Maharashtra Legislative Assembly passes Lokayukta Bill 2022

December 28, 2022 / 02:10 PM IST

Maharashtra assembly connected December 28 passed the Lokayukta Bill 2022, which brings the main curate and assembly of ministers nether the ambit of the anti-corruption ombudsman.

The measure was passed without treatment successful the legislative assembly arsenic the absorption had staged a walkout implicit the alleged scam successful the Teachers Entrance Test.

Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis termed the measure a historical legislation, adding Maharashtra is the archetypal authorities to person specified a law.

As per the bill, anterior support of the Assembly has to beryllium obtained and the question has to beryllium placed earlier the contiguous league of the House earlier initiating immoderate enquiry against the main minister.

Such question shall beryllium passed by not little than two-thirds of the full members of the assembly, states the bill, which was tabled successful the House connected Monday.

“Any specified enquiry shall beryllium held in-camera and if the Lokayukta comes to the decision that the ailment deserves to beryllium dismissed, the records of the enquiry shall not beryllium published oregon made disposable to anyone," the measure states.

On the assignment of the ombudsman, the draught instrumentality states the Lokayukta shall dwell of a chairperson who is oregon has been the Chief Justice of the High Court, a justice of the Supreme Court, oregon a justice of the Bombay High Court.

With PTI inputs