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7/30/2019 Gujarat Governor's Letter

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M ltssA(; lt ?'q t ll'(; CIli?,' l 'heGujal.at Lokuyukta Aayog ii l l , ,2(l JGqiart l t Bi l l |{o.2a0f 20lJ)Tlre State Governmentin the Legislative & Purliumentury

A,ffairs l)epurtment, vide its letter l{o. Gui/Bill/24'/20 3/32 3/I 45/Cduterl April, 2013,hasforwarded The Guiurat LokuyuktuAUJ'ogB,itt, 2013 G$arat Bill No.Zao.f2013) for reserving it for the kindcer-rsicfcrarticlnl ' l ltc IIort. I'rcsidcnl oJ' ndiu witll rclcrettcc:


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Irrational act to defing a constitutional nuthoritv:In clause2 (5)' 'Governor' has beendefined' tn: i:

irrationala.d is "ot !"p.rtecl fi'orn he Legislature'Governor s

a Constitutional Aitthority whose iot:: -^t:tponsibilities'qualification,oiupp-o-i-'t-*t"i functions'powers'etc' havebee.rvell clefinedn ,i" naion constitutio'rr. There s no need 'crdefine the consiitutionutAuthority. sr,rch.a provision in thcBirt is an ",r";;;-iou"tit t" in" dignity of the highest-ConstitutionalOffice of the State'

faultv setcction yrs-chlnr-smf'or the' appointmcnt oftlrc

tGvuLtgi ut'd th" UP-Lokunttktu( ) lawses(1)ot the l ] i l lp rov idesfbr t l reappt l in ' t t r re t r t t l l -

the 'okayukta'-Ad Up-Lokuyltktu n the State' It has beetrmentione


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Orte .Iutlge ttf tha Guiurat- - Mcnilter'iiin C,,,i,'t henorninated-ii" rlnuchie-f Jttstice of thertiit, cruri in tontultationt lii ,n, collegium f fivett"to, Judgesof the GuiatatIligh CrturtVigilance Contmissioner of - lvlemberthe Guiarat Stste

Theaboveprovis io l lsregarct i r rg t l recorrst i tuL io t r r . l [ . t l rcsclectitttt co"o'iliu;'t;;; tr''ti cl"i Jr the six urembet '

fbttrwill be clefinitely"urri-r,rooulrtediyelonging o.onc politicalparty Hon'bl; ;iltivi"i"t'" Ho"'bL speaker'Ministerappointecl uv trr"-iror-,,bl"chiei ministcrancl

hc VigillticcC)orrrrnissioner' The very "o"'titt'tiott of tl-re SelectiortCommittee uggest,.in" 'ro,,'t,t" Leaderof ' the .rrpositit)ll

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.rtreaboverovisio' :' il': *ryl:::il;: tltl:Lokayukto 'o*o' stand trl scruflny

of any rattotraclearviolartion i tn" mandatewhich

has beenrellected1i'om

several ecisions'oitn"SwpremeCou'tfronr ime o title'

Ctauseof the uiarut..Lokutuktuu\f,,!r'i;,liii,'gives rinracyiilt'o"tititur -executive'i'e' he'l"lt;' "o"oti:?:.'' $#i,i**t-dli{ffiil'+ql i i tvc irny voicc "t, ttt l l : - '^,1 ,' nrattct ' of vital c(r l r , : r . t tr iu"t,utrtul t.r ' r lcl c t ' -1?:l : : , , ; i, , ; i ; . , i ; , .y. sttt : l ttr l r l i t 't lcrrr t ,qirrr( ',u ' , , . j ' , , .iv irr l ' 'r" ' i l : , " , ; i i l l , l : i ' i l ] . ' i i , ,, i r rvt" ' : r r i l ' ' r r r , rl lu,,. ' i"". '1'" ' t l lr; l: ,; ' l l : , ,; ' ; , , i",;, ' i ' , ,n,ui,Itr,t ' 'rre':: l l"""tt ' l 'r l '' ' lrrt 'r ' lrtr i ivcs tt t i ttrPrcre .,,,i ,,,,.,:,;. ilil;;);hl,-ih*ll,::l;, iill;l"l' livcrY i r r r ; t i t t t t i o trespectf thep"opt"' tlcsi't"'' r'i-""'v' "':]'l::t;l';;lt;lJltlj ls;-":fi#;:t* :i.1TilTiti?,',:',l,n';ri;' 'lh'i:",,:*#:#i#':t"'#:'-'J"a'ur:rl*ry"-:i f Jf,il'f,ffil;P"l''q:qTffi r :

in tlre "u'"-"liin^ttqt|:I'',ot selection tct

subjecto out".r.*'fii'e Vpublic frlnctionlrt:: :.- {'nr "oler'.tior4. Of,rfln.gg""t"+:t!t-# ukta (Criterial-o:seleclLlgl

