Maharashtra Lokayukta Act, 2023

Bare Act · 2023

Act number: 46 of 2025
Enacted: 8 December 2025
Contents: 66 sections

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Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
Section 2 – Definitions
Section 3 – Establishment of Lokayukta
Section 4 – Appointment of Chairperson and Members
Section 5 – Filling of vacancies of Chairperson or Members
Section 6 – Term of office of Chairperson and Members (preview)
Section 7 – Salary, allowances and other conditions of service of Chairperson and Members (preview)
Section 8 – Restriction on employment of Chairperson and Members after ceasing to hold office (preview)
Section 9 – Member to act as Chairperson or to discharge his functions in certain circumstances (preview)
Section 10 – Secretary, other officers and staff of Lokayukta (preview)
Section 11 – Expenses of Lokayukta to be charged on Consolidated Fund of State (preview)
Section 12 – Jurisdiction of Lokayukta (preview)
Section 13 – Bar of inquiry or investigation (preview)
Section 14 – Procedure of making complaint under Act (preview)
Section 15 – Conferment of additional functions on Lokayukta (preview)
Section 16 – Matters pending before any court or committee or statutory authority for inquiry not to be affected (preview)
Section 17 – Constitution of benches of Lokayukta (preview)
Section 18 – Distribution of business amongst benches (preview)
Section 19 – Power of Chairperson to transfer cases (preview)
Section 20 – Decision to be by majority (preview)
Section 21 – Provisions relating to complaints under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (preview)
Section 22 – Consideration of views (preview)
Section 23 – Preliminary Inquiry (preview)
Section 24 – Investigation (preview)
Section 25 – Persons likely to be prejudicially affected to be heard (preview)
Section 26 – Lokayukta may require any public servant or any other person to furnish information, etc (preview)
Section 27 – Secrecy of information (preview)
Section 28 – Where previous approval is obtained, no other approval necessary (preview)
Section 29 – Bar of sanction for prosecution (preview)
Section 30 – Action on inquiry against public servant (preview)
Section 31 – Complaints of grievance (preview)
Section 32 – Report of Lokayukta (preview)
Section 33 – Supervisory powers of Lokayukta (preview)
Section 34 – Search and seizure (preview)
Section 35 – Lokayukta to have powers of civil court in certain cases (preview)
Section 36 – Powers of Lokayukta to utilise services of officers of State Government (preview)
Section 37 – Procedure for prohibition for alienation of assets (preview)
Section 38 – Confiscation of assets, proceeds, receipts and benefits arisen or procured by means of corruption in special circumstances (preview)
Section 39 – Powers of Lokayukta to recommend transfer or suspension of public servant connected with allegation of corruption (preview)
Section 40 – Powers of Lokayukta to give directions to prevent destruction of records during preliminary inquiry (preview)
Section 41 – Power to delegate (preview)
Section 42 – Power to review (preview)
Section 43 – Special Courts (preview)
Section 44 – Assessment of loss and recovery thereof by Special Court (preview)
Section 45 – Removal and suspension of Chairperson and Members (preview)
Section 46 – Complaints against officials of Lokayukta (preview)
Section 47 – Budget (preview)
Section 48 – Grants by State Government (preview)
Section 49 – Annual statement of accounts (preview)
Section 50 – Intentional insult or interruption to, or bringing into disrepute, Lokayukta (preview)
Section 51 – Prosecution for false complaint and payment of compensation, etc., to public servant (preview)
Section 52 – False complaint made by society or association of persons or trust (preview)
Section 53 – Furnishing of returns, etc., to State Government (preview)
Section 54 – Annual report of Lokayukta (preview)
Section 55 – Protection of action taken in good faith by any public servant (preview)
Section 56 – Chairperson, Members, officers and employees of Lokayukta to be public servants (preview)
Section 57 – Bar of jurisdiction (preview)
Section 58 – Legal assistance (preview)
Section 59 – Act to have overriding effect (preview)
Section 60 – Provisions of this Act to be in addition of other laws (preview)
Section 61 – Power to make rules (preview)
Section 62 – Power of Lokayukta to make regulations (preview)
Section 63 – Laying of rules and regulations (preview)
Section 64 – Power to remove difficulties (preview)
Section 65 – Removal of doubts (preview)
Section 66 – Repeal and saving (preview)

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