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Supreme Court Expresses Disinclination To Stay Karnataka Lokayukta Investigation In DK Shivakumar Disproportionate Assets Case
1 week ago

Supreme Court Expresses Disinclination To Stay Karnataka Lokayukta Investigation In DK Shivakumar Disproportionate Assets Case

Live Law  

In pleas challenging withdrawal of consent accorded by Karnataka government for CBI to prosecute Congress leader and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar in a disproportionate assets case, the Supreme Court today expressed disinclination to pass any interim order regarding ongoing investigation by Karnataka Lokayukta.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan heard the matter, arising out of. In pleas challenging …

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No LoP, but selection panel will choose AP Lokayukta chairman: Lokesh
1 month ago

No LoP, but selection panel will choose AP Lokayukta chairman: Lokesh

Deccan Chronicle  

Amaravati: TDP-led NDA government will uphold the spirit of Lokayukta by selecting its chairman, despite the fact that Leader of Opposition is not part of the selection committee, said Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh. Lokesh introduced the Andhra Pradesh Lokayukta Amendment Bill, 2024 in the Legislative Council on Friday to amend the composition of the five-member selection committee, doing …

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No powers with Lokayukta to insist on taking over probes: Karnataka HC
8 months, 3 weeks ago

No powers with Lokayukta to insist on taking over probes: Karnataka HC

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court has said that the Karnataka Lokayukta has the power to recommend to the state government to conduct a departmental enquiry against a delinquent official under Section 12 of the Karnataka Lokayukta Act, but it does not have powers to recommend that the inquiry should be entrusted only to it. The government, under Rule 14-A of …

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Court pulls up Karnataka Lokayukta cops for lapses in probes
11 months, 1 week ago

Court pulls up Karnataka Lokayukta cops for lapses in probes

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The Special Court for Lokayukta Cases castigated the Karnataka Lokayukta police for their “utter negligence, serious lapses in conducting the investigation, filing of final reports without application of mind and adhering to procedure”, stating that it is leading to victimising of innocents and escape of real culprits from the clutches of law, and compelling the courts to invest valuable …

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Maha legislative council passes Lokayukta Bill
1 year ago

Maha legislative council passes Lokayukta Bill

Hindustan Times  

NAGPUR: In a significant stride towards bolstering transparency and accountability within the state’s governance, the Maharashtra State Legislative Council on Friday passed the Lokayukta Bill, 2022. State minister for education Deepak Kesarkar reintroduced the bill in the upper house after incorporating recommendations from the committee, following which the revised bill received unanimous support during Friday’s session. Addressing the legislative house, …

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Supreme Court Ruling On Jurisdiction Limits of Lok Ayukta's Authority under Kerala Lok Ayukta Act
1 year ago

Supreme Court Ruling On Jurisdiction Limits of Lok Ayukta's Authority under Kerala Lok Ayukta Act

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently held that the Lok Ayukta, under the Kerala Lok Ayukta Act 1999, cannot issue positive directions and that it only has the jurisdiction to submit a report to the concerned authority with its recommendations.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Rajesh Bindal made reference to the judgments of the Kerala High Court in Sudha Devi …

Kerala Jurisdiction Court Records Lokayukta Revenue High
Maharashtra MLA attends Winter Session with newborn baby: ‘I am a mother and…’
2 years ago

Maharashtra MLA attends Winter Session with newborn baby: ‘I am a mother and…’

Hindustan Times  

National Congress Party MLA Saroj Babulal Ahire on Monday arrived at the Maharashtra Assembly with her newborn baby on the first day of the winter session. The MLA from Maharashtra's Deolali assembly was seen carrying her 2.5-month-old baby to the meeting in video clips that went viral on social media platforms. Read| Maharashtra eyes Lokayukta law with CM, cabinet under …

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Maharashtra to have Lokayukta law on lines of Centre's Lokpal; CM, ministers under its ambit
2 years ago

Maharashtra to have Lokayukta law on lines of Centre's Lokpal; CM, ministers under its ambit

India TV News  

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said his government decided to bring a Lokayukta law on the lines of the Centre's Lokpal legislation which will also bring the chief minister and ministers under its ambit. The deputy chief minister said social activist Anna Hazare had been demanding Maharashtra have a law on the lines of Lokpal. "The chief …

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Supreme Court Stays Lokayukta Proceedings Against Former Karnataka CM Yediyurappa In Bribery Case
2 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Stays Lokayukta Proceedings Against Former Karnataka CM Yediyurappa In Bribery Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Friday, issued notice in a plea challenging the order of the Karnataka High Court, whereby a bribery complaint, filed against former Chief Minister B.S. Senior Advocates, Mr. Siddharth Dave and Mr. Mukul Rohagti appearing on behalf of Yediyurappa argued that the Prevention of Corruption Act requires prior sanction before conducting any inquiry, enquiry or investigation of …

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A.P. Lokayukta initiates action against nine revenue officials of West Godavari
2 years, 3 months ago

A.P. Lokayukta initiates action against nine revenue officials of West Godavari

The Hindu  

The Andhra Pradesh Lokayukta P. Lakshmana Reddy on Monday initiated action against the District Minority Welfare Officer P. Padmavathi and eight other Revenue Department officials for issuing 26 bogus caste certificates between April 2013 and July 2016 in Unguturu mandal of West Godavari district. In an order passed on Monday, the Lokayukta said stringent action should be taken against the …

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Lokayukta Can Only 'Recommend' To Disciplinary Authority To Take Action Against Erring Officer, No Statutory Power To Issue Direction: Jharkhand HC
2 years, 10 months ago

Lokayukta Can Only 'Recommend' To Disciplinary Authority To Take Action Against Erring Officer, No Statutory Power To Issue Direction: Jharkhand HC

Live Law  

The Jharkhand High Court has held that Section 12 of the Jharkhand Lokayukta Act, 2001 does not confer power upon the Lokayukta to pass a direction commanding upon the disciplinary authority to take action against a person, against whom irregularities are found to be true in the course of inquiry. The development arose in a writ petition that was filed …

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Enquiry By Lokayukta Into Corruption Not Prejudicial Even Where One Facing Criminal Charges: Orissa High Court
4 years, 2 months ago

Enquiry By Lokayukta Into Corruption Not Prejudicial Even Where One Facing Criminal Charges: Orissa High Court

Live Law  

The Orissa High Court last week ruled that where for the selfsame cause of action, a government contractor has been blacklisted and is also facing criminal charges by lodging of an FIR, the causing of an enquiry by the Lokayukta cannot be said to be prejudicial to his interest. "Even though the order blacklisting the contractor has been challenged before …

Court Lokayukta Order Fir Bench Contractor Charges Orissa