Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(I) If, after investigation of any complaint in respect of any action under this Act. the Lokayukta is satisfied that such complaint is substantiated. either wholly or partly, he shall send to the competent authority a ‘report in writing. recording therein his findings and recommendations along with the relevant documents, materials or other evidence. (2) The competent authority shall. on receipt of the report under sub-section (I). examine the said report, take appropriate action and inform the Lokayukta. (I) The Lokayukta shall present annually a consolidated report on the work done under this Act to the State Government. (2) On receipt of annual report under sub-section (I). the State Government shall cause a copy thereof to be laid before the State Legislature along with a memorandum of action taken on the recommendations of the Lokayukta and the reasons for non—acceptance of the recommendations, if any. (I) Notwithstanding anything contained in section ll or elsewhere in this Act, whoever wilfully or maliciously makes any false complaint under this Act, shall. on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year but shall not be less than three months and shall also be liable to tine which may extend to Rs.5,000/- (five thousand). (2) N0 court, except the court of a Judicial Magistrate of the first class, shall take cognizance of an offence under sub-section (I). (3) No such court shall take cognizance of any such offence unless the complaint is made with the previous sanction of the Lokayukta. by the person against whom the false complaint was made. (4) Any such court may. on conviction of a person making the false complaint, award to the opposite party. such amount of compensation out of the amount of fine, as it thinl~'.s fit. . gmmq»