Procedure to file a complaint

(1) Who can file complaint:-

Any person other than a public servant can make a complaint under Punjab Lokpal Act, 1996 to the Lokpal.

(2) Against whom complaint can be filed:-

Complaint can be filed against “public man” who is;

1. a Minister which also includes Chief Minister;
2. a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the State;
3. the Chairman and a Member of a Board constituted by or under the State or Central Act or otherwise;
4. the Chairman of any Government company within the meaning of Section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956, in which not less than fifty-one per cent of the paid up share capital is held by the State Government or any company which is subsidiary of a company in which not less than fifty-one per cent of the paid up share capital is held by the State-Government;
5. the Chairman and a Member of any non statutory Committee nominated by the State Government;
6. the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman of the Zila Parishad constituted under the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, including its officials;
7. Mayor, Senior Deputy Mayor, Deputy Mayor of a Municipal Corporation constituted under the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act, 1976, including its officials; and
8. the President and the Vice-President of a Municipal Council or Nagar Panchayat constituted under the Punjab Municipal Act,1911, including its officials.

(3) For what action complaint can be filed:

Against the misconduct of a ‘public man’ a complaint can be filed. A ‘public man’ commits misconduct;

1. If he is actuated in the discharge of his functions as such public man by motives of personal interest or other improper or corrupt motives; or
2. If he abuses, or attempts to abuse his position as such public man to cause harm or undue hardship to any other persons; or
3. if he directly allows his position as such public man to be taken advantage of by any of his family member and by reason thereof such family member secures any undue gain or favour to himself or to another person or causes harm or undue hardship to another person; or
4. if any act or omission by him constitutes corruption; or
5. if he is in possession of pecuniary resources or property disproportionate to his known sources of income and such pecuniary resources or property is held by public man personally or by any member of his family or by some other person on his behalf.

(4) Procedure for filing complaint:

A complaint can be made by any person in writing. Complaint must by supported by an affidavit and a statutory fee of Rs.1000/- by way of demand draft in the name of Secretary, Lokpal, Punjab.

If anyone intends to make a complaint against any ‘public man’, he can do so by making a complaint along with an affidavit supporting allegations contained therein and a demand draft of Rs.1000/- in the name of Secretary, Lokpal, Punjab to the office of Lokpal, S.C.O. No.149-152, Sector 17-C, First Floor, Chandigarh, on any working day between 10.00 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.

Secretary Lokpal,

Punjab SCO No.149-152, 1st Floor,

Sector 17-C, Chandigarh.