(1) On receipt of a complaint, the Reader to the Lokayukta or other officer/official authorized in this behalf, shall enter the particulars thereof in the “Register of Complaints” in Form-3 and place the same before the Lokayukta.
(2) If the Lokayukta is of the opinion that any such complaint is not in conformity with the provisions of the Act or the rules made thereunder, he shall within a period of fifteen days excluding general holidays from the date of its receipt, issue a notice to the complainant in Form-4 to rectify the defect within the time specified in the notice:
Provided that the Lokayukta may extend the time specified in the notice for sufficient cause.
(3) All the complaints shall be placed before the Lokayukta for orders, but complaints regarding which action has been taken under sub-rule (2) shall be placed only after the expiry of the period of time stipulated in the notice or the extended period, whether or not any defect pointed out has been rectified.
(4) Every person making a complaint under sub-rule (1) shall be informed of the gist of the orders passed under sub-rule (3), if no further action on the complaint is to be taken.