After the decade of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act being enacted, the anti -corruption Lokpal informs the prosecution wing. Bharat News
New Delhi: After a decade of implementation by the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, the anti -corruption Lokpal has informed the constitution of its prosecution wing to investigate complaints of corruption against public servants.The mandate of the Lokpal is to inquire against the graft allegations against the public officials specified and all the matters. The Lokpal and Section 12 of the Lokayukta Act, 2013 forms the Lokpal to constitute the prosecution wing for the purpose of prosecution of public servants in relation to any complaint by the Lokpal under this Act.The entire bench of the Lokpal in its meeting in a meeting of 13.09.2024 approved the orgogram providing for the staffing pattern and specified the number of officers and employees suitable for the prosecution, including prosecution wing, making it part of the judicial wing.In addition, in its meeting of 30.08.2024, the bench decided to set up both the Lokpal’s investigation and prosecution wing and authorized the chairperson to take such steps as necessary.“However, at the time, given the limited number of prosecution cases referred to by the Lokpal, it was initially decided to constitute only the inquiry wing. Now, in the developed landscape, because the number of prosecution cases has increased, which has been prepared for prosecution, which is ready to function functionally. The appointment of the officers on the first place,” on the first place, “6 June was said by the Lokpal.
