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Haryana Lokayukta Act, 2002
Haryana Lokayukta Act, 2002
Sections
1. Short title, content and commencement.
Section 12. Definitions.
Section 23. Appointment of Lokayukta.
Section 34. Qualifications for Lokayukta.
Section 45. Lokayukta to hold no other office.
Section 56. Term of office and other conditions of service of Lokayukta.
Section 67. Removal of Lokayukta.
Section 78. Matters which may be inquired into by Lokayukta.
Section 89. Matters not subject to inquiry.
Section 910. Provisions of relating to complaints.
Section 1011. Provisions for holding preliminary inquiry.
Section 1112. Procedure in respect of inquiry.
Section 1213. Power to summon record.
Section 1314. Evidence.
Section 1415. Power of search and seizure.
Section 1516. Punishment for false and malicious complaints.
Section 1617. Reports of Lokayukta.
Section 1718. Power to issue interim direction.
Section 1819. Staff of Lokayukta.
Section 1920. Utilisation of services of other person.
Section 2021. Secrecy of information.
Section 2122. Protection of action taken in good faith.
Section 2223. Powers to call for matters pending before State Government.
Section 2324. Other remedies not barred.
Section 2425. Repeal, saving and overriding effect.
Section 2526. Power to make rules.
Section 26
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"content": "(a) if he is a member of Parliament or of the Legislature of any State, resign such membership; or\n(b) if he holds any office of profit or trust, resign from such office; or\n(c) if he is connected with any political party, sever his connection with it; or\n(d) if he is carrying on any business, sever his connection (short of divesting himself of ownership) with the conduct and management of such business; or\n(e) if he is practising any profession, suspend practice of such profession.",
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"content": "(a) that no allegation or grievance has been substantiated, he shall close the case and intimate the competent authority concerned accordingly ;\n(b) that all or any of the allegations or grievances have or has been substantiated either wholly or partly, he shall, by report in writing, communicate his findings, appropriate recommendations and suggestions to the competent authority and intimate the complainant and the public servant concerned about his having made the report.",
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"content": "(a) summon and enforce the attendance of any person and examine him ;\n(b) require the production of any document ; and\n(c) requisition any public record or copy thereof from any office.",
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"content": "(a) for purposes of the inquiry or any report to be made thereon or for any action or proceedings to be taken on such report; or\n(b) for purposes of any proceedings for an offence under the Official Secrets Act, 1923, or an offence of giving or fabricating false evidence under the Indian Penal Code, 1860, or under sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 12 of this Act; or\n(c) for such other purposes as may be prescribed.",
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