THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2020 KARNATAKA ACT NO. 05 OF 2020 (First Published in the Karnataka Gazette Extra-ordinary on the 27th day of March, 2020) (Received the assent of the Governor on the 26thday of March, 2020) An Act further to amend the Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984. Whereas, it is expedient further to amend the Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984 (Karnataka Act 4 of 1985) for the purposes hereinafter appearing; Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the Seventy First year of the Republic of India as follows:- 1. Short title and commencement.-(1) This Act may be called the Karnataka Lokayukta (Amendment) Act, 2020. (2) It shall come into force at once. 2. Amendment of section 7.- In the Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984, (Karnataka Act 4 of 1985) in section 7, after sub-section (4), the following shall be inserted, namely:- “(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (1) to (4), if in the opinion of Lokayukta, he is disabled to hear or consider or in any manner to deal with or dispose any one of the cases or complaints or matters etc., for the reasons to be recorded in writing, he may by order, in writing, refer or transfer such cases or complaints or matters to any one of the Upalokayuktas: Provided that, when the Upalokayukta takes up such referred or transferred cases or complaints or matters, he shall be deemed to be competent and shall be entitled to exercise all the powers of the Lokayukta for the purposes of disposal of such cases or complaints or matters in the same manner and to the same extent of the Lokayukta. Provided further that the action taken or orders made by the Upalokayukta in the aforesaid matter shall be as effective and valid as if it was taken or done by the Lokayukta. Provided also that, no action taken or things done by Upalokayuktha in respect of such referred or transferred cases or complaints or matters shall be open to question on the ground only that such investigation relates to a matter which is not assigned to him under this Act.” |
