(I) '\Vhocvel be~ng ,t pu biic man- ~ .. . (a) , ·a~ccpts c,>r obtam~ fro~n .Jny .pe1 son fo1 hnmelf 01 fo1 any other person, any gratd'icat1on whatever, otl.'c' than)cgal 1 emuneratJOn, a~ a motive or rewa1 d for domg 01 forb('aJmg to do <~nv 'oniCJal a<.t 01 ~howmg 01 f~r bcanng to ~how m' tl-ie cxcrci~c of his onlcral ftmctwm la\'·out 01 dt~favour to anv person or fo1 1 endc1 mg any ~C't v1cc or dts-~cr \ 1cc to any per ~on,· w1th the Government or.any Board, authontv, body, Cotporat1on Company 01 Society ~;eferr~d tom st.:b-~lause~ (111). (tv)•, (\)and (v1) of clilusc (t) of·~ectJon 2 or· with any publtc man or public ~C'J vant a' ~uch or • , · • I - " , (b) accq)ts or obtam~ fron; dl1\' pcr,on"fot htnt~Cif 01 Jm any Other person, any grat1ficat10n whatever a~ a motive 01 1 eward fm mducing, by c01:rup~ .m_Ilkgal mean_~ an; publtc man or 1~ubhc ~crvant to do 01 to forbear to do any ofhCJal act, or 111 the C'\.CICI~C' of the ofl1uiil fnncltom of ~uch publtc mall or pubhc ~ctvd.nt, to sh.ow /avolll 01 d1~favour to·any pc!~On.m,to tender ~my sc1 v1cc o( dt~·SCI vrcc to any person .w1 th. t~c ·Govemmcnt 01 any Boat d authority, b .. oay, Cor·pord.ttOn, Company 01 ~o.c1ety Iefen_cd to m sub-clau~t:~ (1ii), (iv), (v) and (v1) of cJau~c. (1) ?f ~ect1on 2 01 wtth any public man 01 public servant a~ snch 01 ~ . , "' ~ · · • I .- - ..J C .... .- .. .... \ i- 'II
(c) by conupt or·dlc~,ll mc.tm 01 ·b) othctwJ~c abtNn~ I11S posttJOn as a pubhc man obtam~ fm lum~ciJ ot f01 any .other pC'l son any valuable thing or pecumal{~advantagc, ·or . .: ·.• . . '• .
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(d) abmmg h1~ •p«~sttiOn· a~ public'' man wilfully· ,doc~ any act m . c;:qnttaventton of any ·PIO\ t'>ton of. any _law 'for the nme hem~ 111 -forct- ts, ·Said 'to COTni'Tilt, C011Upt10n. • .. ~ • • .. . .• , .
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E\planalwn I -Th~.- w01d ·'gratdic.-JtJOn" mean~ pccun~<uy gJ.atificatum and !Vauficat1on e~umahlc m money E\planallml 11 -The ''otd 'l,t\\' rule, regu Ia t Ion o1 not 1fica non • mclude., any Ordm<lnrr, hycla''.
' Rxplallntwn 111-Thc woi·d~ "legaltemuncJatJon" :nc not JCstncted to remuneratiOn \\hJCh a public man ran la,,full) dcm:;.r.d. but Include all remunertttJon ,\]uch ~~ lav.fully pcrn11~.,1ble R>.plmwllon 11/ -I\ pcr~on '' ho reccl\ c< a gta t1firat JOJHl" a motive-for domg ''hat he doe~ not mtend to do, or a., a Ie\,<ltd fo1 do111g \\hat he ha~ not done, come~ \\Itlun the exptc~.,Jon "a motive oJ IC\\<trd lor domg •
(2) •\ny per.,on who abeh 01 conceals or attemph t(J COI'rcal fiom . detection, the comm1~~Ion of corruptwn of the natUJe .,pccd1ed In ~uh ~rctiOn ( l) by a public man al~o commit~ corrupt JOn 4 Conrlilutwn of Cmmmmnn -( l) The GoveJ nor ~hall con~t1tute a .... . .
CommJ~SJOn com1~tmg of three member~ to deal cffectt\'ely "1th allcgauon~ of corruptiOn agdmst public men.
