Horse dream interpretation meaning of Animal Dream Horse Dream Part 5

Horse dream interpretation meaning of Animal Dream
Horse Dream Part 5

Horse is a noble and powerful animal.

What is the meaning of dream when you see Horse in your dream?

When you see a Horse in your dream it means or shows strength, power, endurance, virility, sexual power and abilities and strong, physical energy.



To dream of a sea horse signifies the power of your unconscious.

What is the meaning of dream when you see black or dark color horse?
To see a black or dark horse in dream means or it shows that mystery, wildness, and you are entering into unknown business or something in which you are not expert. You are gambling.

To mount a horse bareback means you will gain wealth

When you see a herd of wild horses it shows that you do not have any responsibility you are free bird, you have not found your Lakshya or your aim of life.

To dream you are looking for a carriage means in future you will be required to do hard work in your life.


To dream that you see yourself riding a fine bay horse this shows fortune.

To dream of a horse running away with someone else on its back it indicates that you will receive the news about someone is sick may be your friend sick.

In a dream if you see white horse then it means that purity, prosperity and good fortunes.
If in this dream you see that white horse is chasing you then it means that you are having problems in intimacy and sexuality or sexual relations with your partner.

To dream of a galloping horse means ecstasy

In a dream if you see you are riding a horse then it means that you got unlimited sexual power, desire, unrestrained sexual desires. This also shows that you are having a good position in life and you got unlimited choices and opportunities.

To dream of fine stallions is a sign of success

But in a dream if you see you are riding horse and you have lost control and Horse is in the control then it shows that in your life you are not on right track, you are acting accordingly your passions without thinking about right or wrong path.

To dream of spotted horses means increase in profits.


If you see armored horse in your dream then it means that you are ready to tackle your business enemies and you are full of energy to defeat them.

In your dream if you see you are bathing or washing horse this means that you are again gaining power which you have lost, again you are preparing and moving towards achieving your goals.

If you see a dead horse in your dream it shows that you are losing your powers, you are losing your money, you are losing very important thing which gave you power.
Example Money, Political Chair Position, Job etc

1. In a dream if you see black horse it shows delay or danger awaits.
2. In a dream if you see white horse it shows increase in positive thinking. Spiritual enlightment.
3. In a dream if you see gray horse it shows difficulties.
4. In a dream if you see sorrel or piebald it shows you are in confusion.
5. In a dream if you see brown horse it shows mental pursuits. Down to earth.
6. In a dream if you see if you see tan or palomino it shows it’s related to love affairs.
7. Winged horse = the soul's ability to heal.

Horse equals to Horse indicates
• Power
• Grace
• Beauty
• Nobility
• Strength
• Freedom

A horse represents our instinctual side; animal or sexual impulses arising from the lower part of the body; sexual libido or energy; male prowess; the ability to be fleet or swift; the daily grind or horse race.

White horse is believed to be the last incarnation of Vishnu.
Buddha is said to have left this physical plane riding a white horse.
Also in Buddhism a winged horse is often depicted carrying the Book of Law.

China Horse is related with Gemini and indicates love, devotion and endurance and stability.

In a dream if you see mare or say baby horse then it shows that in your life you need someone who will guide you, who will love you, you need someone who can show you right direction.

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Saturday, April 30, 2011

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Warning -
Dream Interpretation series is written for fun and entertainment purpose only.
Interpretation may or may not be right, if it is right then also it is right by chance.
Or you can say right guess.
Do not spend money on astrology and dreams and rings etc.

No Funds SETI Shuts down search for alien life

No Funds SETI Shuts down search for alien life

The name SETI has become synonymous with search for extraterrestrial life.

The Allen Telescope Array (ATA), a set of 42 radio telescopes near Hat Creek, California, has been searching for alien signals and simultaneously conducting astronomical research since it began operating in 2007.


The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute operates the Allen Telescope Array, the field of dish-like scopes some 300 miles north of San Francisco

The Allen Telescope Array (ATA) is a "Large Number of Small Dishes" (LNSD) array designed to be highly effective for “commensal” (simultaneous) surveys of conventional radio astronomy projects and SETI (search for extraterrestrial intelligence) observations at centimeter wavelengths.



The idea for the ATA emerged in a series of workshops convened by the SETI Institute in 1997 to define the path for future development of technology and search strategies for SETI. The advance of computer and communications technology made it clear that LNSD arrays were more efficient and less expensive than traditional large antennas. The final report of the workshop, “SETI 2020,” recommended the construction of the One Hectare Telescope. (1HT) (A hectare is an area equivalent to a square 100 meters on a side.)

The SETI Institute sought private funds for the 1HT and in 2001 Paul Allen (co-founder of Microsoft) agreed to fund the technology development and first phase of construction (42 antennas). In October 2007 the array began commissioning tests and initial observations.

The array is now being used for radio astronomy observations of our galaxy and other galaxies, gamma ray bursts and transient radio sources, and SETI.

The array is a partnership between the SETI Institute, based in Mountainview, California, and the University of California, Berkeley.

SETI has been forced to put the Allen Telescope Array into “hibernation” due to a drastic reduction in outside funding.

In simple language Allen Telescope Array that scans the skies, universe for extraterrestrial signals has suspended operations because of lack of funding

Karen Randall, SETI's director of special projects said that The Allen Telescope Array will resume operations by 2013, when SETI's new round of funding goes into effect.
She also said that the funding will cover the project until 2018, she said. In the meantime, SETI is searching for quick cash.

Below is the link to donate to the SETI
https://www.seti.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=1573

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Ashok Chavan Got Loan of Rs. 65 Lakh from IPS officer Sanjay Barve in exchange Barve Got Flat in Aadarsh illegal Building

Ex Chief Minister Ashok Chavan Got Loan of Rs. 65 Lakh from
IPS officer Sanjay Barve in exchange Barve Got Flat
in Aadarsh illegal Building


Currently Everyone Knows that CBI is probing the Adarsh Scam.

In 2009 Ex Chief Minister Ashok Chavan was Revenue Minister.
In 2009 IPS Officer Sanjay Barve was joint commissioner police (traffic).



While Probing the Aadarsh Building Scam the Central Bureau of Investigation CBI
Found that in 2009 Chavan borrowed Rest 65 lakh from IPS officer Sanjay Barve
To pay for the Adarsh flat allotted to his mother-in-law Bhagwati Sharma.

To return this favor CBI found that Ex CM Ashok Chavan helped IPS officer Sanjay Barves father get an apartment in the building.

Barve Paid Rs.65 Lakh by way of Cheque but CBI suspects that its only for name sake, it was bribe or money was launder and in exchange Sanjay Barve got flat in Adarsh Scam building.

Now questions arise?

From where Sanjay Barve got Rs.65 Lakh Money, Source of Money?

Why Ex Minister Ashok Chavan took the loan from an IPS officer Sanjay Barve?

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Endosulfan Ban India agreed and accepted in Stockholm world convention

Endosulfan Ban India agreed and accepted in Stockholm world convention

In past India was not ready to ban Endosulfan even after knowing the bad effects,
side effects of Endosulfan pesticide.

Now India accepted in Stockholm world convention that the pesticide Endosulfan is a health hazard.
India also agreed to a phased out ban with an exemption for some crops.


In next 10 Years Slowly India will phase out the use of health hazard pesticide Endosulfan.

Before this Indian Government always said that there is no proof that the Endosulfan is health hazard even after knowing it.

But in this convention China also supported the ban on Endosulfan.

Food and Agriculture Association of the UN stated it is hazardous.

Currently 84 countries have banned the Endosulfan drug.

Money is not important, important is human health.

Suggested Reading –
What is Endosulfan pesticide? Ban Endosulfan Pesticide.
Under Stockholm Convention Endosulfan will get globally banned.
http://realityviews.blogspot.com/2011/04/what-is-endosulfan-pesticide-ban.html

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Miley Cyrus Bottom Of The Ocean lyrics with Video

Miley Cyrus Bottom Of The Ocean lyrics with Video


Bottom Of The Ocean lyrics

Lyrics to Bottom Of The Ocean: watch the lyrics video of the song bottom of the heart below the lyrics


It's been in the past for a while
I get a flash and I smile
Am I crazy?
Still miss you, baby
It was real
It was right
But it burned too hot to survive
All that's left is,
All these ashes

Where does the love go?
I don't know
When it's all set and done
How could I be losing you forever?
After all the time we spent together
I have to know why I had to lose you
Now you've just become like everything
I'll never find again
At the bottom of the ocean

Dodo dodo………..

In a dream, you appear
For a while, you were here
So I keep sleeping,
Just to keep you with me
I'll draw a map,
Connect the dots
With all the memories that I got
What I'm missing,
I'll keep reliving

Where does the love go?
I don't know
When it's all set and done
How could I be losing you forever?
After all the time we spent together
I have to know why I had to lose you
Now you've just become like everything
I'll never find again,
At the bottom of the ocean

(Voice)
This is it
Let go
Breathe

You don't have to love me for me
To baby ever understand
Just know I love the time we both had
And I don't ever want to see you sad
Be happy
And I don't wanna hold you
If you don't wanna tell me you love me babe
Just know I'm gonna have to walk away
I'll be big enough for both of us to say
Be happy

(Voice)
Be happy

Watch the lyrics video of the song Bottom Of The Ocean, am I Crazy by Miley Cyrus



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Facts Know About Dassault Rafale Multirole Fighter

Facts Know About Dassault Rafale Multirole Fighter –

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MMRCA Deal Timeline of India's $10.4-billion tender for 126 advanced combat aircraft.

MMRCA Deal Timeline of India's $10.4-billion tenderfor 126 advanced combat aircraft.

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Suresh Kalmadi Time Score Contract Approved by Jarnail Singh Prime Ministers representative

Suresh Kalmadi Time Score Contract Approved by Jarnail Singh
Prime Ministers representative

Updated – Saturday, May 21, 2011

Suresh Kalmadi was arrested in relation with time scoring contract.
Jarnail Singh also approved the contract.

Who is Jarnail Singh?
Jarnail Singh is the Prime Minister's appointee Jarnail Singh to the Sports Ministry.
He is the CEO of the Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee.


But CNN IBN got the letters which show that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's representative on the Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee, Jarnail Singh, knew and approved of the time scoring contract.

The letter shows Mike Hooper and Michael Fennell agreeing with the choice of Swiss Timing for the time scoring deal.

Jarnail Singh in letter said that "Selection of Swiss Timing was done by putting every stage through the highest level of scrutiny not only by the Organizing Committee Finance Committee which has Sanjeev Mittal, Joint Secretary, Rahul Bhatnagar from the Ministry of Sports but also by the empowered finance sub-committee set up by the government, which is chaired by Secretary, Urban Development,"

He further said that "The deal was approved by senior IAS officers in the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee. The deal was also approved by the finance sub-committee set up by the Government. The Organising Committee even managed to get a discount of Rs 26.35 crore from Swiss Timing in the deal,"

Now the question arises is that why Only Suresh Kalmadi was arrested in time scoring contract and not others who helped directly or indirectly to Suresh Kalmadi in this contract.

Update – Saturday, May 21, 2011

Suresh Kalmadi and eight others have been chargesheeted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Time Scoring and Results scam.

In the 50-page chargesheet two companies, AKR Constructions and Swiss Timing Omega, have also been named.

They have been charged under Indian Penal Code sections
120(b) (criminal conspiracy),
420 (cheating)
And Section 13 of Prevention of Corruption Act (for giving bribe).

An overall loss of Rs 90 crore was incurred to India and Indian citizens due to awarding the contract to Swiss Timing.


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Thursday, April 28, 2011

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PAC Chairman Murli Manohar Joshi Removed PAC Report on 2G Scam Rejected

PAC Chairman Murli Manohar Joshi Removed PAC Report on 2G Scam Rejected

Updated Sunday, May 01, 2011 – 2.20 PM –

Thursday –
The PAC has 22 members but at present there is one vacancy.
PAC members from Lok Sabha include


1.Dr Murli Manohar Joshi (BJP)
2.Anandrao Adsul (Shiv Sena)
3.Dr Baliram (Bahujan Samaj Party)
4.Ramen Deka (BJP)
5.Naveen Jindal (Congress)
6.Satpal Maharaj (Congress)
7.Bhartruhari Mahtab (Biju Janata Dal)
8.Dr Kavuri Samba Siva Rao (Congress)
9.Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh (Samajwadi Party)
10.Jitendra Singh (Congress),
11.Yashwant Sinha (BJP)
12.Kumbakudi Sudhakaran (Congress)
13.Dr Munisamy Thambidurai (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam), Dhanapal Venugopal (DMK)
14.Aruna Kumar Vundavalli (Congress)

PAC members from Rajya Sabha include –

1.N Balaganga (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam),
2.Prasanta Chatterjee (Communist Party of India-Marxist)
3.Kalraj Mishra (BJP)
4.NK Singh (Janata Dal United)
5.Tiruchi Siva (DMK)
6.Prof SaifudDin Soz (Congress)

The Public Account Committee (PAC) meeting over the 2G spectrum scam report did not go smoothly.
Congress, Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party demanded a division and vote on the report.
committee Chairman Murli Manohar Joshi, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP
insisted on speaking on the issue but the members started shouting and did not allow him to continue. Joshi then adjourned the meeting and walked out without voting on the 2G scam report that he had prepared.

the 11 members belonging to the Congress, Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party elected Congress MP Saifuddin Soz as the new PAC Chairman.

2G spectrum scam report prepared by PAC was rejected as 11 of the 21 members submitted written notes casting their votes against it.

The members wanted to how the people of India , citizens of India got the report,
How the report got leaked in advance?
The members demanded an enquiry into it.

Congress spokesperson Jayanthi Natarajan said that "BJP wasted the time and money of the people and disrupted Parliament. I want to ask Murli Manohar Joshi how was the report leaked and who will take the responsibility of the leaked report. BJP has destroyed the institution of PAC,"


This is the one reform we Indians need to make in our political system.

We need a law that every committee report should be first placed on the internet, then it should be given to High Court or SC, then it should be given to Government of India or concert government of India authority.

Updated Sunday, May 01, 2011 – 2.20 PM –

Today BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi re-appointed as the Public Accounts Committee chairman for another term.
The Lok Sabha Speaker followed the convention of allowing the Leader of Opposition to pick a person of her choice after the term of the previous PAC ended yesterday.
Mr Joshi submitted his report to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on the last day of his term as head of the Committee yesterday.

BJP Leader Joshi said that "I have dispatched the report to the Lok Sabha Speaker's office. The Speaker should accept the report and table it in Parliament. The government should be accountable to the people as they have a right to know where and how the money was spent. It is the job if the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) job to find out where the money went."

Again here the problem is that law is not clear and got loopholes.
Good law is one which has simple language and which do not keep the scope of saying and using to be or not to be.


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Thursday, April 28, 2011

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Times Now Expose interviews Kim Davy and Peter Understand Purulia Arms Drop Case in Depth

Times Now Expose interviews Kim Davy and Peter
Understand Purulia Arms Drop Case in Depth

Now in short I will again tell what happened –

Suggested Reading –
Part One –
Understand Purulia Arms Drop Case in Depth Time Line – Enemy inside India – Kim Davy and Peter the arm drop accused expose Times Now
http://realityviews.blogspot.com/2011/04/understand-purulia-arms-drop-case-in.html

Who were the seven members’s who dropped illegal arms in India in Purulia District.
Below are the names of accused that dropped illegal arms in India in Purulia District.



