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A1atto s 1.ot subJect to nu,cstzgatum -(I) Except as he1 em after p1 O\· 1ded the Lok Ayukta or an Upa-Lok Ayukta shall not conduct any mYe~tJgation under th1s Act, m the case ol a complamt 1nvolving a gnevancc 111 1espect of any action, 1f ~uch actiOn relate<; to any matter specified 111 the Second Schedule. (2) ThC' Lok Ayukta or an Upa-Lok Ayukta shall not Jm·estigdte,- (a) any action 111 respect ofwhich a f01mal and public mqUiry has been orde1ed With the pnor eoneullence of the Lok Ayukta or an Upa- Lok Ayukta, as the case may be, (b) any action m1e~pect ofamatterwhtch hasbeenrcfettcdto mqu11 y under the Commmwns of Inquu y Act, 1952 (Cent1al Act 60 of 1952), (c) any comr-Iaint lllYciYmg an allegatiOn made afte1 the cxptry cf five veat ~ froth the date on wh1ch the actiOn complamed aga1mt ~~alleged to hav; taken•pbce PIOvided •hat a complamt 1 efe11 ed to m clause (c) may be cntet tamed by the Lok Ayukt;, or an Upa-Lok .t\yukta, as the c:tse may be, after the c'\ptry of the pe11od tefet red to 111 the satd clause, If the complamant satisfie~ that he had sulhoent cause f01 not makmg the comrlamt withm the pet wei \peCt!'icd m that cl,ll!~e (3) In the ca~e of any compJ,unt IIIYolvm!j a ~!levance, nothmg in tlm .\ct shall be construed z~ cmpo\ICIII1g the Lok Ayukta 01 an Upa-Lok :\yukta to qucstton any admmt~tl atti'C actiOn mvoh mg the exet ctse of a ch~ctctJOn, exc<'pt whe1c he 1s satJ~frcd that the clemenb llll'oived 111 the C'\crct~(' of the d!\Clction ,u e ab~cnt to 5l!Lh ,til C'\tent that the th~u rtwn can przma-faC/6 be 1 egarcled as ha\ mg been unpropcdy C'\CI CJsed. I •' 70 9, ProvislOI!S 1elatmg to complamts and znvestzgattons .-(I) provt~ions of this Act, any pet son may make a complamt under Lok Ayukta or an Upa-Lok Ay~kta. Subject to the this Act to the (2) Every complaint shall be made tr. ~uch fot m and m such manner, as may be pt e~cribed, and shall be sup pot ted by an affidavtt. (3) Whet e the Lok Ayukta or an U pa-Lok Ayukta proposes, after making such preltminary mquu y as he deems fit, to conduct any invcsttgation under this Act, he- (a) shall fonvard a copy of the conljJia!llt to the public set vant and the competent authonty concctnecl; his (b) shall afford to such publtc ~et vant, an opp01 tumty to offer comments 0.1 such complamt, (c) may make <;uch ordcts as to the ~afc cu<;tody of documents relevant to the m\esttgatwn, as he deems fit. ( 4) Save as afot csatd, the procedure for conductmg any such mvesti- ~ gatwn shall be 3uch, and may be held, etther m pubhc or m camera, as the Lok Ayukta 01 the Upa-Lok Ayukta, as the case may be, constders appro- pnate m the Circumstances of the case. (5) The Lok Ayukta or an Upa-Lok Ayukta may, 111 hts discretion, refuse to mve<tJgate or dtscontmue mvesttgation of, any complamt mvolvmg a gncvancc or an allegation, tf m his opinwn- (.1) the complamt JS fnvolom or \·exatious ot ts not made m good faith; (b) there ate no sufficient grounds for mvesttgatmg or, as the case may be, fat eontinutng the invest1gat10n; or • (c) ether remc>dJC~ J.t·e avat!ablc to the compl:.tn<!nt and m the circumstances of the case 1t would be mot c p!Opcr for the complamant to avatl of such t cmcdtes. • (6) In any case where the Lok Ayukta or an Upa-Lok Ayukta dectdes not to er..te1 tam a comp!J.lllt or to dtscontmuc any mve<;tJgatwn m respect of a comp!aJilt he shall rcc01 d hz~ reasons thet cfor and commun.cate the ,~ same to the complam2.nt ,wd the pub!Jc ~ervant concerned. (7) The conduct of an tnvcsltgatton under tht~ Act agatnst a publtc o;cz vant m n:~pect ol any <lCllon ~hall not afTt:ct ~uch act10n ot any powct or duty of any other pubhc ocrvant to t.tkc lut thc1 act10n Wtth respect to any mat tcr ~UbjCCl tv Ill\ CStl~dtJ~. I I ) 71 (C) In C\'ery proccedint; br-ic)J"e thr Lok Aynkta or an Upa-Lok Avukta under this Act, the State shall be made a party thCI eto and the G~vet nment shall appomt a Spcctal Attm nry and one 01 mm e c;cn10r Government Pleadets to tcp1esent the Govetnment before the Lok Ayukta or an Upa-Lok Ayukta, as the case may 1)(·, on the tcrmc; and condttJons preset 1 bed : Provided that it ~ball not be necc,~arv that state ~hnuld be made a party m cases where Govct nmcnt mtrr ests ;I c not tm olvcci.