(2) The Governor shall in consultation w1th the C h1c! Mm1~te1 of the State and the C~h1ef Ju~tiCC appomt under ht., hand and .,e,1l the n·.emhcr~ oft he CommJ<,<,Jon .
(3) T''o of the pet~on., appmntcd undCJ sub-seL!Jon (2) \hall be ~Jttlng or retired .Judges of the Supreme CoUll or nl the H1gh CoUlt (heremafter tefened 10 <tS judiCial memhe1~) and the othc1 member ~J,all be a per<;(m "ho IS an ofltcet not helo" the 1 ank of Scrrctary to Government
(4) The Governor ~hall, m con~ultat1on \\Ith the Uucl l\1mJster of the State and the ( 'luef Ju~ttcc, appomt one of the jud1cral Mcn,bcr~ to br- the Chatrman of the Commt~<,Jon •
(5) Every matter to be dectdcd by the Commts~ton ~lwll be decided m accordance "1th the opm10n of the maJOI 1ty of the C'om1m~~ion<>N
(6) 1\ Cornrnts~tonct ~hall not be a mcmbcJ of Parliament 01 a membcJ of the Lcgt.,l.ttme of any State and shall not hold any office of tn.1"t o1· profit (other than the ofllce a~ Commt~~JOncr). oJ he connected \\tth any Olgani~a tton the acttvJtte~ of \\'htch arc hkcly to rc~ult m communal dtshaJ mony or h;itred 01 carry on any busme~s, or practrcc an) prof<"s~ron and accor dmgly before cnteung upon h1., office, a person appomtcd a~ Commt~Sioncr shall,-
(a) tf he ts a Member of Patliamcnt or of the Lcgr~lature of a State, rc~ign ~uch membership; or
(b) if he hold~ any office of tru~t ol' profit. re~ign from such office; or ..
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, :·• .. ,(a) the _co~1;menr~t>·mcnt ?r th}s_fc~, 1~1 ;he c<l~c of fir<;t appointment ""'' . .''··~· -·- 'aftcr·"Jch.commenccment;-.m · ., .. _...., ·- 1 • :
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. ' -, _ 5 Cm)iitwns of ferVtce of Comm1~swner --(I) ~A' person' appomted as ..,_ · Commis~JOner shall hold ofllcc fm ·a tc1 niof fi\'c vea1" f1 om the date on \\•hich' he ente1 ~ ~pon lm ·office oi tdl'he attam~'the a'g~ of ~c>venty year'>, '' h1chever \ is cr1rlicr • ~f.. ~ :a. ... 1 J _ _: .. :- .. ..._: , , :~ !;" • I ~• .. • ~ r-'. ._ • "' 1: - ·,~ -- • '\ <- • • 1 ~~ ,. ~ ....;. ~~ ~ .,. ... • 1 I ,., t > • - J .. ll • O , ,- .;.· . , (2) ·: Ot;~'c~asmg, _to hold _ofl1_ce;. a. CommJ~<;io_!1c;,l ~shall ,l?e ·mcl~gJble fm 1eappom~mcnt a~ CommJSS]()IleJ ot fm fL11 thc1 appomtm~nt e1ther unde1 the '9o~cmmcnt' of. Kcra]a 01 unde'i any puh!Jc undertAking of the State G • '- ~ '( 0 4 \ .. ~ • ' /., • rr ~ ,., • · .overn1nent. •. · ~ -<_. • • - .,. ··- _ ., . -• • , l ... '• .. c· .. • .. .. ... :.;.. • - ..
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r ·· E\jJlrmat1o11 ...:...Fo1 the'-piflpo,(:<of th.ls:-~ul)-~cctJOn; "pubhc u~dcrtakmq" mcahs·any _ CO!npany IJ"l \1 h1ch not les~ than' fiftv-one p~r cent' of thf" pmd 1ip' share cap1tal "-held by the s:;ove1nmcnt of Kr1ala ·~nd mcl9d~~ a ~tat.utory ·' . corporatJOn_?J .Board c;i]n~~~~itcd _by ·that Govern'mcn_t_.·: , ~.J.J • .,. ~ I ., •' ,-t"' ';'\.. ~ .. ,~ ' < . , _·,..' (3)~ N?t~\'Jths~andl~!?;.; ~~yt~1Lng: c9ntamC'd .. m' ~1b;~~ction :(I),. a • ComimssJonc1· may- I' • .1 .. - • • :"':,. } • ". _.., :.. L' ~ > 0 ~ 00 ,.
