Thiruvananthapuram: The Pinarayi Vijayan government in Kerala is regulated to change the State Lokayukta actions through regulations amid stirring protests by opposition to legal experts who are seen as an effort to prevent each verdict from binding anti-corruption agents.
Draft of the Kerala Lokayukta (Amandment) Ordonance, 2021, has been sent to Governor Arif Mohammed Khan for his approval.
Ordonance proposes an amendment to Kerala Lokayukta Law, 1999, by replacing sub-sections (1) Part 14.
This particular part empowers a Lokayukta or Upa Lokayukta to make a declaration in its report that a civil servant who filed a complaint was made should not continue to hold the post That’s if the guess is proven.
“Where the competent authority is the Governor, the Government of Kerala or CM, he will receive a declaration,” it stated.
This is part of this law, which makes the verdict bind the government, which will be amended.
The proposed amendment said, “Where the competent authority is the governor, or chairman of the Minister or Kerala Government, he can accept, or reject the declaration, after giving the opportunity to be heard.” With CM Vijayan in the US for medical treatment, CPM State Secretary KodiYeri Balakrishnan took it to himself to explain the government’s reasons to bring amendments, by saying it aims to limit the “uncontrollable” strength contained in the law, the only one in the country Without provisions for appeal to the verdict.
The opposition raised the question about the amendments that came when the complaint was waiting with Lokayukta against CM for the utilization of distress funds.
Minister of Higher Education R Bindu, also faced a case relating to the re-designation of the Chancellor of the University of Kannur.
Oppo leader V d Sathean has written to the governor, urging him not to give his approval to the procedure.
Ordonance was reportedly approved during the last cabinet meeting.
Two high court decisions have noted that Lokayukta only has a recommendation jurisdiction.