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f>owo to pumsh (01 contcmp! -The Lok Ayukta anrl. the Up..t-Lok AyPkt.t'> -,h.lll ha\ c .md cxrro'>c the <;amc JUI ~<;diction, po'' cr am! autho11ty m I<.:,p-:ct of contempt o( 1bclf, a<; the lltgh Court k·~ and may exricl\c and fo1 this put po~e the pro,·Isions of the Contempt of Courts i\o::t, 1971 (Cen•ral Act 70 of 1971), ~he.! I haYc < ffcct subjeCt to the mo<hfir,ttion th«t the reference tho em made to the l hgh. Cow t sh .. dl be com trued tP be 1 ele1 C!lCe thcrcm mJ.de to the Lck Ayt•kt<'- <>nd the U!)a-Lok Avukta~, ,,., the cc.~e may be. 20 P1otec/zrm oJ acltnn taken zn gond fallh -(1) No '>Hit. p1ose< ut10n or other legal procerdmg'> <;hall lie .1gamst t!tr Lok Ayukta 01 ;m Upa-Lok Ayt~kta or .tg..tmst am ofiiCC'I employe<. d~cncv 01 pr1~on 1cfellcd to m ~ectwn 16 Ill 1 e'>)KCt of .tm·tluw; wh1ch ~>, m !{UOd f.uth. don(' wlule actmg or pUipOJung to act m the dl\cl',ugc of 1m ollicial duties uude1· tlu~ Act. (2) No l)I~cccdnl£\' G[ the Lok Ayukt.I or an Upa-Lok A) ukt.t .,hall be held to be lJJ.cT J(n want of forum awJ, cxc-:pton the ~round of )Uil~dJctwn, no procr'Cd111gs 01 deciSion of the Lok .\yukt.t <•I .w Up.t-Lok Ayukta shall be liable to lw chaltenged, f<'\ IeV\ed, quashed or C<'lled m quc~uon lll any court.