lokayukta
The Lokayukta is the State counterpart of the Lokpal. Section 63 of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 requires every State to establish a Lokayukta by its own law. Karnataka’s institution, under the Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984, is among the strongest: it has a Lokayukta and Upalokayuktas, investigates allegations and grievances against ministers, legislators and officials, and has its own police wing that registers and investigates offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
In 2022 the Karnataka High Court quashed the government order that had created a separate Anti-Corruption Bureau, restoring these powers to the Lokayukta police. The Lokayukta can recommend action; it is not a court.
Example
On a trap laid by the Lokayukta police, the revenue officer was caught accepting a bribe for changing the khata.
In Indian law
- Section 63, Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013
- Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984
See also
ombudsman · administrative discretion · rule of law
Read more in the study notes
- Corruption, maladministration and the ombudsman: Lokpal and Lokayukta (Administrative Law)
- Administrative law: meaning, nature, scope, growth and sources (Administrative Law)
- Central Vigilance Commission, parliamentary committees and commissions of inquiry (Administrative Law)
- Parallel economy and black money (Economic Development in India)
- Law and public opinion (Judicial and Legislative Process)
- Responsibility and accountability: meaning, relation to authority, and kinds (Political Science - State and Political Obligations)