1.
Kim Davy – Danish Citizen

2.
Peter Bleach - British citizen

3.
Alexander klichine, - Latvian citizen

4.
Oleg gaidash – Latvian citizen

5.
Igor moskvitine - Latvian citizen

6.
Igor timmerman - Latvian citizen

7.
Evgueni antimenko - Latvian citizen

Seven persons brought the arms and ammunition in India and dropped them in Purulia.

British Government or British Spy Agency or British authorities before this incident already informed the Indian Government.

But sill the arms Consignment was dropped.

And criminals flew away and again they came into India and they got arrested.
But this time also mastermind Kim Davy the Danish citizen ran away by paying bribe to officials.

After this case later all the criminals total six criminals were arrested and convicted and given life imprisonment. Kim Davy ran away thus he was not punished in this case.

Indian Government tried to bring him from Denmark but still the proceedings are going on.

But later they were released using the loopholes which our Indian law system got.

This created lot of questions unanswered.

Now Times Now has brought Peter and Kim davy.

Kim Davy revealed about the arms drop and everything to Times Now interview

In this interview Kim Davy Said following –

1. I have not done anything wrong. Indian Government is trying to get me so I am here to and I feel its time to set the record straight.

2. Kim said that British Agency MI5 Inform about this to the Raw it is mentioned on their website.

3. The arms were meant for self-protection. It is my complete conviction that if I was tried in a court of law about the legality of dropping arms to protect people against state sponsored Communist terror, I would clear my name because it was legal defense against decades of murder, torture, rape by the CPI (M) in West Bengal.

4. Davy: Of course there were Indians involved. There were political forces at the centre. There have been for years MPs who had seen the atrocities committed against the people of Purulia district and 24 MPs had signed the petition to the President to intervene to try to protect these people, nothing happened. And finally central government saw and approved the plans to arm the defense of these innocent people.

5. Davy: The communication was between the British intelligence MI5 and RAW. There was a British ex-intelligence officer on board the plane. The Indian authorities knew the flight plan, the people on board, the cargo, the drop zone -- everything was known well in advance and approved well in advance.

6. It is a matter of public record that RAW was informed on three defined dates by MI5 about the arms drop, the people on board the plane, the drop zone everything was informed. This is a matter of public record. I don't know who in their right mind would fly a plane from the arch enemy of Pakistan into Indian airspace with a load of clandestine weapons without having it cleared by with the Indian authorities. It is unthinkable to do that.

7. Davy: Well, I was in direct contact with an MP who told me that he was in further contact with the Prime Minister's office and on the 16th of December I was called in Karachi by these people who told me that I had to finish the job within 48 hours otherwise the window that they had opened for me would be closed down again. So it was very clear that the communication was on time and clearly it was also defined. It was proven in the court case that the radar station concerned, the Military radar that could have detected this was turned off, was switched off and the order for this came from RAW. So don't take my word for it is what I am saying

8. these 15 years that has passed since, three Parliamentary Commissions in India have been commissioned regarding this but Nobody has ever seen the result of those.

9. Kim Davy - Davy: Well, first I was helped out of the airport in Mumbai and after that I was smuggled out of India to Nepal on the backseat of an MP's car. I can give you the full details and the latest dates when we talk again there was a car in front, a car behind with AK-47 holding guard, the whole way.

Now the Government of India has to answer all the questions which this interview has created.

Who was the Member of Parliament who helped Kim Davy?
What Government did in these 15 years?
What happened in this case?
For whom Kim Davy brought the arms in India?

When Kim Davy will be brought to India to punish him for his crime?

Like this every Indian has many questions.


But without this interview also we Indians in Heart know the truth and how it works.

Source -

Understand Purulia Arms Drop Case in Depth Time Line – Enemy inside India – Kim Davy and Peter the arm drop accused expose Times Now
http://realityviews.blogspot.com/2011/04/understand-purulia-arms-drop-case-in.html

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Purulia-Expos-Indias-best-kept-secret/articleshow/8106795.cms

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Thursday, April 28, 2011

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Understand Purulia Arms Drop Case in Depth Time Line – Enemy inside India – Kim Davy and Peter the arm drop accused expose

Understand Purulia Arms Drop Case in Depth Time Line – Enemy inside India – Kim Davy and Peter the arm drop accused expose Times Now

18 December 1995 –
A weapon consignment was dropped by the Kim Davy and his team from the sky over Joupur Jhalda area under Purulia District of west Bengal.
Next morning consignment of arms was found.

What is the real of Kim Davy?
The real name of the Kim Davy is Niels Christian Nielsen

Who were the seven members’s who dropped illegal arms in India in Purulia District.
Below are the names of accused that dropped illegal arms in India in Purulia District.


1.
Kim Davy – Danish Citizen

2.
Peter Bleach - British citizen

3.
Alexander klichine, - Latvian citizen

4.
Oleg gaidash – Latvian citizen

5.
Igor moskvitine - Latvian citizen

6.
Igor timmerman - Latvian citizen

7.
Evgueni antimenko - Latvian citizen

Below is the photo of Peter Bleach and other accused in Jail.


All the seven accused person who dropped illegal arms in India were arrested except Kim Davy
who escaped from airport.

The Court found all of them Guilty and gave them Life Imprisonment.

Peter Bleach - British citizen – was a Special Air Service operative turned mercenary who was based in Yorkshire and involved in arms dealing
Mr Bleach, who ran an arms supply company called Aeroserve UK.

Antonov An-26 aircraft a Latvian aircraft dropped a large consignment of arms including several hundred AK-47 rifles and more than a million rounds of ammunition over a large area in Jhalda, Ghatanga, Belamu, Maramu villages of Purulia district

After few days again the same plane reentered into the Indian Territory airspace it was intercepted by the Indian Air Force MiG-21 and forced to land in Mumbai.
Then he was arrested. He was accused of parachuting crates of assault rifles, rocket launchers and grenades from a cargo plane.

Mr Bleach says he told his local North Yorkshire Police Special Branch about the planned delivery in August 1995 - as soon as he discovered it was illegal.

That time it was said that arms were intended for the socio-spiritual organization Ananda Marga (Sanskrit for "The Path of Bliss").

December 17, 1995
An Antonov AN 26 Latvian Aircraft carrying Peter Bleach, Kim Peter Davy, a five-member Latvian crew and a still-at-large South African - Daya M. Anand alias Deepak, flies into India from Karachi. The plane lands at Varanasi airport and refuels.

The Aircraft stays parked at Varanasi Airport for over seven hours while Davy, Deepak and Latvian cargo handler tie the crates containing weapons to cargo parachutes.

Mysteriously there is no move to seize the plane despite intelligence from Britain on three occasions of an imminent arms drop

December 18 1995 –

The plane digresses from an approved flight path and drops its deadly cargo over Jhalda in Purulia district.

Strangely the Radar at a local IAF air base doesn’t catch the straying plane. Some say the radar was switched off. The Plane then rejoins the approved flight path and lands for refueling at Calcutta Airport. Mysteriously there is no move to seize it despite prior information

1995 - British authorities informed to the Indian authorities in November 1995, five weeks before the arms drop took place.

December 19-21, 1995 –
Sahar Airport ATC is alerted by the Air Force in Delhi that a plane is flying over its territory without authorization. Fear of collision with incoming aircraft prompts ATC Sahar to ask the AN-26B to land.

The Customs, ignorant of the Purulia case, nab Bleach and five others on charges of hiding the seventh person - Kim Davy, who is named in the flight manifest but is already missing. Davy claims he had jumped the wall of the airport and made a break.

Over the next three days Kim Davy and the others stay in Puket in Thailand. While there they get approval for return flight to Karachi flying over Indian Air space touching at Calcutta. This despite an IB Alert at all Indian Airports detailing call sign and description of the aircraft

July 1993 – BBC news reported that In Delhi there was a Congress government and in West Bengal there was a Communist government and the two are not the best of friends.

"And I think somebody saw this report from the British and I think it's possible somebody decided to take advantage of this."

An armed insurgency in West Bengal would have allowed Delhi to have impose direct rule on the state and oust the ruling Communists.

Peter Bleach and the aircrew - two of whom are seriously ill - face a trial that experts say could last for ten years, since there are hundreds of witnesses to be heard.

After six months of sporadic hearings, the trial has heard from just six witnesses.

Mr Bleach tells the programme: "I'm not guilty. I've seen it said in the newspapers that it would be a shame if I hang for my naivety.

"I don't think it should be naive to report a terrorist incident and expect the police to do something about it. But apparently it is.

"I think it's extraordinary that you can obey the law and end up in jail for reporting a terrorist incident."

The programme also says the man behind the plot, Niels Christian Nielson, used the stolen identity of Kim Davy throughout his dealings with Peter Bleach.

He also forced Mr Bleach onto the plane which dropped the arms.

Nielson, a Dane, is a 'monk' in the Ananda Marga, and is one of Interpol's most wanted men.

The international force says he has 46 known aliases, and is wanted for questioning in a number of countries about smuggling, money laundering and forgery.

Investigations by the BBC have revealed that the arms were on their way to a religious sect called Ananda Marga.

The organisation carries out humanitarian aid in some of the world's poorest areas, but has a darker side. It is based in West Bengal and for years has been at odds with the Communist government there.

The programme also says the man behind the plot, Niels Christian Nielson, used the stolen identity of Kim Davy throughout his dealings with Peter Bleach.

He also forced Mr Bleach onto the plane which dropped the arms.

Nielson, a Dane, is a 'monk' in the Ananda Marga, and is one of Interpol's most wanted men.

What exactly happened in this case is no one knows.

July 22 2000 –
The Latvians were released on July 22, 2000, following an order of the president of India granting remission of the sentence of imprisonment and fine, so far not paid.
The Latvians were convicted on February 2 last year but released on a presidential pardon on July 22, the same year.

June 21, 2003 –
Union home minister L.K.Advani's statement at a press conference in London last Tuesday that there are certain "legal difficulties" in the way of release of British convict Peter Bleach has raised questions. Bleach is now lodged in the Alipore Central Jail in Kolkata Advani had stated that he would have to talk to the Union law ministry to find a way out.

January 31, 2004 - By TNN –
The West Bengal government indicated that it might take till February 5 for formal withdrawal of the cases pending against Bleach. The Presidential order remitting Bleach's remaining sentence in the Purulia arms drop case was received by the state government on Friday evening.

August 11, 2010 - TNN –
NEW DELHI: CBI is finally all set to extradite Danish national Niels Holks alias Kim Davy (47), who is the main accused in the 1995 Purulia arms drop case. Davy, who has been on the run since the incident on December 17 in 1995, was arrested by the Danish authorities on April 9, based on the red corner notice issued by Interpol. CBI officials said once Davy is extradited, he would face trial in the case, where a Calcutta court had already convicted six people for life in 2000.

December 10, 2010 - By TNN
KOLKATA: The Bengal home department has submitted an undertaking to the Union home ministry, assuring that its prisons would be safe and secure and free from human rights violations if Kim Davy, one of the accused in the Purulia arms drop case of 1995, is to be housed in a prison here.
The Centre had asked the Bengal government to explain the condition in the state's prisons. The undertaking would be handed over to the CBI which is handling the case. The assurance was submitted by state home secretary G D Gautama and AGD Prisons BD Sharma who attended a meeting in Delhi on Wednesday at the Union home ministry.

June 17, 2007 - By PTI
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of External Affairs is in the process of sending a note to Denmark seeking extradition of Kim Davy, the main accused in the 1995 Purulia arms drop case, with an assurance that he will be repatriated to that country to serve any prison term following his possible conviction in India. Relenting to pressure from Danish authorities, New Delhi may give an executive assurance to Copenhagen that Davy will not be sentenced to death for any offence committed by him in India and that he will be repatriated to Denmark to serve any prison sentence after his trial, official sources said.

2004 –
All the accused persons in this case are free only remaining accused is only Kim Davy.
Davy was allegedly the mastermind in dropping arms and ammunition over Purulia on the night of December 17, 1995 from an AN-26 Aircraft. Although Davy managed to flee by bribing officials at Mumbai airport, six others including Peter Bleach of England and five Latvians were arrested. Their sentences were, however, remitted following diplomatic pressure.

Interrogation of the accused had revealed that Kim Davy was the mastermind behind the entire operation but had managed to flee.

Suggesting Reading -

Part 2 Last Part 

Times Now Expose interviews Kim Davy and Peter Understand Purulia Arms Drop Case in Depth

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MI5 RAW Indian MP Government

Sources –

http://news.bbc.co.uk
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com

RIP - Last Typewriter Making Company Godrej and Boyce Closed in Mumbai – Death of Typewriters

RIP - Last Typewriter Making Company Godrej and Boyce
Closed in Mumbai – Death of Typewriters

In India nearly all the typewriter making companies have already closed their business.
Only one company was remaining that was Godrej and Boyce from Mumbai which was making Typewriters in Mumbai India.


Godrej and Boyce have shut down its production plant in Mumbai, India which was manufacturing Typewriters.

The Godrej and Boyce began production in the 1950s
It was still selling 50,000 models annually in the early 1990s, Up to year 2009 Godrej used to sell around 10,000 typewriters but now they do not have orders.
But last year it sold less than 800 machines.

Its said that this was the last company in the world which was making Type writers and but I came to know on internet there is possibility that in china, Indonesia and in Japan few companies are making typewriters.

As those articles did not mention the name of the companies who are still making the Typewriters I assume that the Godrej was the last company of the world.

And confirm that it was the India’s last typewriter making company which closed its business because of lack of orders.


And currently company got only 200 Typewriters in their possession with Arabic language.

Today also in India if you visit in the Courts you will find the people with typewriter and typing affidavits for the poor people.

Another Problem in India is Many government job require the certificate showing that the person knows the typing.

Today also in Pune City there are classes who are teaching English Typing, Marathi Typing.

But death of Typewriter will cause lot of pain to poor people of India as we do not have electricity supply on which we can depend.


A prototype of the typewriter was introduced in 1714 by Henry Mill, but the first mass-produced typewriter came in 1868 when Christopher Latham Sholes, a printer-publisher from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, patented the device.

If you know any company which is manufacturing Typewriters for sell please mention it in the comment.


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http://www.travelpod.com

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Ulhasnagar 200 Illegal mobile towers loss of Revenue or Tax to the tune of Crores Rupees to UMC

Ulhasnagar 200 Illegal mobile towers loss of Revenue or Tax
to the tune of Crores Rupees to UMC

Ulhasnagar civic body has not given permission to the single tower in Ulhasnagar.

Nearly 200 towers are installed in on the terrace of several Ulhasnagar buildings, posing health hazards to lakhs of residents, are illegal.



The civic body officials say that they do not have power to take action against the offenders.

UMC's health department official S Pawar said that "The civic body has not given permission to a single tower situated in Ulhasnagar, so all the towers installed in the area are illegal,"

According to Prem Jha, an RTI official in Ulhasnagar, "If these mobile towers were granted permission as per the rule, the UMC coffers would have been filled from the crores of rupees collected from the service providers.

Ashok Kumar Rankhamb, the UMC commissioner, said, that we have sent a letter to the High Court on April 20 seeking orders to demolish these illegal towers. We are waiting for the reply. As and when we get the order, we will take action immediately."

