The Maharashtra Lokayukta Act, 2023.
State Act of Maharashtra ยท Act 46 of 202566 provisions
The enactment
| Type | Act |
|---|---|
| Citation | Act 46 of 2025 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Maharashtra |
| Ministry | Govt of Maharashtra |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 66 |
| Subjects | constitutional |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.
- Section 2 Definitions.
- Section 3 Establishment of Lokayukta.
- Section 4 Appointment of Chairperson and Members.
- Section 5 Filling of vacancies of Chairperson or Members.
- Section 6 Term of office of Chairperson and Members.
- Section 7 Salary, allowances and other conditions of service of Chairperson and Members.
- Section 8 Restriction on employment of Chairperson and Members after ceasing to hold office.
- Section 9 Member to act as Chairperson or to discharge his functions in certain circumstances.
- Section 10 Secretary, other officers and staff of Lokayukta.
- Section 11 Expenses of Lokayukta to be charged on Consolidated Fund of State.
- Section 12 Jurisdiction of Lokayukta.
- Section 13 Bar of inquiry or investigation.
- Section 14 Procedure of making complaint under Act.
- Section 15 Conferment of additional functions on Lokayukta.
- Section 16 Matters pending before any court or committee or statutory authority for inquiry not to be affected.
- Section 17 Constitution of benches of Lokayukta.
- Section 18 Distribution of business amongst benches.
- Section 19 Power of Chairperson to transfer cases.
- Section 20 Decision to be by majority.
- Section 21 Provisions relating to complaints under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
- Section 22 Consideration of views.
- Section 23 Preliminary Inquiry.
- Section 24 Investigation.
- Section 25 Persons likely to be prejudicially affected to be heard.
- Section 26 Lokayukta may require any public servant or any other person to furnish information, etc.
- Section 27 Secrecy of information.
- Section 28 Where previous approval is obtained, no other approval necessary.
- Section 29 Bar of sanction for prosecution.
- Section 30 Action on inquiry against public servant.
- Section 31 Complaints of grievance.
- Section 32 Report of Lokayukta.
- Section 33 Supervisory powers of Lokayukta.
- Section 34 Search and seizure.
- Section 35 Lokayukta to have powers of civil court in certain cases.
- Section 36 Powers of Lokayukta to utilise services of officers of State Government.
- Section 37 Procedure for prohibition for alienation of assets.
- Section 38 Confiscation of assets, proceeds, receipts and benefits arisen or procured by means of corruption in special circumstances.
- Section 39 Powers of Lokayukta to recommend transfer or suspension of public servant connected with allegation of corruption.
- Section 40 Powers of Lokayukta to give directions to prevent destruction of records during preliminary inquiry.
- Section 41 Power to delegate.
- Section 42 Power to review.
- Section 43 Special Courts.
- Section 44 Assessment of loss and recovery thereof by Special Court.
- Section 45 Removal and suspension of Chairperson and Members.
- Section 46 Complaints against officials of Lokayukta.
- Section 47 Budget.
- Section 48 Grants by State Government.
- Section 49 Annual statement of accounts.
- Section 50 Intentional insult or interruption to, or bringing into disrepute, Lokayukta.
- Section 51 Prosecution for false complaint and payment of compensation, etc., to public servant.
- Section 52 False complaint made by society or association of persons or trust.
- Section 53 Furnishing of returns, etc., to State Government.
- Section 54 Annual report of Lokayukta.
- Section 55 Protection of action taken in good faith by any public servant.
- Section 56 Chairperson, Members, officers and employees of Lokayukta to be public servants.
- Section 57 Bar of jurisdiction.
- Section 58 Legal assistance.
- Section 59 Act to have overriding effect.
- Section 60 Provisions of this Act to be in addition of other laws.
- Section 61 Power to make rules.
- Section 62 Power of Lokayukta to make regulations.
- Section 63 Laying of rules and regulations.
- Section 64 Power to remove difficulties.
- Section 65 Removal of doubts.
- Section 66 Repeal and saving.
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