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is exolucJeclirrn'r ts trr iscl ict ion y virtuc ol'a notil ic-'lt l iotrssttct l

by theSta teC;n" " ' ' ' t ' " " t r tu t rc le r thep i 'ov is i t l t r : ; t l l ' c ' lu r rsc2- i '. l .heabovepr ,ov is i r ln ta lccsawl ry thccn t i rc . l t r l i : ; t l i c t i t l t lo l '

t lrc lnka.vukttr Ati-yo14o illvestigale nto trny'corlplairrt byv t t l r t . o l 1 1 r r . l i t i t ' " i i t " ' l l r n l r r i f ' t t t l " " i r r : r t t t ' r l

' y l l r t ' S l l t l t '( i ( ) \ ' ( ' l l l l r t . ' , t t t ' t t l t ' j t l' 1 " " ' " ' : ' l ' l t ' : 1 " . t ' t t ' ' r t t l r r '' ' l l l h r r l ' r t l ' l r '

l t n t t ti t t v . r i l i l l ' l l t , , , , " " i ' t ' t " ' t " t t " i " t ' i t

r ' v t i r r l t l r t ' t : l t : ; i t ' t ' i r r t l r t ' S l r t t r '( i t t v t ' t l l l l l ( : l l l l 0 i l i l i t l ( ' ' t l t i l ( t l t t t l l l t f l l l l l l t l r ' l

l l r ' ' r r l r r ) \ r r ' I l ' t t l ' " ' A ' l

su \ r l l , vc t t t l t c f ) " " t i i " g i r r vcs t i g i r t i o t t : i . eo t t I t tt t ] : l - l r t ' ; t r ' 1 r1 r 'l i r t r ' l

t l rc I t tku. t ' t tk l t rc t" ' l c l bc 1 ' r l 'evctr tcc l' '< t rn i t ' tvcst igat i t lg"l l l y

compla in t t 'u r t t rer . ' I 'hus, t i ro u l t i t t t i t l c l ) ( ) \ \ r t ' l r j Ip" t ' t l r r r l "t r r \

allegation'u*igutt;;;tn; LokayuktaAayogarekeptwitht'o

StateGovernment nly'

Clcruse11 (l) of The Guiarat 'LokuyulctaAuyog Bill'20l3 has tnacle rctvision"' iut i ' ' '8 'o thc cotnplaints' t isproposed that .;;'co,uplainar.r.t,nraking a ctl tttpl i t i ttt ttttt lct ' t l lc

provisio'sor u;i;n,Jl U.tor.. 'e l.okaiukta 4ayog' vill a'e topr,ru. that he 1r;;; ;.rsonal r."t*i"age of sr-rch llcgation tlt;tthe ismakingagainstapubl ic l i r r rc t ior ra fyo l .aMir r is tcr l rs th t .crse 'ray be. Tn. mo*ledge ;;;iJ be ierivecl

either 'o* tirc( i ( )vern l - t rcn t l )cpat ' t t t t c t ' t t0 r ' ( lover t t t t to t t t o l - [ j cc basc t i ( ) l l so l l ' l cin.tbri'atio'. ii 'rouf.f bc i*lb.'atio' obt,i 'cd Lr-ylrc rr',l ic:rrrtunderheprovisit*"r theRigi;,'. y'17,applicantrouia'-nuu. obtainecl nlbnnatiorl citlrer' l 'oltr tl ttrncwspape,rp.i t that niglrtravc ,;,r ,rs, i , l "r i rblcr '6' t l ivcvlt l t t t : 'under the circimri*".r,"it is difficult for anyapplicant o Plovethat he has a personarkno*i*Jg* about thc irrlirrrttiltiort lirregularity being commttted Ui u public' functionary or aMinister. The very

p'ou"'oi'"'tti't'

the scope of sucl'tcomplaintst uiir,. rl*iyu*ta iayog rvillhaveo nvestigate'