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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Keywords Tag – UMC ULHASNAGAR loss of tax

Know details and see the photo copy of President Obama’s birth Certificate President Obama birth certificate released by White House

Know details and see the photo copy of President Obama’s birth
Certificate President Obama birth certificate released by White House

On Wednesday, White House released President Barack Obama’s birth certificate
For which American citizens as well as world was eager to see that.

Below are the details from the President Barack Obama’s birth Certificate –
State Of Hawaii certificate of live birth file number 151
Department of health 61 10641


Childs First Name –
BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA, II
Birth Date
August 4 1961 time 7.24 PM
Name of Hospital –
Kapiolani Maternity and Gynecological Hospital in Honolulu.
Full Name of Father - BARCK HUSSEIN OBAMA
RACE OF Father – African
Age of Father – 25
Birthplace – Kenya East Africa
Full Maiden name of Mother –
STANLEY ANN DUNHAM
Race of Mother – Caucasian
Age of Mother – 18
Birth Place - Wichita

President Barack Obama was born on Aug. 4, 1961 in the Kapiolani Maternity and Gynecological Hospital in Honolulu.

Below is the Photo copy of President Barack Obama’s Birth Certificate –



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Under Graduate Mayor for Information Technology Fame Bangalore – Exposing Indian Education Policy Failure

Under Graduate Mayor for Information Technology Fame Bangalore
– Exposing Indian Education Policy Failure

The state government has issued orders to conduct elections to the crucial arms of the civic administration along with that for the mayoral posts.

The order issued by the urban development department in this regard on April 4 applies to all the 12 standing committees. Elections to the posts of the mayor and deputy mayor have been scheduled for April 30.


Under the rotation basis, the BBMP will now have a woman from a Scheduled Caste as its next mayor and the deputy mayor will be from the backward caste (2A) category.

The mayor's post is reserved for a woman from the Scheduled Caste.

The upcoming BBMP council polls to elect mayor and deputy mayor for a one-year term on April 29.

There are 2 contenders for this Post.
1.
Sharadamma, councillor from Shattihalli, has a Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC)

2.
Roopa Ramesh from Bilekahalli has completed her Pre-university College (PUC)

Sharadamma and Roopa are first-time councilors

When MiD DAY tried to call Sharadamma, her husband Ramanjaneya received the call and chose to answer on her behalf.

More Information on other Councilors in Bangalore city the city of Information Technology.

Out of 198 councilors
1.
Only 26 are graduates

2.
60 are not even matriculate

3.
Over 25 have passed SSLC

4.
while the rest hold qualifications like PUC, diplomas and Industrial Training (ITI)

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Know 15 Important Findings of Parliament's Public Account Committee (PAC) Report on 2G Scam –

Know 15 Important Findings of Parliament's Public Account Committee (PAC)
Report on 2G Scam –

1.
Parliament's Public Account Committee (PAC) was headed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Murli Manohar Joshi and is investigating the 2G scam

2.
The PAC has 22 members from different political parties



3.
The current Pac’s term expires on April 30. The new PAC will again be headed by Mr. Joshi.

4.
Parliament's Public Account Committee (PAC) has reportedly given a clean chit to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the 2G spectrum scam.

5.
The committee has also alleged that telecom minister A Raja presented half truths to the Prime Minister.

6.
PAC has recommended that all 2G licenses should be scrapped.

7.
The PAC says the finance minister pleaded with the Prime Minister to treat the matter as closed. Chidambaram was the finance minister from May 23, 2004 to November 30, 2008.

8.
Licenses were issued on 10th January 2008. The file was resubmitted to the Prime Minister on 15th January 2008 with a clarification note. The file was received back by the private secretary to the Prime Minister with the note that "The PM wants this to be informally shared with the department and does not want formal communication and wants PMO to be at arms length".

9.
The report says the Prime Minister on January three, 2008 wanting to keep the PMO at "arm's length" seemed to have given an "indirect green signal" to Raja to go ahead and "execute his unfair, arbitrary and dubious designs".

10.
The PAC has also accepted the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) figure of Rs 1.76 lakh Crore loss to the national exchequer due to the faulty allocation process of 2G spectrum adopted by the Telecom Ministry.

11.
The PAC has also recommended that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) should be strengthened and all the future licenses to be rolled out through TRAI.

12.
PAC report also said that "The Prime Minister was in fact misled when he was informed by the minister (Raja) that the issue of auction of spectrum was considered but not recommended by the Telecom Commission and also not recommended by TRAI. The minister was saying half truth, concealing the other half, concealing his ulterior design

13.
The PMO was very much aware of law minister's suggestions but the counter view of the communication minister got overriding preference to the law minister's view for some unknown reasons and thus no effort was made by the PMO to initiate the process of constitution of the EGoM.

14.
"The PMO certainly either failed to see the forebodings or was rendered a mute spectator," the report said

15.
The 22 members of the committee are meant to meet tomorrow to discuss this draft report.

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PAC - Understand functions, powers and constitution of PAC - Public Accounts Committee
http://realityviews.blogspot.com/2010/12/pac-understand-functions-powers-and.html

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Actor Shiney Ahuja gets bail in Maid Rape Case gets freedom

Actor Shiney Ahuja gets bail in Maid Rape Case gets freedom


The Bombay High Court has granted bail to actor Shiney Ahuja on payment of surety of Rs 50,000 to the session’s court in the rape case of his maid.



Shiney Ahuja was sentenced to seven years in jail by a Mumbai court on March 30, 2011.

High Court Judge AR Joshi while giving bail to the Actor Shiney Ahuja told him not to leave India.

Now let us see after one year or after 50 year the justice will be done.
May be before that the matter will be compromised and Ahuja will get acquitted.

Justice Delayed is Justice Denied.

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Shiney Ahuja convicted for raping maid Mumbai Court found Shiney Ahuja Guilty of Rape
http://realityviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/shiney-ahuja-convicted-for-raping-maid.html


Keyword Tags – Bollywood Star Shiney Ahuja gets bail and freedom

Suresh Kalmadi sent to 8 days Police Custody by Court in Common Wealth Corruption scam case

Suresh Kalmadi sent to 8 days Police Custody by Court in
Common Wealth Corruption scam case

Today Patiala House Court remanded Suresh Kalmadi to eight days of police custody.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had sought 14-day custody of Kalmadi in the Commonwealth Games Time Scoring scam case.

Two other senior officials of the Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee
Surjeet Lal and ASV Prasad have also been sent to police custody for eight days.




The Congress MP Suresh Kalmadi has been accused of awarding illegal contracts to a Swiss firm for Timing-Scoring-Result (TSR) system for the Games causing a loss of Rs 95 Crore to the exchequer that is loss of Rs.95 Crore to Indian Citizens.

"The price paid to the Swiss firm was more than thrice the amount of Rs 46 crore sought by the only other bidder, MSL of Spain."

CBI spokesperson Dharini Mishra said that "It was Kalmadi's role in his then official capacity as chief of the OC's executive board that led to his arrest.

"Investigation has revealed that the OC committee for short-listing prospective bidders for TSR was constituted by selecting handpicked officials who favored the Swiss company while members of the tenders-evaluation committee were coerced and threatened to disqualify other bidders,"

Manoj Sharma a lawyer from Gwalior tried to hit Suresh Kalmadi with a slipper. But he missed and was overpowered by security personnel present at the Patiala House Court complex.
In 2007 he tried to kill a sub-divisional magistrate with a dagger and was jailed for three years.

Manoj Sharma told the Mid Day that I am a messenger of God, and I am here to punish corrupt people

Manoj Sharma said that he has read much about Utsav Sharma, who attacked Rajesh Talwar and SPS Rathore, and is sympathetic towards him. "He is also a crusader like me. He is punishing the guilty of society and I will punish the most corrupt ministers

Manoj said that three years ago he had contested the Lok Sabha elections independently. "I got around 2500 votes and will again contest the election the next time


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Satya Sai Baba will be buried at Sai Kulwant Hall. Manava seve madava seva (service to man is service to god) will be written on Samadhi.

Satya Sai Baba will be buried at Sai Kulwant Hall.
Manava seve madava seva (service to man is service to god)
will be written on Samadhi.

Till Midnight the devotes of Satya Sai baba will be allowed to take Darshan of their Baba.

The last rites of Sathya Sai Baba will be a private affair; no devotees will be allowed to witness it.


As per Hindu Rites and customs the burial of the body will take place between 9:00 am and 9:30 am on Wednesday

Below is the photo of Satya Sai Baba – Last Darshan of Satya Sai Baba –



Media has reported that administration consulted the Vastu experts and then decided that the funeral will be held at the Sai Kulwant hall.

Sathya Sai Baba will be buried at the exact spot from where he used to give darshan to his devotees. A mausoleum will be erected at the same place following the burial.

Holy water and soil from river beds across the country is being brought down to Puttaparthi.
This would be used when the spiritual leader's body is buried.

Soon the digging process at Sai Kulwant hall will start currently, the area where Sathya Sai Baba will be buried has been covered completely with a white cloth.

After completion of burial process and rites on later date it will be opened up for Devotes.


The administration has also decided that to engrave following lines on the Samadhi of Satya Sai Baba.
Manava seve madava seva (service to man is service to god)

It’s also reported that rich and powerful people are able to reach the very near to the body of Satya Sai Baba and poor devotes are finding it difficult to even get a glimpse of Baba.

The queue lines for the common devotees are blocked at least 30 feet away from the glass casket in which the Baba's body is lying, depriving them of a clear view.

Only Rich people are able to get the last darshan of Baba.

If you think he is your God why you are wasting your time their
Close your eyes and you will find Satya Sai baba in your heart and even in your laptop.

This is the mind game what we wish mind gives that.

When SSB himself is god why to bring soil and water from other places?

In the presence of God how can vastu dosha or negative powers can enter into the house?

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Keywords Tags - Satya Sai Baba Burial Kulwant Hall Burial Time

Know about Chinese Jet J-15 Flying Shark a clone of Russian Jet Sukhoi-33 but does it got the power of American jet F18

Know about Chinese Jet J-15 Flying Shark a clone of
Russian Jet Sukhoi-33 but does it got the power of American jet F18

China’s state media on Monday published the first close-up pictures of the J-15.
J-15 jet will start sea trials soon.

The first prototype J-15 was believed to have made its maiden flight on August 31, 2009, a month before the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, according to the Russian Ria Novosti news.



J-15 is the first generation of Chinese shipborne fighter aircraft being developed by both 601 Institute and SAC for PLAN’s first aircraft carrier.

China requested Russia to sell the Sukhoi 33 Soviet fighter capable of landing on carriers. But Russia refused.
But in 2001, the Chinese bought a Su-33 prototype from Ukraine and then china started to study the prototype and learn every secret of Su-33.

Below is the photo showing J15 Chinese Jet and Russian Su-33.



Then developed the J 15 Jet fighter for the Chinese Navy war ship.
When we see the photos one can easily see that J15 jet is the clone of Su-33.

Some key shipborne aircraft technologies such as landing/navigational systems are believed to have been obtained from Russia and Ukraine.

But regarding technology they must have changed and used advanced technology increasing the power of Jet fighter.

After reading on many articles one can understand say that J15 Chinese Jet is similar to Su-33 Russian Jet and inside and regarding the powers and functions J15 Chinese Jet is similar to American fighter plane F-18 a workhorse on Navy carriers.

J-15 Jet Arms Capacity Weapons Capicity-
J15 Jet can fire Chinese designed weapons, including PL-8, PL-12 AAMs and YJ-83K AShM. Overall J-15 is believed to be in the same class of American F/A-18C.

The fighter has distinctive features that enable it to operate on an aircraft carrier, such as folding wings and strengthened landing gear, according to the Chinese Military Aviation (CMA). Missile launch rails and wide-angle holographic Head up Display (HUD) clearly indicated that the fighter is equipped with domestic sensors, avionics and weapon systems

J-15, the new Chinese navy's "flying shark" features enlarged folding wings, twin nose wheels and an arresting hook for use on China's first aircraft carrier.

It’s expected that in year 2015 the J-15, the new Chinese navy's "flying shark" will start to serve the Chinese Navy increasing the power of China.

By hook or crook China has intelligently got the hands on Russian and Ukraine War planes and Ship and after studying them china has modified them.

It’s like reverse engineering. Here the saying fits well everything is fair in love and War.

China’s new carrier, a war ship expected to be named as Shi Lang, is a retrofitted version of a 1988 Soviet aircraft carrier that Chinese interests bought from Ukraine after the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, supposedly for conversion into a floating casino in Macao.
But the Macao gambling license never materialized, and as many had suspected, the ship wound up elsewhere in Dalian, a city in northeastern China where workers began a decade-long retrofit.

The aircraft is expected first to be stationed onboard the Varyag aircraft carrier currently being fitted in Dalian. China bought the unfinished Admiral Kuznetsov class aircraft carrier from Ukraine in 1998.

The J-15 is credited by the Chinese as indigenous development but I think J15 is a mix of Su-33 and American fighter plane F-18.

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Keyword Tag – J15 China Jet Advance Jet J15 copied Russian Su33 J15 Clone F18 Jet USA

Supreme Court Cancels Airport Development Fee [ADF] Now Pay less for domestic and international air travel in Delhi and Mumbai

Supreme Court Cancels Airport Development Fee [ADF]
Now Pay less for domestic and international air travel in Delhi and Mumbai

SC Cancels airport development fee (ADF) being charged by private operators in Delhi and Mumbai –

The Supreme Court has stopped the Delhi and Mumbai airports from charging passengers what's known as an "Airport Development Fee."

Earlier, the Delhi High Court had in August 2009 rejected the petition of the NGO, ruling that private airport developers were free to charge ADF from passengers and that barring it would have damaging consequences for the Public Private Partnership Model.


The Supreme Court today quashed the levying of the Airport Development Fee by private airport developers in Delhi and Mumbai on international and domestic passengers.

The bench set aside the Delhi High Court's order which had upheld levying of ADF.

The court passed the order on a petition filed by the NGO, Consumer Online Foundation, contending that the fee was illegal, as it was not approved by Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India.

The NGO had pleaded that such levy can only be charged by a government body like the Airport Authority of India and not private bodies such as Delhi International Airport Ltd and Mumbai International Airport Ltd that are just managing the Airport.

A bench of Justices Cyriac Joseph and A K Patnaik set aside the policy of airport developers by which passengers departing from Delhi airport had to pay a fee of Rs 200 for domestic flights and Rs 1,300 for international flights.

Fliers departing from Mumbai were charged Rs 100 for domestic and Rs 600 for international flights.

As a result, tickets are likely to become cheaper by Rs.200 for domestic travelers and Rs.1, 300 for international passengers boarding from Delhi. Similarly, tickets from the Mumbai airport are also likely to become cheaper with varying rates.

Airport Ticket Officials at the Mumbai airport say the fees were built into tickets and will be deleted now.
They were charging Rs. 100 as a "departure fee" for domestic travel and Rs. 600 for international travel.


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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

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God Particle, Higgs boson Found by Scientist. Is it rumour that God Particle Found by scientist?

God Particle, Higgs boson Found by Scientist.
Is it rumour that God Particle Found by scientist?

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Know 50 Rules, Laws, Females in Islamic Saudi Arabia have to face all of their life

Know 50 Rules, Laws, Females in Islamic Saudi Arabia have to
face all of their life

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What is endosulfan pesticide? Ban Endosulfan Pesticide. Under Stockholm Convention Endosulfan will get globally banned.

What is endosulfan pesticide? Ban Endosulfan Pesticide.
Under Stockholm Convention Endosulfan will get globally banned.

