Section 4: Lok Ayukta or Upa-Lok Ayukta not to hold any other office

The Kerala Lok Ayukta Act, 1999State Act of Kerala · Act 8 of 1999

(1) The Lok Ayukta or the Upa-Lok Ayukta shall not be a member of the Parliament or of the Legislature of any State and shall not hold any office of trust or profit (other than his office as Lok Ayukta or Upa-Lok Ayukta) or carry on any business or practice any profession and accordingly, before entering upon his office, a person appointed as the Lok Ayukta or an Upa-Lok Ayukta shall, if he is practicing any legal profession, suspend practice of such profession.

(2) A person who has been a member of a political party at any time during the period of five years, immediately preceding,-

(a) the commencement of this Act, in the case of first appointment after such commencement; or

(b) the date on which the vacancy has arisen, in the case of any subsequent appointment, shall not be eligible to be appointed as the Lok Ayukta or an Upa-Lok Ayukta.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Kerala Lok Ayukta Act, 1999
Section	4
Marginal note	Lok Ayukta or Upa-Lok Ayukta not to hold any other office
Jurisdiction	State of Kerala
Status	In force as published by the source

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