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We propose LhaL Lhere should be esLabllshed a 'Lokpal' aL Lhe cenLral level and 'LakayukLa' aL Lhe
sLaLe level, boLh of whlch wlll address Lhe lnadequacles of Lhe currenL anLl-corrupLlon sysLems and
have Lhe power and lndependence Lo lnvesLlgaLe and prosecuLe cases of corrupLlon.
1o be esLabllshed Lhrough Lhe enacLmenL of cenLral and sLaLe-level laws, Lokpal and LokayukLa wlll
work on behalf of Lhe clLlzens of lndla Lo proLecL Lhelr lnLeresLs from abuse of publlc offlce aL Lhe
level of Lhe cenLral and sLaLe governmenLs, respecLlvely.
1hese 'people's commlsslons' wlll be lndependenL of Lhe governmenL ln a manner LhaL pollLlclans
and bureaucraLs are noL able Lo lnLerfere ln Lhelr funcLlonlng. 1hey wlll be accounLable Lo Lhe
clLlzens Lhrough Lransparency ln Lhelr selecLlon and funcLlonlng. Lokpal and LokayukLa wlll also be
made accounLable Lo Lhe clLlzens by glvlng Lhe laLLer Lhe rlghL Lo flle complalnLs agalnsL Lhe former
aL Lhe Supreme CourL and Lhe Plgh CourL, respecLlvely.
Lokpal and LokayukLa wlll proLecL clLlzens who show Lhe courage Lo brlng Lo Lhe noLlce of Lhe
auLhorlLles any lnsLance of abuse of publlc offlce. 1he people's commlsslons wlll also deal wlLh
cerLaln klnds of grlevances reporLed by Lhe clLlzens ln respecL of any servlce or offlce of Lhe cenLral
and sLaLe governmenLs and provlde Lhem redress.
1he esLabllshmenL of Lokpal and LokayukLa wlll do away wlLh mulLlpllclLy of anLl-corrupLlon
agencles, each of Lhese people's commlsslons wlll have 10 members and one chalrperson.

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Crdlnary clLlzens complalnlng agalnsL
corrupLlon have llLLle LrusL ln Lhe
prevalllng anLl-corrupLlon sysLems
because Lhey belleve Lhey wlll noL be
llsLened Lo or noLhlng wlll come ouL of
Lhe reglsLraLlon of Lhelr complalnLs.
ln Lhe prevalllng sysLems, Lhere ls no
Llme llmlL wlLhln whlch a complalnL
agalnsL corrupLlon ls Lo be lnvesLlgaLed.
CfLen, Lhe anLl-corrupLlon agencles [usL
close a case wlLhouL lnformlng Lhe
complalnanL. 1he lnvesLlgaLlon lnLo
corrupLlon may also Lurn corrupL, such
as when Lhe anLl-corrupLlon agencles
accepL brlbes Lo close a case.
Any ordlnary clLlzen can approach Lokpal and
LokayukLa wlLh any complalnL of corrupLlon.
Lokpal or LokayukLa wlll have Lo compleLe lLs
enqulrles or lnvesLlgaLlons wlLhln one year. AfLer
lnvesLlgaLlon, lf Lhere ls evldence of corrupLlon
found agalnsL a pollLlclan or any offlclal, Lokpal or
LokayukLa wlll have Lo flle a case ln approprlaLe
Lrlal courL. 1he Lrlal courL wlll have Lo compleLe
Lhe Lrlal and announce punlshmenL wlLhln a year.
Lokpal and LokayukLa wlll have Lhe powers Lo geL a
gullLy offlclal dlsmlssed or suspended. 1hey wlll
also have Lhe powers Lo geL an lncremenL of a
gullLy offlclal wlLhheld or geL a gullLy offlclal
reduced ln rank.
1he Lokpal or LokayukLa wlll make an annual
esLlmaLe of Lhe number of speclal courLs requlred
Lo ensure LhaL Lhe Lrlal ln each case ls compleLed
wlLhln a year. 1he governmenL wlll have Lo seL up
such number of courLs wlLhln Lhree monLhs of Lhe
Lokpal and LokayukLa maklng Lhe requesL.