Under Stockholm Convention Endosulfan may get banned permanently by saving our Indian farmers and farm workers also.
The POPRC nominated endosulfan to be added to the Stockholm Convention at the Conference of Parties (COP) in April 2011


The EPA announced that the registration of endosulfan in the U.S. will be cancelled
Environmental Protection Agency declared Endosulfan as Unsafe.

Endosulfan is banned in more than 63 countries including European Union, Australia and New Zealand, and other Asian and West African nations

Endosulfan was banned in New Zealand by the Environmental Risk Management Authority effective January 2009
Australia banned endosulfan October 12, 2010

But in India Endosulfan is used and manufactured in large quantities.
It is produced by Bayer CropScience, Makhteshim Agan, and Government-of-India–owned Hindustan Insecticides Limited and other few companies.

India the world's largest user of endosulfan, and a major producer with three companies
1. Excel Crop Care,
2. H.I.L.,
3. Coromandal Fertilizers
Producing 4,500 tonnes annually for domestic use and another 4,000 tonnes for export.

India is strongly opposed to adding endosulfan to the Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

An organochlorine insecticide first registered in the 1950s,
endosulfan can be used on a variety of vegetables and fruits, on cotton, and on ornamental shrubs, trees, and vines.

Endosulfan has no residential uses.
Crops with the highest use in 2006 – 2008 included tomato, cucurbit, potato, apple, and cotton.

Endosulfan is an organochlorine insecticide that can be used on a wide variety of vegetables and fruits, cotton, and ornamental plants. It has no residential uses.

Household exposure is not of concern because endosulfan is not approved for residential uses in America.

According to Scientific American, endosulfan “is a chlorinated insecticide that is chemically similar to DDT, which was banned nearly 40 years ago in America.

Like DDT, endosulfan builds up in the environment and in the bodies of people and wildlife, and it is transported around the world via winds and currents.
Nearly all other organochlorine pesticides already have been banned in USA.

Endosulfan is used on crops such as vegetables, fruits, and cotton. According to The Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] the use of endosulfan is not harmful to humans through dietary exposure, but new research shows that it poses “unacceptable risks” to farm workers and wildlife due to inhalation and contact with skin.

Data developed since 2002 has shed additional light on the risks faced by workers who apply endosulfan and those who harvest crops and conduct activities in fields after the pesticide is used.
Risks faced by workers are greater than previously known, in many instances exceeding the Agency's levels of concern.

Endosulfan can travel long distances from where it is used.
For example, a 2008 report by the National Parks Service found that endosulfan commonly contaminates air, water, plants and fish of National Parks in the U.S.
Most of these parks are far from areas where endosulfan is used.

People may be exposed to residues of endosulfan through food and drinking water, human milk. Damage will depend how much Endosulfan has been used.

Endosulfan is volatile, persistent, and has a high potential to bio-accumulate in aquatic and terrestrial organisms. A large body of scientific literature documents endosulfan’s medium- and long-range transport on a global scale and subsequent accumulation in nearly all environmental media. Through the process of global distillation, endosulfan is present in air, water, sediment, and biota thousands of miles from use areas.

The human effects are largely unknown but tests on lab animals have shown that endosulfan is toxic to the nervous system and can damage the kidney, liver and male reproductive organs.

Endosulfan is also a xenoestrogen a synthetic substance that imitates or enhances the effect of estrogens and it can act as an endocrine disruptor, causing reproductive and developmental damage in both animals and humans.

Researchers studying children from an isolated village in Kasargod District , Kerala, India have linked endosulfan exposure to delays in sexual maturity among boys

The researchers concluded that "our study results suggest that endosulfan exposure in male children may delay sexual maturity and interfere with sex hormone synthesis

Endosulfan has been banned in Kerala since 2005 in view of the grievous ill-effects of its use in cashew plantations in Kasaragod, including nearly 500 deaths and chronic health problems among the population.

The Pollution Control Board of the Government of Kerala, prohibited the use of Endosulfan in the state of Kerala on 10 November 2010

A 2007 study by the California Department of Public Health found that women who lived near farm fields sprayed with endosulfan and the related organochloride pesticide dicofol during the first eight weeks of pregnancy are several times more likely to give birth to children with autism.

Synonyms – Endosulfan
1.115-29-7
2.BENZOEPIN
3.BEOSIT
4.BIO 5,462
5.CHLORTHIEPIN
6.CRISULFAN
7.CYCLODAN
8.DEVISULPHAN
9.ENDOCEL
10.ENDOSOL
11.Endosulfan
12.ENDOSULPHAN
13.ENSURE
14.ENT 23,979
15.FMC 5462
16.1,2,3,4,7,7-HEXACHLOROBICYCLO(2.2.1)HEPTEN-5,6-BIOXYMETHYLENESULFITE
17.alpha,beta-1,2,3,4,7,7-HEXACHLOROBICYCLO(2.2.1)-2-HEPTENE-5,6-BISOXYMETHYLENE SULFITE
18.HEXACHLOROHEXAHYDROMETHANO 2,4,3-BENZODIOXATHIEPIN-3-OXIDE
19.6,7,8,9,10,10-HEXACHLORO-1,5,5a,6,9,9a-HEXAHYDRO-6,9-METHANO-2,4,3-BENZODIOXATHIEPIN-3-OXIDE
20.1,4,5,6,7,7-HEXACHLORO-5-NORBORNENE-2,3-DIMETHANOL cyclic SULFITE
21.HILDAN
22.HOE 2,671
23.INSECTOPHENE
24.KOP-THIODAN
25.MALIX
26.NA 2761
27.NCI-C00566
28.NIA 5462
29.NIAGARA 5,462
30.5-NORBORNENE-2,3-DIMETHANOL, 1,4,5,6,7,7-HEXACHLORO-,CYCLIC SULFITE
31.OMS 570
32.RCRA WASTE NUMBER P050
33.THIFOR
34.THIMUL
35.THIODAN
36.THIOFOR
37.THIOMUL
38.THIONEX
39.THIOSULFAN
40.THIOSULFAN TIONEL
41.TIOVEL

Support and demand ban on endosulfan pesticide in India.

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Source –
http://www.epa.gov
http://www.scientificamerican.com
http://en.wikipedia.org

Second Chargesheet Filed in 2G scam – DMK MP Kanimozhi charged but big share holder Dayalu Ammal is not charged

Second Chargesheet Filed in 2G scam – DMK MP Kanimozhi charged but
big share holder Dayalu Ammal is not charged


Today CBI filed second charge sheet in 2G scam case.

According to media reports Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi's daughter and DMK MP Kanimozhi has been named as a co-conspirator in the supplementary chargesheet filed by the CBI in connection with the 2G spectrum case


Sharad Kumar, managing director of Kalaignar TV is also charged in the Second Chargesheet.

Asif Balwa, cousin of Shahid Balwa, and Rajeev Agarwal, Directors of Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd, who are presently in judicial custody, are also chargesheet in the supplementary charge sheet.

Karunanidhi's wife Dayalu Ammal has, however, not been named in the 2G case.

Who are the owners and how much shares are hold by whom in Kalaignar TV?
1.
Kanimozhi – Holds 20% shares in Kalaignar TV

2.
Dayalu Ammal – Holds 60% Shares in Kalaignar TV

3.
Sharad Kumar, managing director of Kalaignar TV – Holds 20% shares.

Kalaignar TV is jointly owned by Kanimozhi, Dayalu Ammal and Sharad Kumar.
Kalaignar TV is owned by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.

Who is Kanimozhi?
Kanimozhi is the daughter of Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi and MP
Party – DMK

Who is Dayalu Ammal?
Dayalu Ammal is the wife of Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi.

The CBI had earlier told the court that Rs 200 crore connected with the 2G spectrum scam had travelled from a partnership firm of Swan Telecom Promoter Shahid Usman Balwa to Kalaignar TV Pvt Ltd.

CBI said that the money travelled through a "circuitous route" through Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd, a DB group company and Cineyug Films Pvt Ltd.

Big question is Why 60% owner is not charged?

Ignorance of Law is not allowed and is not valid excuse in the eyes of law.

In Supplementary Chargesheet who is charged?

1. Kanimozhi DMK MP and CM daughter

2. Kalignar TV CEO Sharad Kumar

3. Cineyug Films Karim Morani

4. Kusegaon Realty's Rajeev Agarwal

5. Asif Balwa

Additional charges have been slapped on A Raja for accepting bribes and on Shahid Balwa and Vinod Goenka for paying a bribe.

In its 48 page supplementary chargesheet, CBI has said that Kanimozhi was A Raja's co-conspirator and accepted a bribe of Rs 200 crore along with former telecom minister for awarding the 2G license to Swan Telecom.

How the Bribe money was given or travelled to accused persons.

DB Realty is owned by Shahid Usman Balwa who has a stake in Swan Telecom which is one of the companies named in the 2G scam.

On December 23, 2008, DB group took a loan of Rs 242 crore from a financial service company and Rs 200 crore out of this loan was routed on the same day to Cineyug and Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables, who in turn transefered the money on the same date to Kalignar.
CBI believes this money was the bribe for Raja and Kanimozhi
The court has summoned Kanimozhi on May 6 and it's on that day that special CBI judge would decide if she would join A Raja in Tihar Jail.


CBI chargesheet says that Amaal, who is Karunanidhi's wife and union minister Alagiri's mother, was a ghost director given that position only to complete the quorum.


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Suresh Kalmadi Arrested in CWG Scam

Suresh Kalmadi Arrested in CWG Scam

Updated Monday, April 25, 2011 – 4.30 PM IST

Today CBI arrested Suresh Kalmadi in scam related to Baton Relay.

In September 2009 Common wealth Games started in London with The Queen's Baton Relay


A London-based firm named AM Films was hired by Mr. Suresh Kalmadi to provide taxis, portable toilets and massive public TV screens for the ceremony.

He sanctioned transfers of huge amounts of cash to AM Film and its owner, Ashish Patel, even though there was no signed contract.

It’s reported that 2 Member CBI team went to London and they met with the Ashish Patel and is encouraging him to turn approver.
The financial track record of Mr Patel proved to be dubious.


It has also discovered that three other bids made by other UK firms for the Queen's Baton Relay function were forged to give contract to this firm.

In past OC members told that three other bids for Queen's Baton Relay were not competitive enough thus the Contract was given to the AM Films.

The bids attributed to three London-based companies - have turned out to be forged.
The three firms, all based in London - SD Displace, 3 Dots Vision and Movie Tech
But all the three companies said that OC never contacted them and they have never never bid for the baton relay contract.

According to media reports the CBI has got the video recordings of Organising committee (OC) meet in the capital where Kalamdi and his associate, VK Verma announced the awarding of time scoring equipment contract to Swiss timing.

The CBI has suspected Swiss timing's India representative, Gem International, of facilitating the kickbacks to Kalmadi.

Suresh Kalmadi has been arrested under Sections 120 B and 420 (criminal conspiracy and cheating) of the Indian Penal Code in the Commonwealth Games Time Scoring Equipment scam.

Still CBI has not confirmed this news waiting for confirmation but Media has said that CBI has arrested Suresh Kalmadi.
The Lawyer of Suresh Kalmadi Hitesh Jain said that he is not aware of the arrest.


Updated Monday, April 25, 2011 – 4.30 PM IST

CBI confirmed that Suresh Kalmadi is arrested by CBI.

The Congress suspended former CWG Organizing Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi following his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the Commonwealth Games Time Scoring Equipment scam.
Two other senior officials of the Organizing Committee,Surjeet Lal and ASV Prasad have also been arrested in the Time Scoring scam.

Now it is expected that Kalmadi will be sacked, fired, removed from Indian Olympic Association as he is President.

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Know 46 Health Benefits of Onions Ayurvedic Home Remedies of Onion

Know 46 Health Benefits of Onions Ayurvedic Home Remedies of Onion

1.
Onion is known as Phalandu in Sanskrit. Hindi Name: Pyaj , Marathi Name – Kanda

2.
The herbaceous plant onion belongs to family “Liliaceae” and has latin name “Allium Cepa”.



3.
Onions are rich in certain sulphur-containing compounds.

4.
Onion normalizes vata and increases kapha and pitta.

5.
Onions are cooling topically but heating internally.

6.
Onions are antiseptic, antibiotic, carminative and antimicrobial.

7.
Onions are low in calories, fat cholesterol and sodium.

8.
Onions contain fiber potassium, Vitamins C and B and other nutrients.

9.
Remedy for common cold, cough, fever and sore throat –Juice of fresh onion with jaggery or onion juice with Honey will help you to cure sore throat and other conditions. For allergies also you can try the Onion Juice mix with Honey or Jaggery.

10.
Fever - cut a large white onion and just apply it on the forehead it will help you and save you from side effects until you visit the doctor.

11.
Bleeding from Nose – If someone is bleeding cut the onion and let the person breathe the smell of fresh cut onion. This will help to stop the blood or reduce it.

12.
White onions are recommended in bleeding disorders to reduce bleeding. Hence it is used in conditions like bleeding piles and bleeding through nose.

13.
Can not sleep – Start to eat daily one onion and surely this will help you to get a good night sleep. Good Home Remedy for Insomnia

14.
Onions help increase digestive juices thus helps to have good digestion.

15.
Burn wound, Bee bite also you can apply Onion Juice.

16.
Onions are effective against different types of head and neck cancer.

17.
Regular consumption of onions helps to reduce incidences of osteoporosis.

18.
Onions are effective or used in or used to treat diabetes. Onions increase the production of Insulin in body.

19.
Red onions help to remove the unwanted cholesterol from the body which causes heartaches and heartbreaks.

20.
Red Onions help to preserve and keep good cholesterol in body

21.
Daily eat one Red Onion and it will save you from coronary heart diseases

22.
Daily use of Onion helps like erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation and low libido.

23.
Onion seeds help to increase sperm count and sperm motility.

24.
Onions help to reduce pain and inflammation of joints in conditions like arthritis

25.
Cut two onions fry them using castor oil or sesame oil with turmeric when Onions become soft , get the clean cloth pour the soft hot onions into cloth , tie the cloth and start to apply or press or tie this cloth to the aching part of the body.

26.
Remove dark pigments and patches – Apply the Onion Juice mix with turmeric on face this will help you to remove dark pigments and patches

27.
Use of Onion juice is recommended in ear pain and blurred vision.

28.
For ear-ache or buzzing in the ear, heat the onion juice and put few drops in ear. This juice can also soothe an acute toothache.

29.
Onions help to prevent tooth decaying and reduce tooth pain.

30.
Onion has a rejuvenating effect on all tissues and body systems: the digestive, respiratory, nervous, reproductive, and circulatory systems.

31.
Onion Juice helps to get the rid of moles also, try them on mole not all the moles but in few types Onion Juice Helps.

32.
One spoonful of onion juice eliminates worms in the stomach of children.

33.
Onions improve the memory and strengthen the nerves.

34.
Regular consumption of onion reduces atherosclerosis.

35.
Regular consumption of onion reduces risk of colon cancer

36.
To get full benefits of Onion always try to eat Raw Onion, cut the Onion get the salt or chilly powder as per taste and eat it with Roti. Or Start to use Onion in Salads

37.
Red Onions help to correct menstrual disorders. Eat Raw Red Onions a few days before your period.

38.
How to make Onion Juice - Take 2 Onions cut them slice them, now pour half cup of water leave to macerate for two or three hours. Then drink 2 or 3 times a day.