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• ~ -. J "',.._ - • .. ..., - 0 .._:"r -.• 1/1 • .,.. , .,. • :'---· (4) A· Corilnli~SIOnC·T shall~not• fbe'·rernova\ '/rom hiS office ex_cept •by 'an .ordc1 of tlie Go\•crnor r.as<;ed 'after an ,address by the Legtsl.atJve A <;sombly,-support eel by· a :·maJor'Jt y of, tlle~total mcmherslnp o~ the Hou<;e 'ana b~; a majoiHy;;of ?not lc.;~ tl]an two::'thJrd~ of· t·hC memb~r~ of t~1e.
LcgJsl]atiVC .A~~embly 'ple<;ent and~' votmg'·ha~·- b~cn presen~'Cd. to t·hc Governor:m the-~ame·~es<>JDn-for such remm·al on the'gJounu-of proved ffilSbehavtour or' mcapaCity:- "~ -.' ~- ... '" ' . I..::
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(5) The procedure to1 the pre~entatJOn ot an add1e~~ and for the 111\'C~tigdltJon and proof of the Illl~behaviour 01 mcapacJty ot a Com ll11S~Ioner under -.ub-seci1on (4) ~hall be -.uch a~ may be pre~cJ 1bed by dll order of the Governor and approved by the LegJ-.Iatlve As~embly '(6) A Commi'>'>IOnel shall h.1ve the hke ~tatu~, ~hall be entitled to the ~«me ~alary, allow<~nLe~ diHI perNon al)d ~h,dl be ~ubjed !o the same conditJOns ot serv1ce, a~ -a Judge ot the I-T1gh Court of Kerdla Prov1ded t•hat the ~tdtu~. ~clla.ry, aiLO\\dth..e~. pcn~1011 ,1Jld coltdttJons of ~ervicc of a '>llllllg or <1 ret1red Judge ol the ~upreme Court appo111ted as Commr'>'>Jonei -.hall be '>uch a-. ·may be ,,1,·,·rfred by the GO\ e nor Provtded lutthei that the salary. allowance~ and pen~ron payable to, and other Londrtton'> of .;;crv1Cc of, ,1 Commr'>'>IOner ~hall not be vaned to lm cltsadvantage attt~r hr~ clppomtn'cnt 6 Oath of Office -Ev7ry pe1 <>on appomted a~ Comm1~~Ioner shall, before he enter~ upon h1~ ofttce. make «nd -;ub~crrbe befoic the Governor 01 ~omc per~on appomted Ill that behult bv h1m. an oath 01 affirmatwn c1cwrdmg to ·the form -.et out hereunder:- "!, A. B, hav1ng been appomtcd Commh'>IOner do ~wear m the name of God;solemnly affirm that I will ht:JI true faJt•h and allegtance to the Con'>tttullon of lnd1a a" by ,Jaw e-.tablr~hed and that 1 wtll duly and far<ttJtfully and to the bc~t of my .1brllty, knowledge. and Judgement pcrfotm the dutJC\ of my office without teM or favour. affcctron 01 Ill will " 7 Staff of CommtHton- (I) The Comnm~:on shdl.l hd\·e a Sc<.rctary and such ot•her officers and employee~ a<; m..1y be pre~cnbcd by the Govci nor 111 con~ultat10n wr'lh the Commts<;ro'l to a~SI'it the Commi~~ron Ill the cxcrc1~e of 1ts powcrs and the d1~'-h,11 g.: of Ib functions under thrs Ad
(2) The cond1tron'> of service of the ~t:cretary and oth~r ofh~..crs and employees .;;hall be :-u1..h a<; may be pte<;u1hed by the Governoi 111 con~ultation with the Commh~JOI1
(3) Appomtment of •the SeLretMy and o1'11cr oftlccro;; <~r1ll employees ~hall be· made by the Commr'>~ton Provrded that whete ~ueh appomtment ~~ made by d11cd Jc-crurtmcnt the Kerala Pubhc Serv1ce Commr<;sion :,.hall be consulted
(4) fhc rule!> tor ~Iesetvatron of appomtmen~ dlhl po-.t·s in Government service m favour ·ot the Scheuuled Castes, Scheduled Trtbcs and Other Backw'ard Classes of CJ!Izcns shall, muraus murandts, apply to appomLmenb to be made by the Commis'>I'On under '>Ub-~ectroll (l).
