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Section 23: Power of Lokayukta to utilize services of officers of the State Government

The Himachal Pradesh Lokayukta Act, 2014State Act of Himachal Pradesh · Act 23 of 2015

(1) The Lokayukta may, for the purpose of conducting any 16 THE HIMACHAL PRADESH LOKAYUKTA ACT, 2014 preliminary inquiry or investigation, utilize the services of any officer or organization or investigating agency of the State Government.

(2) For the purpose of preliminary inquiry or investigating into any matter pertaining to such inquiry or investigation, any officer or organization or agency whose services are utilized under sub-section (1) may, subject to the superintendence and direction of the Lokayukta-

(a) summon and enforce the attendance of any person and examine him;

(b) require the discovery and production of any document; and

(c) requisition any public record or copy thereof from any office.

(3) The officer or organization or agency whose services are utilized under sub-section (2) shall inquire or, as the case may be, investigate into any matter pertaining to the preliminary inquiry or investigation and submit a report thereon to the Lokayukta within such period as may be specified by it in this behalf.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Himachal Pradesh Lokayukta Act, 2014
Section23
Marginal notePower of Lokayukta to utilize services of officers of the State Government
JurisdictionState of Himachal Pradesh
StatusIn force as published by the source

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