39.
As an aphrodisiac: Steam a few onions, squeeze and extract the juice (half-a-cup), add two tablespoons of ghee. Drink daily on an empty stomach.

40.
Daily consumption of onion with raw sugar helps children to gain height.

41.
Applying onion juice on the hair eliminates lice. Apply Onion Juice to Hair it stops the Hair Fall also.

42.
Now When you will eat Onion Pakoda always remember above benefits and enjoy the Pakoda more.

43.
In South India Sambhar is made with small Onions its excellent dish to enjoy the benefits of Onions.

44.
Egyptians used onions to preserve mummies.

45.
100 Grams of Onion Contains - Water: 86 to 89 gms, Protein: 1.2 gm, Fat 0.1 gm Starch:- 9 to 11 gmsFibre: 0.6 to 1.70 gm. Minerals: 0.4 gmCalcium: 47 mg.Phosprous 50 mg Vitamin C: 11 mg Iron 0.7 mg. B Complex

46.
Every day how much Onion One should consume? Daily consumption of 100 Gms of Onion is advised

Please always visit the doctor. Home Remedies should be tried for one day only.
All the above tips are given to increase knowledge about Onion and benefits of eating daily Onions.

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Satya Sai Baba will Reborn As Prema Sai Baba in Year 2012 or 2023 or 2030 In which Year Satya Sai Baba will Reborn as Prema Sai Baba?

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Jan Lokpal Bill Version 2.2 Jan Lokpal Bill Updated Understand and know about Jan Lokpal Bill Version 2.2 Be Part of Law making

Jan Lokpal Bill Version 2.2 Jan Lokpal Bill Updated Understand
and know about Jan Lokpal Bill Version 2.2 Be Part of Law making

The following Bill has been drafted only for setting up an institution of Lokpal at the centre. We propose

That in this same Bill, provisions on the same model may be made for setting up similar institution of
Lokayukta in each state.

Jan Lokpal Bill version 2.2


An act to create effective anti-corruption and grievance redressal systems at centre so that effective deterrent is created against corruption and to provide effective protection to whistleblowers.

1. Short title and commencement:-

(1) This Act may be called the Jan Lokpal Act, 2010.

(2) It shall come into force on the one hundred and twentieth day of its enactment.

2. Definitions:- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(1) “Action” means any action taken by a public servant in the discharge of his functions as such public servant and includes decision, recommendation or finding or in any other manner and includes willful failure or omission to act and all other expressions relating to such action shall be construed accordingly;

(2) “Allegation” in relation to a public servant includes any affirmation that such public servant-

(a) has indulged in misconduct, if he is a government servant;

(b) has indulged in corruption

(3) “complaint” includes any grievance or allegation or a request by whistleblower for protection and appropriate action.

(4) “corruption” includes anything made punishable under Chapter IX of the Indian Penal Code or under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988;
Provided that if any person obtains any benefit from the government by violating any laws or rules, that person along with the public servants who directly or indirectly helped that person obtain those benefits, shall be deemed to have indulged in corruption.

(5) “Government” or “Central Government” means Government of India.

(6) “Government Servant” means any person who is or was any time appointed to a civil service or post in connection with the affairs of the Central Government or High Courts or Supreme Court either on deputation or permanent or temporary or on contractual employment but would not include the judges.

(7) “grievance” means a claim by a person that he could not get satisfactory redressal according to citizen’s charter and despite approaching Public Grievance Officer of that Department;

(8) “Lokpal” means

a. Benches constituted under this Act and performing their functions as laid down under
various provisions of this Act; or
b. Any officer or employee, exercising its powers and carrying out its functions and
responsibilities, in the manner and to the extent, assigned to it under this Act, or under
various rules, regulations or orders made under various provisions of this Act.
c. For all other purposes, the Chairperson and members acting collectively as a body;

(8A) “Minor penalty” and Major penalty” shall mean the same as defined in CCS Conduct Rules.

(9) “Misconduct” means misconduct as defined in relevant Conduct Rules and which has vigilance angle.

(10) "public authority" means any authority or body or institution of self- government established or constituted—

a. by or under the Constitution;

b. by any other law made by Parliament;

c. by notification issued or order made by the Government, and includes any body owned,
controlled or substantially financed by the Government;

(11) “Public servant” means a person who is or was at any time,-

(a) the Prime Minister;

(b) a Minister;

(c) a Member of Parliament;

(d) Judges of High Courts and Supreme Courts;

(e) a Government servant;

(f) the Chairman or Vice-Chairman (by whatever name called) or a member of a local
authority in the control of the Central Government or a statutory body or corporation
established by or under any law of the Parliament of India, including a co-operative
society, or a Government Company within the meaning of section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956 and members of any Committee or Board, statutory or non-
statutory, constituted by the Government;

(g) includes all those who are declared as “public servants” in section 2(c) of Prevention of
Corruption Act 1988.

(h) Such other authorities as the Central Government may, by notification, from time to
time, specify;

(12) “Vigilance angle” includes –

(a) All acts of corruption
(b) Gross or willful negligence; recklessness in decision making; blatant violations of systems and
procedures; exercise of discretion in excess, where no ostensible/public interest is evident;
failure to keep the controlling authority/superiors informed in time
(c) Failure/delay in taking action, if under law the government servant ought to do so, against
subordinates on complaints of corruption or dereliction of duties or abuse of office by the
subordinates
(d) Indulging in discrimination through one’s conduct, directly or indirectly.
(e) Victimizing Whistle Blowers
(f) Any undue/unjustified delay in the disposal of a case, perceived after considering all relevant
factors, would reinforce a conclusion as to the presence of vigilance angle in a case.
(g) Make or undertake an unfair investigation or enquiry either to unduly help those guilty of
corruption or incriminate the innocent.
(h) Any other matter as notified from time to time by the Lokpal

(13) “Whistleblower” is any person, who faces the threat of

(a) professional harm, including but not limited to illegitimate transfer, denial of promotion, denial
of appropriate perquisites, departmental proceedings, discrimination or
(b) physical harm, or
(c) is actually subjected to such harm;
because of either making a complaint to the Lokpal under this Act, or for filing an application under
the Right to Information Act, 2005 or by any other legal action aimed at preventing or exposing
corruption or mal-governance.

3. Establishment of the institution of Lokpal and appointment of Lokpal:

(1) There shall be an institution known as Lokpal which shall consist of one Chairperson and ten
members along with its officers and employees.

(2) The Chairperson and members of Lokpal shall be selected in such manner as laid down in this
Act.

(3) A person appointed as Chairperson or member of Lokpal shall, before entering upon his office, make and subscribe before the President, an oath or affirmation in the form as prescribed.

(4) The Government shall appoint the Chairperson and members of the first Lokpal and set up the institution with all its logistics and assets within six months of enactment of this Act.

(5) The Government shall fill up a vacancy of the Chairperson or a member caused due to
a) Retirement, 3 months before the member or the Chairperson retires.
b) Any other unforeseen reason, within a month of such vacancy arising.

Chairperson and Members of Lokpal

4. The Chairperson and members of Lokpal not to have held certain offices- The Chairperson and members of Lokpal shall not be serving member of either the Parliament or the Legislature of any State and shall not hold any office or trust of profit (other than the office as Chairperson or member) or carry on any business or practice any profession and accordingly, before he enters upon his office, a person appointed as the Chairperson or member of Lokpal shall-

(i) if he holds any office of trust or profit, resign from such office; or

(ii) if he is carrying on any business, sever his connection with the conduct and
management of such business; or

(iii) if he is practicing any profession, suspend practice of such profession.

(iv) If he is associated directly or indirectly with any other activity, which is likely cause
conflict of interest in the performance of his duties in Lokpal, he should suspend his
association with that activity.

Provided that if even after the suspension, the earlier association of that person with
such activity is likely to adversely affect his performance at Lokpal, that person shall
not be appointed as a member or Chairperson of Lokpal.

5. Term of office and other conditions of service of Lokpal–

(1) A person appointed as the Chairperson
or member of Lokpal shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office or upto the age of 70 years, whichever is earlier;
Provided further that.-

(a) the Chairperson or member of Lokpal may, by writing under his hand addressed to the
President, resign his office;

(b) the Chairperson or member may be removed from office in the manner provided in
this Act.

(2) There shall be paid to the Chairperson and each member every month a salary equal to that of the Chief Justice of India and that of the judge of the Supreme Court respectively;

(3) The allowances and pension payable to and other conditions of service of the Chairperson or a member shall be such as may be prescribed;
Provided that the allowances and pension payable to and other conditions of service of the Chairperson or members shall not be varied to his disadvantage after his appointment.

(4) The administrative expenses of the office of the Lokpal including all salaries, allowances and pensions payable to or in respect of persons serving in that office, shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund of India.

(5) There shall be a separate fund by the name of “Lokpal fund” in which penalties/fines imposed by the Lokpal shall be deposited and in which 10% of the loss of Public Money recovered under section 19 of this Act shall also be deposited by the Government. Disposal of such fund shall be completely at the discretion of the Lokpal and such fund shall be used only for enhancement/upgradation/extension of the infrastructure of Lokpal.

(6) The Chairperson and members of Lokpal shall not be eligible for appointment to any position in Government of India or Government of any state or any such body which is funded by any of the governments or for contesting elections to Parliament, state legislatures or local bodies, if he has ever held the position of the Chairperson or a member for any period after demitting their office. A member could be appointed as a chairperson, provided that the total tenure both as member and as chairperson
would not exceed five years and no member or chairperson would be eligible for reappointment or extension after completion of a five year term.

6. Appointment of the Chairperson and members:

1. The Chairperson and members shall be appointed by the President on the recommendation of a selection committee.

2. The following shall not be eligible to become Chairperson or Member of Lokpal:

(a) Any person, who is not a citizen of India

(b) Any person, who was ever chargesheeted for any offence under IPC or PC Act or any other
Act or was ever penalized under CCS Conduct Rules.

(c) Any person, who is less than 40 years in age.

(d) Any person, who was in the service of any government and has remitted office within the last two years, either by way of resignation or retirement.

3. At least four members of Lokpal shall have legal background. Not more than two members,
including Chairman, shall be former civil servants.

Explanation: “Legal Background” means that the person should have held a judicial office in the territory of India for at least ten years or has been an advocate in High Court or Supreme Court for at least fifteen years.

4. The members and Chairperson should have unimpeachable integrity and should have
demonstrated their resolve to fight corruption in the past.

5. A selection committee consisting of the following shall be set up:

a. The Prime Minister of India
b. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha
c. Two youngest judges of Supreme Court
d. Two youngest Chief Justices of High Courts.
e. Comptroller and Auditor General of India
f. Chief Election Commissioner
g. After the first set of selection process, the outgoing members and Chairperson of
Lokpal.

6. The Vice President shall act as the Chairperson of the selection committee.

7. There shall be a search committee consisting of ten members.

8. Members of search committee shall be selected in the following manner:

a. The selection committee shall select five members of search committee from the former
Comptroller and Auditor Generals of India and Chief Election Commissioners of India.
Provided that the following persons shall not be eligible for becoming members of
search committee: a) Any person who has had any substantive allegation of corruption against him

b) Any person who has either joined any political party after retirement or has
had strong affiliations to any political party

c) Any person who is still in the service of the government in any capacity

d) Any person who took up a government assignment after retirement barring
those assignments which are reserved for the post from which he has retired.

b. The five members selected above shall nominate five members from civil society.

9. The search committee shall invite recommendations from such class of people or such
individuals as it deems fit. The recommendations should, interalia, contain the following details:

a. Personal details of the candidate being recommended

b. Details of any allegations faced by the candidate under any law or any allegations of
moral turpitude in the past?

c. Details of his work against corruption in the past with documentary evidence.

d. Evidence from his past, if any, to show that he is a fiercely independent person and
cannot be influenced.

e. Any other material that the search committee decides.

10. The following selection process shall be followed:

a. The list of candidates received above along with their details received in the format
mentioned above shall be displayed on a website.

b. Public feedback shall be invited on these names.

c. The search committee may decide to use any means to collect more information about
the background and past achievements of these candidates.

d. All the material obtained so far about the candidates shall be made available to each
member of the search committee in advance. The members shall make their own
assessment of each candidate.

e. The search committee shall meet and discuss the material so received about each
candidate. The selections shall be made preferably through consensus.
Provided that if three or more members of search committee, for reasons to be
recorded in writing, object to the selection of any member, he shall not be selected.

f. Search committee shall recommend three times the names as there are vacancies to the
selection committee. g. Selection committee shall select such number of candidates as there are vacancies to the Prime Minister. The selections shall be made preferably through consensus.
Provided that if three or more members of selection committee, for reasons to be
recorded in writing, object to the selection of any member, he shall not be selected.

h. All meetings of search committee and selection shall be video recorded and shall be
made public.

11. The Prime Minister shall recommend the names finalized by the selection committee to the President immediately, who shall order such appointments within a month of receipt of the same.

12. If any of the members of the selection committee retires while a selection process is going on, that member will continue on the selection committee till the end of that process.

7. Removal of Chairperson or members-

(1) The Chairperson or any member shall not be removed from his office except by an order of the President on one or more of the following grounds:

a. Proved misbehavior
b. Professional, mental or physical incapacity
c. Insolvency
d. Being charged of an offence which involves moral turpitude
e. Engaging while holding such office, in any paid employment
f. Acquiring such financial interests or other interests, which are likely to affect his
functions as member or Chairperson prejudicially.
g. Being guided by considerations extraneous to the merits of the case under his
consideration with a view to favoring someone or implicating someone through any act
of omission or commission.
h. Unduly influencing or attempting to influence any government functionary.
i. Committing any act of omission or commission which is punishable under Prevention of Corruption Act or is a misconduct.
j. If a member or the Chairperson in any way, concerned or interested in any contract or
agreement made by or on behalf of any public authority in the Government of India or
Government of any state or participates in any way in the profit thereof or in any benefit or emolument arising there from otherwise than as a member and in common
with the other members of an incorporated company, he shall be deemed to be guilty of
misbehavior.

(3) The following process shall be followed in respect of petitions for the removal of any member or Chairperson of Lokpal:

(a) Any person may move a petition before the Supreme Court seeking removal of one or more
of the members or Chairperson of Lokpal, alleging one or more of the grounds for removal and providing evidence for the same.

(b) The Supreme Court will hear the matter on receipt of such petition and may take one or
more of the following steps:

(i) order an investigation by a Special Investigation Team appointed by the Supreme
Court, if a prima facie case is made out and if the matter cannot be judged based on affidavits of
the parties. The Special Investigation Team shall submit its report within three months.

(ii) Pending investigations by a Special Investigation Team under sub-clause (i), order
withdrawal of a part or complete work from that member.

(iii) dismiss the petition if no case is made out

(iv) if the grounds are proved, recommend to the President for removal of the said
member or Chairperson

(v) direct registration and investigation of cases with appropriate agencies, if there is a
prima facie case of commission of an offence punishable under the Prevention of
Corruption Act or any other law.

(e) The bench shall be constituted by a panel of five seniormost judges of the Supreme Court.
Provided that the judges who have ever been members of the selection committee or
against whom any complaint is pending in Lokpal shall not be members of the bench.

(f) The Supreme Court shall not dismiss such petitions in liminae.

(g) If the Supreme Court concludes that the petition has been made with mischievous or
malafide motives, the Court may order imposition of fine or imprisonment upto one year
against the complainant.

