(I) On receipt of the complaint, the office ofthe Lokayukta shall cause the particulars thereof to be entered in 3 “Register of Complaints”.
(2) All complaints shall be placedbefore the Chairperson or Members of the Lokayukta, as the case may be, for orders.
(3) Every person making a complaint under sub—rule (1) of rule 15 shall be informed of the gist of the orders passed under sub-rule (2) , if no further action on the complaint is to be taken.
17. Notice to public servant in case of investigation —
(1) Where the Lokayukta proposes (after making such preliminary inquiry as he deems fit) to conduct any investigation under the Act, he shall send a notice in Form 3 appended hereto to the public servant concerned, along with a copy of the complaint or in the case of any investigation which he proposes to conduct on his own motion, a statement setting out the grounds therefor. The notice shall require the public servant to submit his reply within the time specified in the notice or within such further time (if any) as may be granted.
(2) A ccpy of such Notice shall be sent to the competent authority concerned also.
18. Annual statement of accounts and Budget ~—
(1) The annual budget of the Lokayukta for every financial year shall be prepared by the 'Secretary or such other officer of the Lokayukta as may be authorised by the Secretary in this behalf.
(2) The annual Budget duly approved by the Lokayukta shall he submitted by the Secretary to the State Government by such date as may be specified fi-om time to time by the State Government.
(3) The Budget shall be signed and authenticated by the Secretary. '
(4) The Secretary shall supervise the maintenance of me accounts of the Lokayukta, the compilation of financial statement and return and shall also ensure that all accounts, books connected vouchers and other documents and papers of the Lokayukta required by the Audit Officer for the purpose of auditing the accounts of the Lokayukta are placed at the disposal of that officer
(5) The accounts of the Lokayukta shall be maintained in the forms prescribed for maintenance of the State Government accounts.
(6) The annual statements of accounts shall be signed and authenticated by the Secretary.
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(7) The annual statement of account shall be submitted to the Audit Officer on or before the 30‘”of June following the year to which the accounts relate and Audit Officer shall audit the accounts ofthe Lokayukta and report thereon.
(8) The Lokayukta shall, within thirty days of mceipt of Audit Report, remedy any defect or irregulai-ity pointed out therein and report to the State Government and the Audit Officer.
about the action taken by it thereon. - l9. Removal of difficulty.-If any question arises about the interpretation of the provisions of.
these rules, the matter shall be referred to the Government whose decision thereon shall be final.
\\Nx _\ DR}. J . SURESH BABU, Chief secretary, Government of Manipur