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This Act was enforced 3794/XXXIX-(2)—39—(16)-75, dated July 12, 1977. 774 —————————————————————————————————————————— [The Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta and Up-Lokayuktas Act, 1975] (i) has abused his position as such to obtain any gain or favour to himself or to any other person or to cause undue harm or hardship to any other person. (ii) was actuated in the discharge of his functions as such public servant by personal interest or improper or corrupt motive, or (iii) is guilty of corruption or lack of integrity in his capacity as such public servant ; (c) “competent authorities” in relation to a public servant, means,— (i) in the case of a Minister or Secretary or member of the Legislative Assambly or of the Legislative Council — the Chief Minister. (ii) in the case of any other public servant-such authority that may be prescribed. 1[(d) “grievance” means : — (i) a claim by a person that he sustained injustice or undue hardship in consequence of mala administration, or (ii) a complaint to the effect that an authority empowered to make appointments to a public service or post in connection with the affairs of the State of Uttar Pradesh has after the commencement of the Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta and Up-Lokayuktas (Amendment) Act, 1989 made any appointment in breach of the quota of reservation for members of scheduled castes or scheduled tribes laid down by the State Government. ] (e) “Lokayukta” means a person appointed as the Lokayukta and “Up-Lokayukta” means a person appointed as an Up-Lokayukta, under section 3 ; (f) “mal-administration” means action taken or purporting to have been taken in exercise of administrative functions in any case, — (i) where such action or the administrative procedure or practice governing such action is unreasonable, unjust, [oppressive] or improperly discriminatory ; or (ii) where there has been negligence or undue delay in taking such action, or the administrative procedure or practice governing such action involves undue delay ; (g) “minister” means a member (other than the Chief Minister) of the council of Ministers, by whatever name called for the State of Uttar Pradesh that is to say a Minster of State or Deputy Minister ; (h) “officer” means a person appointed to a public service or post in connection with the affairs of the State of Uttar Pradesh ; (i) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act ;