(h) On receipt of a recommendation from the Supreme Court under clause (b)(iv) supra, the
Prime Minister shall immediately recommend the removal of the member(s) or Chairperson
of Lokpal to the President, who shall order the removal of the said member(s) or
Chairperson within a month of receipt of the same.

Powers and Functions of Lokpal

8. Functions of Lokpal:

(1) the Lokpal shall be responsible for receiving:
(a) Complaints where there are allegations of acts of omission or commission punishable under the
Prevention of Corruption Act
(b) Complaints where there are allegations of misconduct by a government servant,
(c) Grievances
(d) Complaints from whistleblowers
(e) Complaints against the staff of Lokpal
(1A) It shall be the prime duty of Lokpal to ensure the integrity of its own staff and employees, whether
temporary or otherwise. Lokpal shall be competent and empowered to take all actions to ensure that.

(2) The Lokpal, after getting such enquiries and investigations done as it deems fit, may take one or more of the following actions:

a. Close the case, if prima facie, the complaint is not made out, or
b. Initiate prosecution against public servants as well as those private entities, which
are parties to the act
c. Recommend imposition of appropriate penalties under the relevant Conduct Rules
Provided that if a government servant is finally convicted under the
Prevention of Corruption Act, the penalty of dismissal shall be recommended
on such government servant.
d. Order cancellation or modification of a license or lease or permission or contract or
agreement, which was the subject matter of investigation.
e. Blacklist the concerned firm or company or contractor or any other entity involved
in that act of corruption.
f. Issue appropriate directions to appropriate authorities for redressal of grievance as
per provisions of this Act.
g. Invoke its powers under this Act if its orders are not duly complied with and ensure
due compliance of its orders.
h. Take necessary action to provide protection to a whistleblower as per various
provisions of this Act. (3) Suo moto initiate appropriate action under this Act if any case, of the nature mentioned in clauses
(a), (b), (c) or (d) of sub-section (1), comes to the knowledge of the Lokpal from any source.

(4) Issue such directions, as are necessary, from time to time, to appropriate authorities so as to make such changes in their work practices, administration or other systems so as to reduce the scope and possibility for corruption, misconduct, public grievances and whistleblower victimization.

(5) Orders made by Lokpal under sub-section (2)(c) of this section shall be binding on the government and the government shall implement it within a week of receipt of that order.

(6) Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act shall be deleted. Section 6A of Delhi Special Police Establishment Act shall not be applicable to the proceedings under this Act.

(7) Section 197 of CrPC shall not apply to any proceedings under this Act. All permissions, which need to be sought for initiating investigations or for initiating prosecutions under any Act shall be deemed to have been granted once Lokpal grants such permissions.

9.
Issue of Search Warrant, etc.- (1) Where, in consequence of information in his possession, the Lokpal
(a) has reason to believe that any person. –
(i) to whom a summon or notice under this Act, has, been or might be issued,
will not or would not produce or cause to be produced any property, document
or thing which will be necessary or useful for or relevant to any inquiry or other
proceeding to be conducted by him;
(ii) is in possession of any money, bullion, jewellery or other valuable article or
thing and such money, bullion, jewellery or other valuable article or thing
represents either wholly or partly income or property which has not been
disclosed to the authorities for the purpose of any law or rule in force which
requires such disclosure to be made; or
(b) considers that the purposes of any inquiry or other proceedings to be conducted by him will
be served by a general search or inspection,
It may by a search warrant authorize any Police officer not below the rank of an Inspector of Police to
conduct a search or carry out an inspection in accordance therewith and in particular to, -
(i) enter and search any building or place where he has reason to suspect that such property,
document, money, bullion, jewellery or other valuable article or thing is kept;
(ii) search any person who is reasonably suspected of concealing about his person any article
for which search should be made; (iii) break open the lock of any door, box, locker safe, almirah or other receptacle for
exercising the powers conferred by sub-clause (i) where the keys thereof are not available.
Seize any such property, document, money, bullion, jewellery or other valuable article or
thing found as a result of such search;
(iv) place marks of identification on any property or document or make or cause to be made;
extracts or copies therefrom; or
(v) make a note or an inventory of any such property, document, money, bullion, Jewellery or
other valuable article or thing.

(2) The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, relating to search and seizure shall apply, so far as may be, to searches and seizures under sub-section (1).

(3) A warrant issued under sub-section (1) shall for all purposes, be deemed to be a warrant issued by a court under section 93 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

10. Evidence -

(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, for the purpose of any investigation (including
the preliminary inquiry, if any, before such investigation) under this Act, the Lokpal may require any public servant or any other person who, in its opinion is able to furnish information or produce documents relevant to the investigation, to furnish any such information or produce any such document.

(2) For the purpose of any such investigation (including the preliminary inquiry) the Lokpal shall
have all the powers of a civil court while trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 , in respect of the following matters, namely:-
(a) Summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath;
(b) Requiring the discovery and production of any document;
(c) Receiving evidence on affidavits;
(d) Requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any court or office ;
(e) Issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses or documents ;
(f) ordering payment of compensatory cost in respect of a false or vexatious claim or
defence;
(g) ordering cost for causing delay;
(h) Such other matters as may be prescribed.

(3) Any proceeding before the Lokpal shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding with in the
meaning of section 193 of the Indian Penal Code.

11. Reports of Lokpal, etc. (1) The Chairperson of Lokpal shall present annually a consolidated report in prescribed format on its performance to the President.

(2) On receipt of the annual report, the President shall cause a copy thereof together with an
explanatory memorandum to be laid before each House of the Parliament.

(3) The Lokpal shall publish every month on its website the list of cases disposed with brief details of each such case, outcome and action taken or proposed to be taken in that case. It shall also publish lists of all cases received by the Lokpal during the previous month, cases disposed and cases which are pending.

12. Lokpal to be a deemed police officer: (1) For the purposes of section 36 of Criminal Procedure Code, the Chairperson, members of Lokpal and the officers in investigation wing of Lokpal shall be deemed to be police officers.

(2) While investigating any offence under Prevention of Corruption Act 1988, they shall be competent to investigate any offence under any other law in the same case.

13. Powers in case of non-compliance of orders:

(1) Each order of the Lokpal shall clearly specify the names of the officials who are required to execute that order, the manner in which it should be executed and the time period within which that order should be complied with.

(2) If the order is not complied with within the time or in the manner directed, the Lokpal may decide to impose a fine on the officials responsible for the non-compliance of its orders.

(3) The Drawing and Disbursing Officer of that Department shall be directed to deduct such amount of fine as is clearly specified by the Lokpal in its order made in sub-section (2) from the salaries of the officers specified in the order.
Provided that no penalty shall be imposed without giving a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
Provided that if the Drawing and Disbursing Officer fails to deduct the salary as specified in the said
order, he shall make himself liable for a similar penalty.

(4) In order to get its orders complied with, the Lokpal shall have, and exercise the same jurisdiction powers and authority in respect of contempt of itself as a High court has and may exercise, and, for this purpose, the provisions of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 (Central Act 70 of 1971) shall have the effect subject to the modification that the references therein to the High Court shall be construed as including a reference to the Lokpal.

13A. Special Judges under section 4 of Prevention of Corruption Act: (1) On an annual basis, the Lokpal shall make an assessment of the number of Special Judges required under section 4 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 in each area and the Government shall appoint such number of Judges within three months of the receipt of such recommendation.

Provided that the Lokpal shall recommend such number of Special Judges so that trial in each case under this Act is completed within a year.

(2) Before making any fresh appointments, the Government shall consult the Lokpal on the procedure to be followed in selection to ensure the integrity of the candidates selected. The Government shall implement such recommendations.

13B. Issue of Letter Rogatory: A bench of the Lokpal shall have powers to issue Letters Rogatory in any case pending with the Lokpal.

13C. Powers under Indian Telegraph Act: An appropriate bench of Lokpal shall be deemed to be
designated authority under section 5 of Indian Telegraph Act. Such bench would be empowered to approve interception and monitoring of messages of data or voice transmitted through telephones, internet or any other medium as covered under India Telegraph Act, read with Information and Technology Act 2000 and as per rules and provisions made under Indian telegraph Act 1885.

Functioning of Lokpal

14. Functioning of Lokpal:

(1) The Chairperson shall be responsible for the overall administration and
supervision of the institution of Lokpal.

(2) All policy level decisions including formulation of regulations, developing internal systems for the functioning of Lokpal, assigning functions to various officials in Lokpal, delegation of powers to various functionaries in Lokpal etc shall be taken by the Chairperson and the members collectively as a body.

(3) The Chairperson shall have an annual meeting with the Prime Minister to assess the needs of Lokpal for finances and manpower. Lokpal shall be provided resources by the Government on the basis of outcome of this meeting.

(3A) The expenditure so decided shall be charged to Consolidated Fund of India.

(3B) The Chairperson and its members of Lokpal shall take all steps to ensure the integrity of its
employees and integrity of all enquiries and investigations. For this purpose, they shall be competent to make rules, prescribe work norms, prescribe procedures for swift and effective punishment against inefficient and corrupt employees and take any other step as they deem fit.

(3C) The Chairperson and members of Lokpal shall be responsible for and shall be competent to take all steps to ensure that the time limits provided in this Act are adhered to strictly.

(3D) Lokpal shall be completely independent of the government in all matters including administrative, financial and functional.

(4) Lokpal shall function in benches of three or more members. Benches shall be constituted randomly and cases shall be assigned to them randomly by computer. Each bench shall consist of at least one member with legal background.

(5) Such benches shall be responsible for
(i) granting permission to initiate prosecution in certain category of cases.
(ii) Hearing cases of complaints against its own staff.
(iii) Appeals in such cases of investigation or vigilance, which are closed by officials of Lokpal and
which are of such categories as are prescribed by Lokpal from time to time.
(iv) Such other orders as may be decided by Lokpal from time to time.
Provided that the full bench of Lokpal may lay down norms as to which category of cases will be
dealt by the benches of members and which cases would be decided at the levels of Chief
Vigilance officers or Vigilance Officers. The norms could be based on loss caused to the
government and/or impact on public and/or the status of the accused.

(6) The Lokpal may decide to initiate investigations into any case suo motu.

(7) The decision to initiate investigation or prosecution against any member of the Cabinet shall be taken by full bench of Lokpal.

(8) Certain matters, as provided under this Act shall be dealt by the full bench of Lokpal, which shall consist of at least seven members.

(9) Minutes and records of meetings of Lokpal shall be made public.

15. Making a complaint to the Lokpal: (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, any person may make a complaint under this Act to the Lokpal.

Provided that in case of a grievance, if the person aggrieved is dead or for any reason, unable to
act for himself, the complaint may be made or if it is already made may be continued by his legal
representatives or by any other person who is authorized by him in writing in this behalf. Provided further that a citizen may make a complaint to any office of Lokpal anywhere in the
country. It shall be the duty of that office of Lokpal to transfer it to appropriate officer within Lokpal.

(2) A complaint could be on a plain paper but should contain all such details as prescribed by Lokpal.

(2A) After its annual report has been presented in the Parliament, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India shall forward all such cases, which constitute an allegation under this Act, to the Lokpal and Lokpal shall act on them as per provisions of this Act.

(3) On receipt of a complaint, the Lokpal shall decide whether it is an allegation or a grievance or a request for whistleblower protection or a mixture of two or more of these.

(4) Every complaint shall have to be compulsorily disposed of by the Lokpal.
Provided that no complaint shall be closed without giving an opportunity of hearing to the complainant.

16. Matters which may be investigated by the Lokpal– Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Lokpal may investigate any action which is taken by or with the general or specific approval of a public servant where a complaint involving a grievance or an allegation is made in respect of such action.

Provided that the Lokpal may also investigate such action suo moto or if it is referred to it by the
government, if such action can be or could have been in his recorded opinion, subject of a grievance or
an allegation.

17. Matters not subject to investigation:-

(1) The Lokpal shall not conduct any investigation under this
Act in case of a grievance in respect of any action-

(i) if the complainant has or had, any remedy by way of appeal, revision, review or any other
recourse before any authority provided in any other law and he has not availed of the
same.

(ii) Taken by a judicial or quasi-judicial body, unless the complainant alleges malafides

(iii) If the substance of the entire grievance is pending before any court or quasi-judicial body
of competent jurisdiction.

(iv) any grievance where there is inordinate and inexplicable delay in agitating it.

(2) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the Lokpal to investigate any action which is taken by or with the approval of the Presiding Officer of either House of Parliament.

(3) Nothing in this section shall bar Lokpal from entertaining a complaint making an allegation of
misconduct or corruption or a complaint from a whistleblower seeking protection.

18. Provisions relating to complaints and investigations-

(i) (a) The Lokpal, on receipt of a complaint in the nature of an allegation or a grievance or a
combination of the two, or in a case initiated on his own motion, may on perusing the
documents, either decide to proceed to enquire or investigate into that complaint or decide,
to make such preliminary inquiry before proceeding to enquire or investigate into such
complaint or direct any other person to make such preliminary inquiry as it deems fit for
ascertaining whether there exists a reasonable ground for conducting the investigation. The
outcome of such preliminary enquiry, and if the complaint is being closed along with
reasons for the same and all material collected during preliminary enquiry, shall be
communicated to the complainant.

Provided that if any case is closed, all documents related thereto shall thereafter be
treated as public. Every month, a list of all such cases shall be put on the website with
reasons for closing a case. All material connected with such closed cases will be provided to
anyone seeking it under Right to Information Act.

Provided further that no complaint of allegation shall be rejected on the basis of the
motives or intention of the complainant.

Provided further that all hearings before Lokpal shall be video recorded and shall be
available to any member of the public on payment of copying costs.

(b) The procedure for preliminary enquiry of a complaint shall be such as the Lokpal deems
appropriate in the circumstances of the case and in particular, the Lokpal may, if it deems
necessary to do so, call for the comments of the public servant concerned.

Provided that the preliminary enquiry should be completed and a decision taken whether
to close a case or to proceed with investigations preferably within one month of receipt of
any complaint, and positively within three months. Where the preliminary enquiry has not
been completed within one month, reasons for the delay will be recorded in writing at the
completion of the enquiry and made public.

(c) No anonymous complaint shall be entertained under this Act. The Complainant will have
to reveal his identity to the Lokpal. However, if the complainant so desires, his identity shall
be protected by Lokpal.

(ii) Where the Lokpal proposes, either directly or after making preliminary inquiry, to conduct
any investigation under this Act, it.- (a) may make such order as to the safe custody of documents relevant to the investigation, as it deems fit.

(b) at appropriate stage of investigations or in the end, it shall forward a copy of the
complaint, its findings and copy of the material relied upon to the public servant
concerned and the complainant,

(c) shall afford to such public servant and the complainant an opportunity to offer
comments and be heard.

Provided that such hearing shall be held in public, except in rare circumstances, to be
recorded in writing, where it is not in public interest and in the interest of justice to hold
it in public, it will be held in camera.

(iii) The conduct of an investigation under this Act against a public servant in respect of any
action shall not affect such action, or any power or duty of any other public servant to take
further action with respect to any matter subject to the investigation.

(iv) If, during the course of a preliminary inquiry or investigation under this Act, the Lokpal is
prima facie satisfied that the allegation or grievance in respect of any action is likely to be
sustained either wholly or partly, it may, through an interim order, recommend the public
authority to stay the implementation or enforcement of the decision or action complained
against, or to take such mandatory or preventive action, on such terms and conditions, as it
may specify in its order to prevent further harm from taking place. The public authority shall
either comply with or reject the recommendations of Lokpal under this sub-section within
15 days of receipt of such an order. Lokpal, if it feels important, may approach appropriate
High Court for seeking appropriate directions to the public authority.

