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(1) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, the Lokayukta shall inquire or cause an inquiry to be conducted into any matter invoived in, or arising from, or connected with, any aiiegation of corruption made in a compiaint in respect of the following, namely:— (a) any person who is or hasbeen a Chief Minister: Provided that the Lokayukta she“ not inquire into any aliegati‘on of corruption against the Chief Minister unless a fuii bench of the Lokayukta consisting of the Chairperson and an Members considers the initiation of inquiry and at least two- thirds of its Members approve of such inquiry: Provided further that any such inquiry shall be heid in camera and if the Lokayukta comes to _the - cohoius'ion the complaint deserves to be -—~*-—'“"‘diSm‘issed‘,"‘the redid" 6f‘theih‘quir‘y—‘shail‘ not be pubiished or made available'to anyone; (b) any person who is or has been a Minister of the State; (c)-any person who is or has been a Member 'of the Ma-nipur Legislative Assembly; (d) an offi'cers'and employees of the State, from amongst the puinc servants defined in sub—clause (1‘) and (ii) of clause (0) of section '2 of the Prevention of CorruptionAct-, 41988_when serving or who“, has served, in connection with the affairs of the State; ' ‘ (e) all officers and employees referred to in clause (d) or equivalent in any body or Board or corporation or authority or company or society or trust or autonomous body (by whatever name called) established by an Act of the State Legislature or wholly or partly financed by the State Government or controiied by it; (1‘) any persbn who is or has been a director, manager, secretary or other Officer of every other society or association of persons or trust (whether ’ registered under any Iaw for the time being in force or not), by'whatever name caIIed, wholly or partly financed or aided by the State Government and the annual income of which exceeds such amount as the State Government may by notification specify; 11 (9) any person who is o,r has been a director manaflger secretary orother officer of every other society or association of persons or trust (whether registered under any law for the time being in force or not) in receipt of any donation from the public and the annual income of which exceeds such amount as the State Government I may by notification specify or' from- any foreign 's‘ource under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 in excess of ten iakh rupees in ayear er such higher amount as the Central Government may by notification specify; ' ' Explanation.—--For the purpose of clauses (f) and (9), it is herby clarified that any entity or institution, by whatever name called, corporate, society, trust association of persons, partnership, sole proprietorship, limited liability” ' partnership (whether registered under any law for the time being in force or not) shall be the entities covered in those ' clauses: - Provided that any person referred to in this clause shaii be deemed to be a public servant under ciause (c) of section 2 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and the provisions of that Act shall apply accordingiy: Provided further that nothing in ciausesaée) and (f) and this ciause shaii apply to any society or association of persons or trust constituted for religious purpose ' (2) NohNithstahding anything contained in sub- .sectiion(1), the Lokayukta shall not inquire into any matter involved in, orarising from, OI: connected with any such . aiiegation of corruptionagainst any Member of the Manipur Legislative Acsembi}mEespectof anythmg said or a vote given by him in the State Legisiatgre or any Committee thereof covered underthe prowsmns contained in ciause (2) of artici'e- 194 of the ConstItutIon , . A (3) The Lokayukta may inquireInto any act or Conduct of any per:son other than those referred to in sub- section (1), if such person is involved in the act of abetting, ‘ bribegiving or bribe taking orconspiracy relating to any: ’ aiiegation of corruption under the Prevention of CbrrI-thion, Act, 1988 against a'person referred to in sub—section (1): Provided that no aetion under this section shall be taken in case of aperson serving in connection with the affairs of the Union without the consent of the Central Government.