Another provision equally u"19"^ is about the pur"ritiveactionthat is proposed n "toiri ltrsl of the proposed

Bil/' ttl rasbeenta iooo*nthat i tu"yp ' ' *o ' 'wl romal ic iouslyofwillfully *a;r';;y fal19atlegation n a cornolaintbefore theI.'olcnvuktnAoyog' shall' ";";;;;i"ii""' r' "

punisheclwithi ' t l t r ist- l ' r 'c ' t [ : . r a lc ' rrr , , , l . rx". , rcl i r rgix r l r . r l t l rs r r r t l h l t l l .a ]strbe l iable to

'u' n" t of Rs'25'000/- ' l 'he abovc provtsr()rr< l i scourag . , .und th rea tenst l re ,comp la inan t f romt i l ingany

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* comphint .F le /shecanbeevensent to ja i lor t rnedRs'25 '000/-for r,r,illfr_rliync imaliciouslymaking alseallegatio's.

|nclttuse13(8), i thasbeenprovideclt l rat l lopersonshal lbe requireclor ""trroiirrd to furnish any information

or answerauy clt tcst iott t l r pt 'ot lutct; 1l t ;11111c11t. t l t t tyottc '

. l .hcabovc: lau,scal icsaway thc cnt i rc f t t t rs l ] l t t 'crrcyl -the proceeclings f investigationani evidence.

' l ' l -resaid clautscg ivesabso lu tepower tc l t l res ta teGovernmentno t tod isc loseanyevidencecol lected, invest igat ionmadeancltheVeryproceedingsbefore he o*alu;;" iri the knowledge f the pr"rblic' n ag ivencase ' i two t r ldbeeas ie r fo r theSta teGovernment toge t thcent i re inquirycompletecl inanabsolr ' r teSecl.ecy'becauserrot l r i r rgis to be disclosed o the Public'S-ubrgi!;sionf the.Report of the Lokavukta Aavog to the'cggtpPtenl-nulhorjlf

Clr luse16of theproposedBi t t isabotr t theprc lv ts lo l ls i lo l .submissionor it . Lo'kayaukta's report to

tl're competentAwthoriry. rt r'u, b""n pl.ouidedhat the reportclftlre Lokuyuktrtshould be submitteclbefore trre competint Authorily and thcco:r.hpeten,"if,oriJy "un, either accept he repofi or reject thesalneanclaccordingiy,urtheractions re o be taken'

' I ' l r eve ryp rov i s i < r r rappea rs tobc r i cJ i c t r l t l t r s , I l ee l t t t : , e | | r t .trltinrate o*.rJ.itur..pt*ce'of thereportof theLokayuktoarewitli tlrecornpelenl ullutrity, ,e. hc stiltc lirvct'ttttlt:rtl ' \situation ouriU.-"rr.ut.O wherein he Cabinetwould be in itposition o arria, tttt "po'i of theI'okayuktaAayog' There severypossibilitliirruilrr.'cabinetmaynotacc.epthe reportundcrollQexQuse r'the otherand may reject t altogettrer'The.Lokuyllklu shall lrave no po*,,, tu cltr arrytlr irrg Il|(lcl. t lrecircumstances.his is nothing'but a.rlgckeryof the rvhole;udicialprocess. TheLokuyu"itowoulclbe totally powerlessev c t t ' i l . l r i s r . t ' 1 l t , r . t, . , , , ( ) | | | L :t i t l r t ' t . t ) t t t l I t t : l i t l t t| t l t I s c t . i t l t t sl r r t r i l i v t 'act ionsarerequi redtobetakenagai r rs . t t i rcgu i l ty ' . l ' l r is rcr lprovision iluteshewholepurpuo.ol'thcoxct'ciscttttlctt ' trtl tt:ttr\theLokaYukta'

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In viewof tlreabove, ant. l 'theview hatnranyof thcprovisionsof theGiiarat Lokayukts Aayog Bill, 2013 (GuiuratIlilt No.2aof 2013) redetrimental o the interests l'the pr"rblicwellareand the state egislatui'eeeds ethinkingorr tltc issucslreptionedaboven the nterest f thepeopleof Gujarat.

Accord ing ly, I .herebyreturn t l reGujaratLokayuktaAayog Bilt, 2013 Guiurat Bitt No.24of 2013)with rnyMc:ssugeto tlreGujaratLegistative sseafily with a requesto reconsiderhesame and make necessarymodifications/amendmentsherein assuggested bove.

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