(v) The Lokpal, either during the course of investigations, if it is satisfied that prosecution is
likely to be initiated in that case, or at the end of the investigations at the time of initiating
prosecution, shall make a list of moveable and immoveable assets of all the accused in that
case and shall notify the same. No transfer of the same shall be permitted after such
notification. In the event of final conviction, the trial court may, in addition to other
measures, recover the loss determined under section 19 of this Act from this property,.

(vi) If during the course of investigation or enquiry into a complaint, the Lokpal feels that
continuance of a public servant in that position could adversely affect the course of
investigations or enquiry or that the said public servant is likely to destroy or tamper with
the evidence or influence the witnesses, the Lokpal may issue appropriate recommendations including transfer of that public servant from that position or his suspension, if he is a government servant. The public authority shall either comply with or reject the recommendations of Lokpal under this sub-section within 15 days of receipt of such an order. Lokpal, if it feels important, may approach appropriate High Court for seeking
appropriate directions to the public authority.

(vii) The Lokpal may, at any stage of inquiry or investigation under this Act, direct through an
interim order, appropriate authorities to take such action as is necessary, pending inquiry or
investigation.-

(a) to safeguard wastage or damage of public property or public revenue by the
administrative acts of the public servant;

(b) to prevent further acts of misconduct by the public servant;

(c) to prevent the public servant from secreting the assets allegedly acquired by him by
corrupt means;

The public authority shall either comply with or reject the recommendations of Lokpal
under this sub-section within 15 days of receipt of such an order. Lokpal, if it feels
important, may approach appropriate High Court for seeking appropriate directions to
the public authority.

(viii) Where after investigation into a complaint, the Lokpal is satisfied that the complaint
involving an allegation against the public servant, other than the Ministers, Members of
Parliament and judges, is substantiated and that the public servant concerned should not
continue to hold the post held by him, the Lokpal shall pass orders to that effect. In case of
public servant being a Minister, Lokpal shall make such recommendation to the President,
who shall decide either to accept such recommendation or reject it within a month of its
receipt.

Provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to the Prime Minister.

(ix) All records and information of Lokpal shall be public and shall be accessible under Right to
Information Act, even at the stage of investigation or enquiry, unless the release of such
information would adversely affect the process of enquiry or investigation.


Recovery of Loss to the Government and punishments

19. Recovery of loss to the Government: When a person is convicted of an offence under the
Prevention of Corruption Act 1988, then the trial court shall quantify the loss caused to the government and additional gains that the accused would have earned by investing the proceeds of corruption and apportion such total amount amongst various convicts from whom this money must be recovered as arrears of land revenue.

19A. Punishments for offences: For offences mentioned in Chapter III of the Prevention of Corruption Act, the proviso to section 2(4) of this Act and section 28A of this Act, the punishment shall not be less than one year of rigorous imprisonment and may extend upto life imprisonment.

Provided that the punishment shall be more severe if the accused is higher in rank.
Provided further that if the offence is of the nature mentioned in the proviso to section 2(4) of this Act and if the beneficiary is a business entity, in addition to other punishments mentioned in this Act and under the Prevention of Corruption Act, a fine amounting to five times the loss caused to the public shall be recovered from the accused and the recovery may be done from the assets of the business entity and from the personal assets of all its Directors, if the assets of the accused are inadequate.

Dealing with complaints against judges of High Courts or Supreme Court

19B. Receiving and disposing complaints against Judges of High Courts or Supreme Court: (1) Any complaint against any Judge of a High Court or Supreme Court shall be dealt only by the office of the Chairperson of Lokpal.

(2) Each such complaint shall be subjected to a preliminary screening, which shall determine whether prima facie evidence exists of an offence under Prevention of Corruption Act. The screening shall be done by a member of Lokpal, who shall then present his findings to a full bench of Lokpal.

Provided that such full bench shall have at least three legal members.

(3) A case shall not be registered without the approval of a full bench of Lokpal with majority of
members of that bench being from legal background.

(4) Such case shall be investigated by a special team headed by an officer not below the rank of a
Superintendent of Police.

(5) A decision whether to initiate prosecution shall be taken by a full bench of Lokpal with majority of members with legal background.

Whistleblower protection

20. Protection of Whistleblower:

(1) A whistleblower may seek the protection of the Lokpal if he has
been subjected to or threatened with, professional or physical victimization.

(2) On receiving such a complaint, Lokpal shall take following steps:

(a) Professional victimization: If after conducting appropriate enquiries, the Lokpal feels that
there is a real threat to the whistleblower on account of having made an allegation under this
Act, it shall, as soon as possible but not more than a month of receipt of such complaint, direct
appropriate authorities to take such steps as directed by the Lokpal.

(b) If a whistleblower complains that he has been victimized professionally on account of making
an allegation under this Act and the Lokpal, after conducting enquiries, is of the opinion that the
whistleblower has been victimized for having made an allegation under this Act, it shall, as soon
as possible but in not more than a month, direct appropriate authorities to take such steps as
directed by the Lokpal.

Provided that for clause (a) the Lokpal may, but for clause (b) the Lokpal shall, also issue
orders imposing appropriate penalties under relevant Rules against the government servants
who issued threats or caused victimization.

Provided further that no such penalties shall be imposed without giving an opportunity
of being heard to the affected government servants.

(c) Threat of physical victimization: Lokpal shall conduct appropriate enquiries and if it feels that
there is a real threat to the person and the threat is on account of that person having made an
allegation under this Act or for having filed an RTI application to any public authority covered
under this Act, then notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, the Lokpal shall pass
appropriate orders, as soon as possible but in not more than a week, directing appropriate
authorities, including police, to take such steps as directed by the Lokpal to provide adequate
security to that person, to register criminal cases against those who are issuing threats and also
to take all such steps necessary to mitigate circumstances leading to such threat.
Provided that if the threat is imminent, Lokpal shall act immediately, within a few hours
to prevent physical assault on that person. If the complainant wishes to meet the Chairperson or
a member, he shall be entitled to talk to them either on phone or through video conferencing or
in person, according to the desire of the complainant.

(d) If a person complains that he has already been physically assaulted on account of making an
allegation under this Act and if Lokpal is satisfied after conducting enquiries that the person has
been assaulted because of his having made an allegation under this Act or for filing an RTI
application in any of the public authorities covered under this Act, then notwithstanding
anything else contained in any other law, the Lokpal shall pass such orders, as soon as possible
but in not more than 24 hours, directing the concerned authorities to take such steps as
directed by the Lokpal to provide adequate security to that person, to register criminal cases
and also to ensure that no further harm visits on that person. If the complainant wishes to meet
the Chairperson or a member, he shall be entitled to talk to them either on phone or through
video conferencing or in person, according to the desire of the complainant.

(da) If a whistleblower alleges that police or any other authority has registered or initiated any
case against the complainant or any other person on account of making a complaint under this
Act or for using RTI Act, the Lokpal may, on the basis of enquiries, issue orders to appropriate
authorities, to withdraw such case.

(db) In case of threat of physical victimization or if any person has been assaulted, that person,
or any other person may complaint to any office of Lokpal anywhere in the country and it shall
be the duty of that official of Lokpal to forward such complaint immediately to appropriate
officer within Lokpal.

(dc) Lokpal may delegate the responsibility of providing protection to whistleblowers to upto
the level of Vigilance Officers and in such case, such officers shall have the powers to direct the
appropriate authorities, including local police, to take such steps as are necessary to ensure
protection of that whistleblower.

(dd) If, after making a complaint to the Lokpal, any person is still assaulted, the concerned
officials in Lokpal will be held responsible for criminal dereliction of duty or connivance or both,
unless they are able to prove otherwise.

(e) If the whistleblower has alleged an act punishable under Prevention of Corruption Act, then
for cases under clause (c), Lokpal may and for cases under clause (d), the Lokpal shall, assign the
allegations made by that person to a special team, put it on a fast track and complete
investigations in that case in not more than a month.

(f) If the whistleblower has alleged an act punishable under any law other than the Prevention
of Corruption Act, then for cases under clause (c), Lokpal may and for cases under clause (d), the
Lokpal shall, direct the agency which has the powers to enforce that law to assign the allegations made by the whistleblower to a special team, put it on a fast track and complete
investigations in that case in such time as directed by the Lokpal.

(g) Lokpal shall have the powers to issue directions to appropriate agencies in the cases covered
under clause (f), monitor such investigations and if necessary, issue directions to that agency to
do the investigations in the manner as directed by the Lokpal.

(h) Whistleblowers, who face threat of physical victimization or are actually assaulted may
directly approach the Chairperson of Lokpal who shall meet them within 24 hours of their
seeking such meeting and shall take appropriate action as per provisions of this Act.

(3) If any complainant requests that his identity should be kept secret, Lokpal shall ensure the same. Lokpal shall prescribe detailed procedures on how such complaints shall be dealt with.

(4) Lokpal shall Issue orders to the Public Authorities to make necessary changes in their policies and practices to prevent recurrence of victimization.

(5) Lokpal shall make appropriate rules for the receipt and disposal of complaints from whistleblowers.

Grievance Redressal Systems

21. Citizens’ Charters:

(1) Each public authority shall be responsible for ensuring the preparation and
implementation of Citizens Charter, within a reasonable time, and not exceeding one year from the coming into force of this Act.

(2) Every Citizens Charter shall enumerate the commitments of the respective public authority to the citizens, officer responsible for meeting each such commitment and the time limit with in which the commitment shall be met.

(3) Each public authority shall designate an official called Public Grievance Redressal Officer, whom a complainant should approach for any violation of the Citizens Charter.
Provided that a public authority shall appoint at least one Public Grievance Redressal Officer in each station, where they have an office.

Provided further that the Public Grievance Redressal Officer shall either be Head of that Department or an officer not more than one rank below him but if that station does not have a Head of Department in any station, the seniormost officer in that station shall be appointed as the Public Grievance Redressal Officer.

(4) Every public authority shall review and revise its Citizens Charter at least once every year through a process of public consultation to be held in the presence of Chief Vigilance Officer in that public authority.

(5) Lokpal may direct any public authority to make such changes in their citizens’ charter as are
mentioned in that order and that public authority shall make such changes within a week of receipt of such order.

Provided that such changes shall have to be approved by at least a three member bench of Lokpal.

Provided further than such changes should not increase the existing time limits or reduce the number of items in citizen’s charter.

21A. Receipt and disposal of Grievances:

(1) The Chief Vigilance Officer of any public authority shall
declare such number of Vigilance Officers, as it deems fit, to be known as Appellate Grievance Officers, to receive and dispose grievances related to that public authority.

(2)If a citizen fails to receive satisfactory redressal to his grievance within a month of making a complaint to Public Grievance Redressal Officer, can make a complaint to Appellate Grievance Officer.

Provided that if Appellate Grievance Officer feels that considering the gravity or urgency of the
grievance, it is necessary to do so, he may decide to accept such grievance earlier also.

(3) If the complaint does not relate to an issue mentioned in Citizen’s Charter of that public authority, the Appellate Grievance Officer, within a month of receipt of complaint, pass an order either rejecting the grievance or directing the public authority to redress the grievance in the manner and within such time, as is mentioned in the order.

Provided that no grievance shall be rejected without giving a reasonable opportunity of being heard to the complainant.

(4) A complaint to the Appellate Grievance Officer shall be deemed to have a vigilance angle if any of the following two conditions are satisfied:

(i) for issues mentioned in citizen’s charter, if a citizen fails to get satisfactory redressal from
Public Grievance Redressal Officer.
(ii) for issues other than those mentioned in citizen’s charter, if the orders of Appellate
Grievance Officer made under sub-section (3) of this section are violated.

(5) Each case, as mentioned in sub-section (4) of this section, shall be dealt in the following manner:
(i) After giving a reasonable opportunity of being heard, the Appellate Grievance Officer shall
pass an order fixing responsibility for failure to satisfactorily redress complainant’s grievance in
prescribed time and direct the Drawing and Disbursing Officer of that public authority to deduct
from the salary of such officials, as mentioned in the order, such penalty amounts as are
directed by Appellate Grievance Officer, which shall not be less than Rs 250 per day of delay calculated from the day the time limit mentioned in citizens’ charter or the time limit specified
in the order passed under sub-section (3) of this section, for redressing that grievance got over,
(ii) Direct the Drawing and Disbursing Officer to compensate the complainant with such
amounts as are deducted from the salaries of the said officers.

(6) The Officers mentioned in the order made under clause (i) of sub-section (5) of this section shall be required to show cause that they acted in good faith and did not have corrupt motives. If they fail to do so, the Appellate Grievance Officer shall proceed to recommend penalties against the said officers under CCS Conduct Rules.

21B. Annual Integrity Audit: Lokpal shall conduct annual integrity audit of each department as per guidelines to be made in this behalf by the Lokpal from time to time.

Imposition of major and minor penalties

21B. Allegations of misconduct shall be received and enquired by vigilance officers.

21C. Allegations of misconduct and public grievances with deemed vigilance angle under section 21A shall be dealt in the following manner:

(1) The vigilance officer shall conduct an enquiry into each such case within three months of its
receipt and present its report to the Chief Vigilance Officer.

(2) Within a fortnight of receipt of report, the Chief Vigilance Officer shall constitute a three
member bench of Deputy Chief Vigilance Officers other than the one who conducted enquiry at
clause
(1) above.
(3) The bench shall hold a summary hearing giving reasonable opportunity to the vigilance officer who conducted enquiry, the complainant and the officers accused.

(4) The bench shall hold hearings on day to day basis and pass an order either imposing one or
more of the minor or major penalties on the accused government servants.

Provided that such orders shall be passed within a month of constitution of the bench.
Provided that such order shall be in the form of a recommendation to the appropriate
appointing authority.

(5) An appeal shall lie against the order of the bench before the Chief Vigilance officer, who shall
pass an order within a month of receipt of appeal, after giving reasonable opportunity to the
accused, the complainant and the vigilance officer who conducted enquiries.

Employees and staff and authorities in Lokpal

22. Chief Vigilance Officer:
(1) There shall be a Chief Vigilance Officer in each public authority to be selected and appointed by Lokpal.

(2) He shall not be from the same public authority.

(3) He shall be a person of impeccable integrity and ability to take proactive measures against
corruption.

(4) He shall be responsible for accepting complaints against any public authority and shall transfer the complaints related to other public authorities within two days of receipt.

(5) He shall be responsible for carrying out all such responsibilities as assigned to him from time to time by Lokpal including dealing with complaints in the manner as laid down by Lokpal from time to time.

Provided that the complaints which require investigations under Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 shall be transferred to the Investigative wing of Lokpal.

Provided further that the complaints, other than grievances, against officers of the level of Joint
Secretary or above shall not be dealt by the Chief Vigilance Officer and shall be transferred to the Lokpal, who shall set up a committee of Chief Vigilance Officers of three other public authorities to enquire into such complaint.

(6) All the grievances shall be received and disposed by Chief Vigilance Officer on behalf of Lokpal, if the citizen fails to get satisfactory redressal from Public Grievance Officer under section 21 of this Act.

(7) Such number of Vigilance Officers shall be appointed under the Chief Vigilance Officer as are decided by Lokpal from time to time.

