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lvlattcrs wll!ch IIWJ' be wvesttgnted b)' the Lok Ayukta and the TJpa-Lok A]uktar.-( I) Subject to the pt ovtsJons of thts Act, the Lok Ayukta and one of the Upa-Lok Ayukta~, as may be nommated by the Lok Ayukta for the purpose, may uwestigatc any action wh1ch 1s taken by or with the gcne1al or spcctfi.c apprO\al of- (1) the Cluef Mm1ste1, or (11) a Mmi~te1, or (m) a Membet ofthc State Leg1~lature; 01 (tv) a Sccretat y; or (v) an ofTlce bearer of a political party at the State le\ el, or (' i) an ofllcc1 ref en cd tom sub-clause (tii) of clause (d) of sectiOn 2, in any case where a complaint involving a gncvance or an allegation is made m respect ofsuch action and where thetc ~~difference ofopmwn between the Lok Ayukt,l and the Up<t-Lok AyuJ..ta a~ so nommatcd, the action shall be 111\'c~t•gated by the Lok Ayukta and both the Upa-Lok Ayuktas tol{cther and the dect~1on of the majonty therem shall preva1l. (2) SubJeCt to the proviSions of this Act, an Upa-Lok Ayukta may investigate any actJOn wh1ch 1s taken by, or \\11th the general or specific approval of, any public servant not bemg the Ch1ef Muuster or a Mm1~tet or a Member of the State LegJ~latuJ e 01 a 'Sec1 cta1 y or an office bearer of a pohtJcal party at State level or an officer rcfen cd to 1t1 sub-clau\e (Ill) of clause (d) of sect Jon 2, m any ca~e where a complamt mvCJ!vmg a gr1cvancc or an allegauon ~~ made' m 1 C'Spect of such actiOn~ or such action can be 01 could have been 111 the opmwn of the Upa-Lok Ayukta, the stlf>JeCt of a g1 Je\'ancc or an allegation. (3) Kotwllh'>tandmg anythmg contamcd 111 ~ub-sect10m ( I)• and (2), ._, the Lok Ayukta 01 an Upa-Lok Ayukta may mvest1gate any actton taken by I or wJth the general 01 speCific a pp1 oval of a pu bhc sen ant, if It 1s 1 cfen cd to !11m by the Govc1nment (4) The Lok i\yukta may, by gPncral ot ~pcc1dl order, ..lSs1gn to each ot the Upa-Lok Ayuktas the matters \\'luch may be 111\ e~ugatcd by them unde1 th1s Act. 69 (5) Notwithstanding anythmg contamcd in r~ub-sections (I) to (4), when an Upa-Lok Ayukta ~~ unabw to dJ~cha1ge lm functiOns owmg to absence, illness or any other cause, his functiOns may be discha1ged by the othci Upa-Lok Ayukta, and m the absence of both, by the Lok Ayukta. (6) NotWJthstandmg anythmg contained m any other provisions of th1s Act, no mvcstJgatwn made by an Upa-Lok Ayukta under this Act and no actwn taken or thing' done by him m 1 espect of such mvestJ- gation shall be open to qurstion on the ground only that such mvesti- gatJon relates to a matte! wh1ch ~~not a3~Jgncd to huu by such order. ( 7) F01 the removal of doubts, 1t is heu: by cl,l.l Ifi.cd that the term 'LokAyukta' whcreHT 1t i~ used m this Act, in Jclatwn to any of these pe1som 1efe1red to Ill sulHcctwn (I), ~hall mean the Lok Ayukta and, dS the case may be, onC" or both of the Upa-Lok AyuktJ.'> a~ fJIOVJded Ill that su h-sectJon.