Section 3: Eligibility for the appointment of Lokayukta

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

(1) The Lokayukta shall be a person who is or has been a Judge of the Supreme Court or a Chief Justice of a High Court.

(2) The Lokayukta shall not be-

(i) a Member of Parliament or a Member of the Legislative Assembly of any State or Union Territory;

(ii) a person convicted of any offence involving moral turpitude;

(iii) a person of less than forty-five years of age, on the date of assuming office as the Lokayukta;

(iv) a member of any Panchayat or Municipality; or

(v) a person who has been removed or dismissed from service of the State and shall not hold any office of trust or profit other than his office as Lokayukta or be affiliated with any political party or carry on any business or practice any profession and accordingly, before he enters upon his office, a person appointed as the Lokayukta, shall, if-

(a) he holds any office of trust or profit, resign from such office; or

(b) he is carrying on any business, sever his connection with the conduct and management of such business; or

Where this provision sits

Act	The Himachal Pradesh Lokayukta Act, 2014
Section	3
Marginal note	Eligibility for the appointment of Lokayukta
Jurisdiction	State of Himachal Pradesh
Status	In force as published by the source

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