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The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013

63 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. XV — MISCELLANEOUS
  2. 1Short title, extent, application and commencement
  3. I — DEFINITIONS
  4. 2Definitions
  5. XV — MISCELLANEOUS
  6. 3Insertion of new sections 8A and 8B
  7. 4Insertion of new section 11A
  8. II — ESTABLISHMENT OF LOKPAL
  9. 5Filling of vacancies of Chairperson or Members
  10. 6Term of office of Chairperson and Members
  11. 7Salary, allowances and other conditions of service of Chairperson and Members
  12. 8Restriction on employment by Chairperson and Members after ceasing to hold office
  13. XV — MISCELLANEOUS
  14. 8BAction on investigation in relation to public servants
  15. II — ESTABLISHMENT OF LOKPAL
  16. 9Member to act as Chairperson or to discharge his functions in certain circumstances
  17. 10Secretary, other officers and staff of Lokpal
  18. III — INQUIRY WING
  19. 11Inquiry Wing
  20. IV — PROSECUTION WING
  21. 12Prosecution Wing
  22. V — EXPENSES OF LOKPAL TO BE CHARGED ON CONSOLIDATED FUND OF INDIA
  23. 13Expenses of Lokpal to be charged on Consolidated Fund of India
  24. VI — JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF INQUIRY
  25. 14Jurisdiction of Lokpal to include Prime Minister, Ministers, members of Parliament, Groups A, B, C and D officers and officials of Central Government
  26. 15Matters pending before any court or committee or authority for inquiry not to be affected
  27. 16Constitution of benches of Lokpal
  28. 17Distribution of business amongst benches
  29. 18Power of Chairperson to transfer cases
  30. 19Decision to be by majority
  31. VII — PROCEDURE IN RESPECT OF PRELIMINARY INQUIRY AND INVESTIGATION
  32. 20Provisions relating to complaints and preliminary inquiry and investigation
  33. 21Persons likely to be prejudicially affected to be heard
  34. 22Lokpal may require any public servant or any other person to furnish information, etc
  35. 23Power of Lokpal to grant sanction for initiating prosecution
  36. 24Action on investigation against public servant being Prime Minister, Ministers or members of Parliam
  37. VIII — POWERS OF LOKPAL
  38. 25Supervisory powers of Lokpal
  39. 26Search and seizure
  40. 27Lokpal to have powers of civil court in certain cases
  41. 28Power of Lokpal to utilise services of officers of Central or State Government
  42. 29Provisional attachment of assets
  43. 30Confirmation of attachment of assets
  44. 31Confiscation of assets, proceeds, receipts and benefits arisen or procured by means of corruption in
  45. 32Power of Lokpal to recommend transfer or suspension of public servant connected with allegation of c
  46. 33Power of Lokpal to give directions to prevent destruction of records during preliminary inquiry
  47. 34Power to delegate
  48. IX — SPECIAL COURTS
  49. 35Special Courts to be constituted by Central Government
  50. 36Letter of request to a contracting State in certain cases
  51. X — COMPLAINTS AGAINST CHAIRPERSON, MEMBERS AND OFFICIALS OF LOKPAL
  52. 37Removal and suspension of Chairperson and Members of Lokpal
  53. 38Complaints against officials of Lokpal
  54. XI — ASSESSMENT OF LOSS AND RECOVERY THEREOF BY SPECIAL COURT
  55. 39Assessment of loss and recovery thereof by Special Court
  56. XII — FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
  57. 40Budget
  58. 41Grants by Central Government
  59. 42Annual statement of accounts
  60. 43Furnishing of returns, etc., to Central Government
  61. XIII — DECLARATION OF ASSETS
  62. 45Presumption as to acquisition of assets by corrupt means in certain cases
  63. XIV — OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
  64. 46Prosecution for false complaint and payment of compensation, etc., to public servant
  65. 47False complaint made by society or association of persons or trust
  66. XV — MISCELLANEOUS
  67. 48Reports of Lokpal
  68. 49Lokpal to function as appellate authority for appeals arising out of any other law for the time bein
  69. 50Protection of action taken in good faith by any public servant
  70. 51Protection of action taken in good faith by others
  71. 52Members, officers and employees of Lokpal to be public servants
  72. 53Limitation to apply in certain cases
  73. 54Bar of jurisdiction
  74. 55Legal assistance
  75. 56Act to have overriding effect
  76. 57Provisions of this Act to be in addition of other laws
  77. 58Amendment of certain enactments
  78. 59Power to make rules
  79. 60Power of Lokpal to make regulations
  80. 61Laying of rules and regulations
  81. 62Power to remove difficulties
  82. 63Establishment of Lokayukta