Goa Lokayukta Act, 2011
No: 3 Dated: May, 12 2012
Goa Lokayukta Act, 2011
An act to provide for the establishment of the Institution of Lokayukta to inquire into grievances and allegations against public functionaries in the State of Goa and to make provisions for the appointment of the Lokayukta and Upa-Lokayukta and for the matters connected therewith.
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Goa in the Sixty-Second Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. Short title, extent and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Goa Lokayukta Act, 2011.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Goa.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:-
(a) “action” means action taken by a public functionary in the discharge or purported discharge of his functions as such public functionary, by way of decision, recommendation or finding or in any other manner, and includes any omission or commission in connection with or arising out of such action, and all other expressions connoting such action shall be construed accordingly;
(b) “allegation” in relation to a public functionary, means any affirmation that such public functionary in his capacity as such:-
(i) is guilty of corruption, favouritism, nepotism or lack of integrity;
(ii) was actuated in the discharge of his functions by personal interest or improper or corrupt motive;
(iii) has abused or misused his position to obtain any gain or favour to himself or to any other person or to cause loss or undue harm or hardship to any other person;
(iv) any person on his behalf, is in possession or has at any time during the period of his office be in possession of pecuniary resources or property disproportionate to his known sources of income, for which the public functionary cannot satisfactorily account;
(c) “Chief Minister” means the Chief Minister of the State of Goa;
(d) “Competent authority”, in relation to a public functionary, means:-