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How Lokpal will form, function
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- A selection panel finalised the name of former SC judge Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose as the first head of the Lokpal, a national anti-corruption ombudsman.
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- Members:(1) Justice Ghose and other members are selected by committee headed by the Prime Minister.(2) Lokpal should consist of a chairperson and total 8 persons, of whom 50% should be judicial members.(3) Act states that 50% of the members of the Lokpal should be from SCs, the STs, OBCs, minorities and women.
- Structure:(1) Lokpal will set about creating its various wings.(2) Inquiry Wing, headed by the Director of Inquiry, for the purpose of conducting preliminary inquiry into any offence alleged to have been committed by a public servant.(3) Prosecution Wing, headed by the Director of Prosecution, for the purpose of prosecution of public servants in relation to any complaint.
- Ambit of the Lokpal:(1) Lokpal contains wide range of public servants from the PM, ministers and MPs, to groups A, B, C and D employees.(2) If a complaint is filed against the PM, lokpal shall inquire or cause an inquiry to be conducted into any matter involved in, or connected with, any allegation of corruption made in a complaint.(3) Complaints against the PM:
- The Act does not allow a Lokpal inquiry if the allegation against the PM relates to international relations, external and internal security, public order, atomic energy and space.
- Complaints against the PM are not to be probed unless the full Lokpal bench considers the initiation of an inquiry and at least two-thirds of the members approve it.
- Office of the Lokayuktas:(1) State equivalents of the central Lokpal.(2) Every State shall establish a body to be known as the Lokayukta for the State.(3) Establishment of the institution of the Lokayukta including any appointment therein falls within the domain of the states.
Source
The Indian express