BIHAR LOKAYUKTA ACT, 1973
No: -- Dated: Oct, 10 1973
1. Short title and commencement :- (1) This Act may be called the Bihar Lokayukta Act, 1973
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Bihar.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions:- In this Act unless the context otherwise requires;
(a) "action" means action taken by way of decision, recommendation or fir ding or in any other manter and includes failure to act and all other expressions denoting action shall be construed accordingly:
(b) "allegation" in relation to public servant mere any Affirmation that such public servant,
(i) has abused his position as such to obtain any gain or favour to himself or to any other person or to cause undue harm or hard ship to any other person,
(ii) Was icturied in the discharge of the functions as such public servant by personal interest or improper, corrupt motives, or
(iii) is guilty of corruption or lack of integrity in his capacity as such public servant:
(c) "Competent authority" in relation to a public servant means;
(i) In the case of Ministers or a Secretary-The Chief Minister or during the period of operation of any proclamation issued under Article 388 of the Constitution, the Government;
(ii) In the case of any ober public servant.-Such a authority 18 may be prescribed,
(d) “grievance" means a claim by a person that he sustained injustice or undue hardship in Consequence of maladministration,
(e) 'Lokayukta" means & person appointed as the Lokayukta of Bibar under section 3;
(f) "maladministration" mears action taken or purpori ir g to have been taken in the exercise of administrative functions in any case,
(i) where such action or the administrative procedure or practice governing such action is unreasorsable, or just,oppresiive or improperly discriminatory, or
(ii) where there has been negligence of u due delay in taking such action or the administrative procedure or practice governing such action involves undue delay:
(g) "Minister” means a member (other than the Chief Minister) of the Council of Ministers by whatever Name called for the State ard includes a State Minister, a Deputy Minister and Parliamentary Secretary :
(h) “Officer" means a person appointed to a public service or post in connection with the affairs of the State;
(i) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(j) "Public Servant" decotes a person is llir & ur der ery of the descriptions here in after following namely:
(i) every Minister referred to in clause (g):
(ii) every officer referred into clause(h) ;