(8) The Vigilance Officers and the Chief Vigilance Officer shall have powers to enquire and impose penalties under CCS Conduct Rules in such cases and as per such rules as laid down by the Lokpal from time to time.

23. Staff of Lokpal, etc.-

(1) There shall be such officers and employees as may be prescribed to assist

the Lokpal in the discharge of their functions under this Act.

(2) The number and categories of officers and employees shall be decided by the Lokpal. (3) The categories, recruitment and conditions of service of the officers and employees referred
in sub-section (1) including such special conditions or special pay as may be necessary for enabling them to act without fear in the discharge of their functions, shall be such as may be prescribed by Lokpal.

Provided that no official, whose integrity is in doubt, shall be considered for being posted in
Lokpal. Provided further that all officers and employees, who work in Lokpal on deputation or otherwise shall be eligible for the same terms and conditions as prescribed under this clause.

(4) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section
(1), the Lokpal may for the purpose of
conducting investigations under this Act utilize the services of.-
(a) any officer or investigating agency of the Central Government; or
(b) any officer or investigating agency of any other Government with the prior
concurrence of that Government; or
(c) any person, including private persons, or any other agency.

(5) The officers and other employees referred to in sub-section (1) shall be under the
administrative and disciplinary control of the Lokpal:

(6) Lokpal shall have the powers to choose its own officials. Lokpal may enlist officials on
deputation from other government agencies for a fixed tenure or it may enlist officials on permanent basis from other government agencies or it may appoint people from outside on permanent basis or on a fixed tenure basis.

(7) The staff and officers shall be entitled to such pay scales and other allowances, which may be
different and more than the ordinary pay scales in the Central Government, as are decided by the Lokpal from time to time, in consultation with the Prime Minister, so as to attract honest and efficient people to work in Lokpal.

(8) Lokpal shall be competent to increase or decrease its staff at various levels, within its overall
budgetary constraints, depending upon its workload and keeping in mind the terms and conditions of the staff employed.

24. Repeal and savings –

(1) The Central Vigilance Commission Act shall stand repealed.

(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, any act or thing done under the said Act shall be deemed to have been done under this Act and may be continued and completed under the corresponding provisions of this Act.

(3) All enquiries and investigations and other disciplinary proceedings pending before the Central Vigilance Commission and which have not been disposed of, shall stand transferred to and be continued by the Lokpal as if they were commenced before him under this Act.

(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in any Act, the posts of the Secretary and other Officers and Employees of the Central Vigilance Commission are hereby abolished and they are hereby appointed as the Secretary and other officers and employees of the Lokpal. The salaries, allowances and other terms and conditions of services of the said Secretary, officers and other employees shall, until they are varied, be the same as to which they were entitled to immediately before the commencement of this Act.

(5) All vigilance administration under the control of all Departments of Central Government, Ministries of the Central Government, corporations established by or under any Central Act, Government companies, societies and local authorities owned or controlled by the Central Government shall stand transferred, along with its personnel, assets and liabilities to Lokpal for all purposes.

(6) The personnel working in vigilance wings of the agencies mentioned in sub-section (5) shall be deemed to be on deputation to Lokpal for a period of five years from the date they are transferred to Lokpal. However, Lokpal may decide to repatriate any one of them anytime.

(7) That Department from where any personnel have been transferred to Lokpal under sub-section (5), shall cease to have any control over the administration and functions of transferred personnel.

(8) Lokpal shall rotate the personnel and create vigilance wing of each department in such a way that no personnel from the same department get posted for vigilance functions in the same department.

(9) No person shall be employed with Lokpal against whom any vigilance enquiry or any criminal case is pending at the time of being considered.

25. Investigation Wing of Lokpal:
(1) There shall be an investigation wing at Lokpal.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 17 of Prevention of Corruption Act, such officers of Investigation wing, upto the level as decided by Lokpal, shall have, in relation to the investigation and arrest of persons throughout India, in connection with investigation of complaints under this Act, all the powers, duties, privileges and liabilities which members of Delhi Special Police Establishment have in connection with the investigation of offences committed therein.

(3) That part of Delhi Special Police Establishment, in so far as it relates to investigation and prosecution of offences alleged to have been committed under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, shall stand transferred, along with its employees, assets and liabilities to Lokpal for all purposes.

(4) That part of Delhi Special Police Establishment, which has been transferred under sub-section (3), shall form part of Investigation Wing of Lokpal.

(5) The Central Government shall cease to have any control over the transferred part and its personnel.

(6) The salaries, allowances and other terms and conditions of services of the personnel transferred under sub-section (3) shall be the same as to which they were entitled to immediately before the commencement of this Act.

(7) All cases which were being dealt by that part of Delhi Special Police Establishment, which has been transferred under sub-section (3), shall stand transferred to Lokpal.

(8) After completion of investigation in any case, the investigation wing shall present the case to an appropriate bench of Lokpal, which shall decide whether to grant permission for prosecution or not.

25A.
Prosecution wing:
There shall be a prosecution wing of Lokpal. After completion of its
investigations, the investigation wing shall forward the case to prosecution wing, which shall decide whether to proceed with prosecution or not.

Provided that in certain category of cases, as prescribed by Lokpal, the permission to prosecute or deny shall be taken by a bench of Lokpal.

Provided further that the prosecution wing shall decide whether to prosecute or not within a fortnight of receipt of a case from investigation wing, else prosecution wing shall be deemed to have decided to initiate prosecution.

26. Complaints against officers or employees of Lokpal:

(1) Complaints against employees or officers of Lokpal shall be dealt with separately and as per provisions of this section.

(2) Such complaint could relate to an allegation of an offence punishable under Prevention of Corruption Act or misconduct or a dishonest enquiry or investigation.

(3) As soon as such a complaint is received, the same shall be displayed on the website of Lokpal,
along with the contents of the complaint.

Provided that if the complainant so desires, his identity shall be protected.

(4) Investigations into each such complaint shall be completed within a month of its receipt.

(5) In addition to examining the allegations against the said official, the allegations shall especially be examined against sections 107, 166, 167, 177, 182, 191, 192, 196, 199, 200, 201, 202, 204, 217, 218, 219, 463, 464, 468, 469, 470, 471, 474 of Indian Penal Code.

(6) If, during the course of investigations, it is felt that the charges are likely to be sustained, such officer shall be divested of all his responsibilities and powers and shall be placed under suspension.

(7) If after completion of enquiry or investigations, it is decided to prosecute that person under
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 or he is held guilty of any misconduct or of conducting dishonest enquiry or investigations, then that person shall not work with Lokpal anymore. Lokpal shall either dismiss that person from the job, if that person is in the employment of Lokpal, or shall repatriate him, if he is on deputation, with a recommendation for his removal.
Provided that no order under this clause shall be passed without giving reasonable opportunity of being heard to the accused person.

Provided further that order under this clause shall be passed within 15 days of completion of
investigations.

(8) A three member bench shall hear the cases of complaints against its staff and employees. However, for officers of the level of Chief Vigilance Officer or above, the hearings shall be done by full bench of Lokpal.

(9) Lokpal shall take all steps to ensure that all enquiries and investigations on complaints against its own staff and officials are conducted in most transparent and honest manner.

27. Protection- (1) No suit, prosecution, or other legal proceedings shall lie against the Chairperson or members or against any officer, employee, agency or person referred to in Section 14(4) in respect of anything which is in good faith done while acting or purporting to act in the discharge of his official duties under this Act.

(2) No proceedings of the Lokpal shall be held to be bad for want of form and except on the ground of jurisdiction, no proceedings or decision of the Lokpal shall be liable to be challenged, reviewed, quashed or called in question in any court of ordinary Civil Jurisdiction.


Miscellaneous

28. Public Servants to submit property statements-

(1) Every public servant, other than those mentioned in Section 2(12)(a) to (c), shall within three months after the commencement of this Act and thereafter before the 30th June of every year submit to the head of that public authority, in the form prescribed by Lokpal, a statement of his assets and liabilities and those of the members of his family. Public servants mentioned in sections 2(12)(a) to (c) shall submit their returns in a format prescribed by the Lokpal, which shall include their sources of incomes, to the Lokpal with the aforesaid time lines.

(2) The Head of each public authority shall ensure that all such statements are put on the website by 31st August of that year.

(3) If no such statement is received by the Head of that public authority from any such public servant within the time specified in sub-section (1), the Head of that public authority shall direct the concerned public servant to do so immediately. If within next one month, the public servant concerned does not submit such statement, the Head shall stop the salary and allowances of that public servant till he submits such statement.

Explanation- In this section “family of a public servant” means the spouse and such children and
parents of the public servant as are dependent on him.

(4) The Lokpal may initiate prosecution against such public servant under Section 176 IPC.

28A. Properties deemed to have been obtained through corrupt means:

(1) If any property, moveable or immoveable, is subsequently found to be owned by the public servant or any of his family members, which had not been declared under this section by that public servant and which was acquired before filing of last return under this section, the same shall be deemed to have been obtained through corrupt means.

(2) If any property, moveable or immoveable, is subsequently found to be in possession of the public servant or any of his family members, which had not been declared under this section by that public servant, the same shall be deemed to be owned by that public servant and the same shall be deemed to have been acquired through corrupt means by that public servant, the onus of proving otherwise shall be on the public servant.

(3) The public servant shall be given an opportunity to explain, within 15 days,

(a) in the case of properties under sub-section (1) of this section, whether he had disclosed that
property in any of the earlier years.

(b) in the case of properties under sub-section (2) of this section, to explain why these
properties should not be deemed to be owned by the public servant.

(4) If public servant fails to provide satisfactory reply under sub-section (3) of this section with respect to some properties, Lokpal shall immediately confiscate all such properties.

(5) Transfer of those properties for which notices are issued under sub-section (3) of this section, shall be deemed to be null and void after the date of issue of such notices. (6) Lokpal shall intimate such information to the Income Tax Department for appropriate action.

(7) Appeal against the orders of Lokpal shall lie in High Court of appropriate jurisdiction, which shall decide the matter within three months of filing of the appeal.

Provided that no appeal shall be entertained after expiry of 30 days from the date of order of Lokpal under sub-section (4).

(8) All properties confiscated under this section shall be auctioned to highest bidder. Half of the
proceeds from the same shall be deposited by the Lokpal in Consolidated Fund of India. The balance amount could be used by Lokpal for its own administration.

Provided that if an appeal has been filed in any case, the auction shall not take place till the disposal of appeal.

28B.
(1) Within three months after the conclusion of any elections to the Parliament, the Lokpal shall
compare the property statements filed by the candidates with Election Commission of India with their sources of income available with Income Tax Department. In such cases where assets are found to be more than known sources of income, it shall initiate appropriate proceedings.

(2) For an allegation against a Member of Parliament that he has taken a bribe for any conduct in Parliament, including voting in Parliament or raising question in Parliament or any other matter, a complaint could be made to the Speaker of Lok Sabha or the Chairperson of Rajya Sabha, depending upon the House to which that member belongs. Such complaints shall be dealt in the following manner:
(a) The complaint shall be forwarded to the Ethics Committee within a month of its receipt.
(b) The Ethics Committee shall, within a month, decide whether to

29. Power to delegate and assign functions:

(1) Lokpal shall be competent to delegate its powers and assign functions to the officials working in Lokpal.
(2) All functions carried out and powers exercised by such officials shall be deemed to have been so done by the Lokpal.

Provided that the following functions shall be performed by the benches and cannot be delegated:

(i) Granting permission to initiate prosecution in any case.

(ii) Order for dismissal of any government servant under CCS Conduct Rules.

(iii) Passing orders under section 10 on complaints against officials and staff of Lokpal.

(iv) Pass orders in cases of complaints, other than grievances, against officers of the level of Joint
Secretary and above.

30. Time limits: (1) Preliminary enquiry under sub-section (1) of section 9 of this Act should be
completed within a month of receipt of complaint.

Provided that the enquiry officer shall be liable for an explanation if the enquiry is not completed within this time limit.

(2) Investigation into any allegation shall be completed within six months, and in any case, not more than one year, from the date of receipt of complaint.

(3) Trial in any case filed by Lokpal should be completed within one year. Adjournments should be
granted in rarest circumstances.

30A. Transparency and application of Right to Information Act: (1) Lokpal shall make every effort to put every information on its website.

(2) Once investigation or enquiry is complete in any case, all records related to that case shall be
available for public scrutiny. Lokpal shall preferably post all such records on its website.
Provided that the information, which is likely to disclose the identity of any person, who has requested anonymity and such information which is likely to threaten internal and external security of India shall not be disclosed.

31. Penalty for certain types of complaints-

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, if
someone makes any complaint under this Act, which lacks any basis or evidence and is held by Lokpal to be meant only to harass certain authorities, Lokpal may impose such fines on that complainant as it deems fit, but the total fine in any one case shall not exceed Rs one lakh.
Provided that no fine can be imposed without giving a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
Provided further that merely because a case could not be proved under this Act after investigation shall not be held against a complainant for the purposes of this section.

(2) Such fines shall be recoverable as dues under Land Revenue Act.

(3) A complaint or allegation once made under this Act shall not be allowed to be withdrawn.

31A. Preventive measures:

(1) Lokpal shall, at regular intervals, either study itself or cause to be studied
the functioning of all public authorities falling within its jurisdiction and in consultation with respective public authority, issue such directions as it deems fit to prevent incidence of corruption in future.

(2) Lokpal shall also be responsible for creating awareness about this Act and involving general public in curbing corruption.

31B. Reward Scheme: (1) Lokpal shall encourage complainants from within and outside the government to report and fight against corruption by publicly recognizing such persons.

(2) Lokpal shall also prepare an appropriate scheme to give financial award to such complainants. Provided that the total value of such reward shall not exceed 10% of the value of property confiscated or loss prevented.

32. Power to make Rules –

(1) The Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules
for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.

Provided that such rules shall be made only in consultation and with the approval of Lokpal.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions, such rules may provide for .-
(i) the allowance and pensions payable to and other conditions of service of the Chairperson and
members of Lokpal;
(ii) the powers of a Civil Court which may be exercised by the Lokpal under clause (h) of sub-section
(2) of section 11;

(2A) Lokpal shall also be competent to make its own rules for the proper functioning of Lokpal.
(i) the salary, allowances, recruitment and other conditions of service of the staff and employees
of the Lokpal;

(iii) procedure for registration of cases at Lokpal and initiation of prosecution
(iv) any other matter for which rules have to be made are necessary under this Act.

(3) Any rule made under this Act may be made with retrospective effect and when such a rule is made the reasons for making the rule shall be specified in a Statement laid before both Houses of the Parliament.

(4) Lokpal shall strictly adhere to the time limits mentioned at various places in this Act. In order to achieve that, Lokpal shall lay down work norms for each level of functionaries and make an assessment of the additional number of functionaries and budget required in accordance with workload.

32A.
It shall be the duty of the Lokpal to train its staff at regular intervals and take all other steps to
improve their skills and bring about an attitudinal change in dealing with the public.

33. Removal of difficulties-

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the President, in
consultation with Lokpal or on request of Lokpal may, by order, make such provision -
(i) for bringing the provisions of this Act into effective operation;
(ii) for continuing the enquiries and investigations pending before the Central Vigilance Commission by
the Lokpal.

34. Power to make regulations:
Lokpal shall have power to make its own regulations for the smooth
functioning of the institution and to effectively implement various provisions of this Act.

35. This Act shall override the provisions of all other laws.

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