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Tamil Nadu Lokayukta Bill, 2018
July 13 , 2018
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- The Tamil Nadu Assembly on 9 July, 2018 passed the Tamil Nadu Lokayukta Bill, 2018 that was introduced by The minister for personnel and administrative reforms D. Jayakumar.
- The Tamil Nadu Governments move came ahead of the Supreme Court's deadline to establish a Lokayukta by July 10.
- The Lokayukta complaint can be filed on corruption which has taken place within four years’ period.
- According to the bill, the anti-graft panel shall be chaired by a sitting or retired high court judge, or a person with 25 years of experience in anti-corruption policy, public administration, vigilance, finance and law.
- The anti-corruption ombudsman shall have four members, including two judicial members.
- The chairperson and the members will be appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of a Selection Committee.
- The Select Committee comprises the Chief Minister as its head, Assembly Speaker and Leader of Opposition, or the leader of the single largest opposition party in the Assembly.
- The Lokayukta’s powers include summoning and examining any person and receiving evidence of affidavits.
- The investigation wing of the body shall have all the powers of a civil court under the CrPC, 1908,
- The Lokayukta Act was passed by the central government in 2013 and was notified by the Centre in 2014.
- Section 63 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, states that every state shall establish a body to be known as the Lokayukta.
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