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(5) WJt•hout prctuchcc to the provr-,ron~. of ~ub-sectron~ (1), (2), (3) and (4), the Comnmsron may, for t·he purpo~c of dcalrng \~Jth •Jny partJculaJ case or cia~~ of ca,~s, ~ecure-.
(1) ·the serVJCC<; of dllY ofliccJ 01 employee 01 HlVCS!Ig<Hrng agency of the Govcrnmeot ol Keral.t w1th the concul!encc of that Gove1nmcnt, or _ ,(u) the <,ervrce<> of any other person or agency.
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(6) The term<> and conclrtJon-; of <;crvrcc of t·hc officer~. employees, agcncre~ ·and pcr~on-; 1 clcJtccl to 111 ~ub-'iectron (5) ~hall be '-LtCh as· may be prescJrbeJ by t•hc GovcrnClr 111 lOW;uJ,tatron wrth the Commr~<;ron' . ' .
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•• (7) Jn the dr~chargc ,of thc1r fund ron~ under thr-; Act_ o!hc .officer~ <~nd employees ref erred to 111 ~ub--,ecllon (I) and the officer:,. employee!>, agenne:, ami person~ Jefellccl to m '>Ub--,ectlon (5) ~hall be subJect ·to the exclUSIVe aommr;,tratrve contJOI and ,cllre-etron of the Commr~~IOll \ . - .8., Pelltwn for l?llltatmg prou:edmgs.~l) Any person other than a public servant or a ·~enrce .d!>SOCJat1on .or a trade unron mJy. pre!>ent a petJtt'rin to t'hc Comml'>\1011 ~lth' a[,- a'udrtronal copy fol SCI\ ICC on the.
oppo~1tc party requc.;;tlllg thJt di'IY a~lcgatron ot cor 1 upt1on \ .:ga1n~t a·ny publlc man <;pccrfied 111 'U{;h [JClrtron nMy be mveqrgatccl untlcJ :thr;, Act .. ~"' - . . .
, (2) Every petJtron under '>Ub-.;;ectror\ ~l) shall be dClOmpanrcd by an affidav,,t m support of the .. lllcgatron co!l'tamcd thcJ em and a tr cd..)ury rcce1pt cv_Jdencmg the dcpo~rt ut. d ''>llnl ot five hund1 eel 1 upe~s ' ·
Provided that no :,uch trc:d~·ury rece1pt ~hall be n~ces~ar y whe1 e the pet1t1on 1s presented JOII)tly ·by not kss. than ten members of the Legrs ldtJve rAssCJTJbly. . '
(3) ·Every' pet1t1on undc1 ~ub-~edi<m ( l) a~ \..,cJl a~ dny .;;chedulc or annexure thereto ~hall be 'venfied ·m· t•he mdiuier !ard clowi1 111 the Code of Clv1l P10cedure, 1908 (CentJal Aot 5 of 1908), for t·he ·vcnficatiOn of plcadmgs. ' • .
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(4) The pe1son who pie'\ents a P"tltiOn under <>ub-:,ection (I) 01 <~ny other pe1 :,on shdll not publr~h or c.au-,e to be pubiJ~hed ihe contenb of the petitiOn m any mdnner wha.t.;;oevci ~ I • • -~ ~--· f I •
(5) Anv pe1 ~pn \\ ho contravene~ the prOVI'>IOilS o,f ;;ub-q;ctl?n (4) '>hull be pum~hable wrth 1mpn,onmcnt for a .te.rm wl.11c.,h may cx·tcnd-to two· years, or with .fine, 'or w1th both. ~ • · ; \~ ... · 9 Comm/\1/011 nor ro' mttt~te- proceedmg~ m cetuun ca1e\ .....:.The ( Comm1~sron -·shall not ~o·nduct any lnve~tr.gat ron under t'h rs J\ct,-
(a) rf the ~llegdtiOn ot , co1 rupt1on ·mcJitJoned lll the petition has been the subJect mat,ter of another· mvest.Igation 01 mqlllry ' 1 ' \ ' . .
