https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196899 The Lokayukta may continue an inquiry under the Delhi Lokayukta and Upalokayukta Act, 1995 despite a parallel FIR and criminal investigation, because the Act exhaustively states the excluded matters and contains no general bar. An earlier interim recommendation on conduct norms for MLAs did not suspend or exhaust the power to inquire into a separate complaint arising from a specific incident. The procedure adopted, including requiring disclosure of defence and accepting affirmation of the complaint in a purposive sense, was within the Lokayukta's procedural discretion under the Act and did not violate Article 21 or natural justice. The writ challenge therefore failed. en-us Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 18 Dec 2017 18:04:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196899 The Lokayukta may continue an inquiry under the Delhi Lokayukta and Upalokayukta Act, 1995 despite a parallel FIR and criminal investigation, because the Act exhaustively states the excluded matters and contains no general bar. An earlier interim recommendation on conduct norms for MLAs did not suspend or exhaust the power to inquire into a separate complaint arising from a specific incident. The procedure adopted, including requiring disclosure of defence and accepting affirmation of the complaint in a purposive sense, was within the Lokayukta's procedural discretion under the Act and did not violate Article 21 or natural justice. The writ challenge therefore failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196899