Civil Cou rt which m ay be ex er ­ cised bv the Lokayuku or an Upa -L oka yu kta : (el an y oilier m atter which la to be or may be pr es ­ cribed or In rae pect of wh ich th is Act makes no provision or muJwa lr.»tid?cwrt pro vision s an d provision is in th e opinion of th e State Gov ern­ m en t nccr.aj.iry fo r the nreper Im plem entatio n of th is Act (31 Evorv ru le made und er lid s Act ab all be laid M se co as may be, afte r tt is m ad e, before lire Sta te Legisla ­ tu re while it Is In session f it- , to la l pe riod of th ir ty days 26 which m ay b t ec mprtje d |ti one ieasiwt or Ln iw i auccwslv e session®, an d If during the said period the House agree® in mak ing an y ino dibcatiun in the ru le or th e Ho use Screes th at the ru le should be an nu lle d an d notifies su ch decision in th e Official Gacette. the ru le shall, fro m the date of pub ­ lic ation of such notification, have effect only in suc h modl- tied form o r be of no effect as the may be, so, however, th at an y su ch modification or ann ulmen t shall be withou t pr ejud ice to th e valid ity o f any thing pravinusly don e under th at rule

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