(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Lokayukta may investigate any action which is taken by, or with the general or specific approval of, or at the behest of,-
(i) a Minister or a Secretary; or
32. Substituted by Act No.5 of 2020.
Matters which may be investigated by Lokayukta or Upa- Lokayukta.
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(ii) a Member of either House of the State Legislature;
or
(iii) a Mayor of the Municipal Corporation constituted by or under the relevant law for the time being in force; or 33[(iii-a) a Vice Chancellor or a Registrar of a University;]
(iv) any other public servant, belonging to such class or section of public servants, as may be notified by the Government in this behalf after consultation with the Lokayukta, in any case where a complaint involving an allegation is made in respect of such action, or such action can be or could have been, in the opinion of the Lokayukta, the subject of an allegation.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Upa- Lokayukta may investigate any action which is taken by, or with the general or specific approval of, any public servant, other than those referred to in sub-section (1), in any case where a complaint involving an allegation is made in respect of such action, or such action can be or could have been, in the opinion of the Upa-Lokayukta, the subject of an allegation.
(3) Notwithstanding anything in sub-section (2), the Lokayukta may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, investigate any allegation in respect of an action which may be investigated by the Upa-Lokayukta under that subsection, whether or not complaint has been made to the Lokayukta in respect of such action.
(4) Where two or more Upa-Lokayuktas are appointed under this Act, the Lokayukta may by general or special
33. Inserted by Act No.1 of 2007.
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Provided that no investigation made by the Upa- Lokayukta under this Act and no action taken or thing done by him in respect of such investigation shall be called in question on the ground only that such investigation relates to a matter which is not assigned to him by such order.