Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 154 · Decided 23 February 2023
Office of the Odisha Lokayukta v. DR. Pradeep Kumar Panigrahi and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 154 · [2023] 2 S.C.R. 560
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1384/2023
- Decided
- 23 February 2023
- Bench
- AJAY RASTOGI, BELA M. TRIVEDI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Odisha Lokayukta Act, 2014 - s.20(1), 25, 28 - Order passed by the appellant, in exercise of power conferred u/s.20(1), directing to conduct preliminary inquiry against respondent no.1 - Set aside by High Court the impugned order setting aside the order of the appellantwithout affording it an opportunity of hearing and thus, is in violation of the principles of natural justice - Even on merits, High Court completely overlooked s.20(1) that empowers the Lokayukta, on receipt of a complaint, in
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