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appomted under the CommJ<>SJon~ of InqUiry Act, 1952 or . any otber Commi~sion appo nted by the Gov.::;nment, or
(b) if the petition docs not ·comply w1th the provi~Ions of .sectiOn 8, 01
(c) If the corruption IS ~JIIcged to have taken place before a penod of five years ImmedJilJtely prrc-edmg the commence ment of this Act, or
(d) 1f. the petitiOn under section 8 ha.s bef:'n presented after the exp1ry of a pe1 1od of twen~y-four months frO!ll the date on which the con up I 1011 IS alleged to have tak~n place, or
(e) m respect of corruption allegf:'d to have tak~n place w,.thm a penod of five years Immediat,elly precedmg the commence:
ment of lh!s Aot, 1f the presentation of the petitiOn IS after the exp1ry of a peuod of twenty-four months from the date on which 1he corruption IS alleged to have taken place or six months from such commencement, whichever is later. • 10 Prellmi~ary mvestigatwn -{1) On rece1pt of a petition under sect1on 8 contammg any allegation of corruptwn agamst a public man, 1he CommJs~1on sham, m a ca£e not falbng under sectiOn 9, scrutm1se such allgat10n and ~hall furmsh a copy of ilhe pet1tion to the public man and also g1ve the petJtioneJ and the public man concerned an opportun11ty of bemg heard m the matter. ..
(2) The CommiSSion shalll call for any relevant mformation or document m respect of the allegatiOn of corruption from the petitiOner or the Govemment or any other pe1son or aulhonty who or wh1ch, m the opm10n of the CommiSSIOn IS 111 pos~e~s1on ol sur..h nfoJmdtJon or document, and thereupon the pet1t1oner or the Gove1nmen: or such other person or authonty shall be bound to furnish such mf0rma,tton or produce such document.
(3) Every prehmmary investigation under this section shall be conducted m pnvate and 111 camera and m particular the Identity of the petittoner, If any, or the pubJtc man affected by such mvesugat10n shall not be disclosed to the publtc or ~·he press whe>ther before, dunng or after such mvcstigation
(4) Save as aforesaid, the procedu1e for conducting any such investigatiOn shall be such as may be prescnbed by the Governor m .consultam with the CommiSSion.
II. Result of preliminary investigation and further action.-(1) If, after the preliminary investiga:tion under sectiOn 10, the Commiss10n 1S S•J3268J85iMC, • • so Of the opuiion that tihe ·afilegat10n of oo,r,ruption is without substance ot .thv1al If!. nature or that further investigatiOn IS not likely to prove useful, , 1t shali record a findmg to that effect and repoi-t ~o the Government • ~ accordmgly, SJt&mg tJhe r~asons for such findmg , . (2) The C~nilmss10n shahl, m cases not falling under sub-rule (l), proceed . to make ·a detatled mvest1gatJOn m regard to the alLegation of conuption. •
(3) The Comrrnss1on shall, subject 1o ;the provisions of th1s Aci and •of 1he rules made thereunder, have power to regulate 1ts own procedure mdludmg the fixmg of the time and place of s1ttmg. . .
(4) The pubLc n1in agamst whom corruption has been alleged ~and the petitiOner, 1f any, shall have the nghit to be represented m person or by counsel.
(5) In every detailed investJgation under ·l:his ·Act, the Government shall be made a party.
(6) The ComJlllssJon may, Jf it ~Jdcrs necessary" to do so, havmg regatrd to the· nature and cu·cumsta.:nces of the case under mvest1- gatwn, appomt a counseU to ass1st 1t on ·such te1ms and conditions as may be prescr1bed.
(7) The' Commission may, at any stage, also permit
(a) any witness, or
(b) any other person • who claliDS that he is to be represented m person or by counsel to take such part m the procecdmgs as the Co111Il1JssJOn may, m th~ mterest of JU~tJce, thmks fit.