Lvery complalnL shall have Lo be compulsorlly
dlsposed by Lokpal or LokayukLa. no complalnL
could be dlsposed of wlLhouL glvlng a hearlng Lo
Lhe complalnanL. lf any case ls closed, all records
relaLed LhereLo shall be made publlc.
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no ll8 can be reglsLered agalnsL any
Supreme CourL or Plgh CourL [udge
wlLhouL Lhe permlsslon of Chlef !usLlce
of lndla. lL has been seen ln Lhe pasL
LhaL Lhe Chlef !usLlce of lndla Lrles Lo
proLecL hls own broLher [udges and
rarely glves such a permlsslon.
under !an Lokpal 8lll, Lhe full bench of Lokpal wlll
glve permlsslon Lo flle a case agalnsL any [udge. no
permlsslon wlll be requlred from Chlef !usLlce of
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ln Lhe currenL anLl-corrupLlon sysLems,
Lhere ls no provlslon for aLLachlng Lhe
properLles of Lhe persons belng
lnvesLlgaLed.
Lokpal or LokayukLa wlll have Lhe powers Lo noLlfy
Lhe llsL of moveable and lmmoveable asseLs of Lhe
accused Lo be aLLached lf, durlng lnvesLlgaLlons,
Lhe people's commlsslons come Lo belleve LhaL
prosecuLlon ls llkely Lo be lnlLlaLed. 1hese asseLs
cannoL be Lransferred afLer such noLlflcaLlon. Loss
Lo exchequer quanLlfled aL Lhe Llme of convlcLlon
could be recovered from Lhe sale of Lhese asseLs.
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CurrenLly, Lhere ls no provlslon ln our
law Lo recover Lhe publlc funds LhaL
have been mlsapproprlaLed or make up
for Lhe loss Lo Lhe exchequer on
accounL of corrupL pracLlces.
AL Lhe Llme of convlcLlon, Lhe courL wlll make an
assessmenL of Lhe loss caused by Lhe accused,
whlch shall be recovered from Lhem.
lf Lhe beneflclary of Lhe corrupL pracLlces ls a
buslness enLlLy, flve Llmes Lhe loss caused Lo Lhe
governmenL wlll be recovered. 1he recovery may
be done from Lhe asseLs of LhaL buslness enLlLy or
Lhe personal asseLs of lLs dlrecLors.

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1he quanLum of punlshmenL for people
convlcLed of corrupL pracLlces range
from slx monLhs Lo seven years of
lmprlsonmenL, whlch ls lnadequaLe.
1he punlshmenL wlll range from one year Lo llfe
lmprlsonmenL and wlll be commensuraLe wlLh Lhe
sLaLus or rank of Lhe accused. 1he quanLum of
punlshmenL wlll be hlgher for a convlcL who had a
hlgher rank Lhan for a convlcL wlLh Lhe lower rank.
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ln Lhe currenL sysLem, mlnlsLers
conLlnue ln Lhelr poslLlons desplLe
subsLanLlal evldence agalnsL Lhem.
lf Lhe allegaLlons agalnsL a mlnlsLer are
subsLanLlaLed Lhrough an enqulry or lnvesLlgaLlon,
Lhe Lokpal or LokayukLa wlll be able Lo
recommend removal of LhaL mlnlsLer (oLher Lhan
Lhe rlme MlnlsLer).
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ln Lhe currenL sysLem, lL ls dlfflculL Lo
gaLher evldence of lllegal obLalnmenL of
a publlc beneflL on paymenL of brlbe.
lf a person obLalns any beneflL from Lhe
governmenL ln vlolaLlon of a law or rules and
regulaLlons, LhaL person along wlLh concerned
publlc servanLs shall be deemed Lo have lndulged
ln corrupL pracLlces.
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CurrenLly, people who reporL corrupL
pracLlces or ralse Lhelr volce agalnsL
corrupLlon are belng LhreaLened,
vlcLlmlzed and even murdered. 1here ls
no proLecLlon for Lhem.
Lokpal and LokayukLa wlll be responslble for
provldlng Lhe whlsLleblowers, lnslde or ouLslde Lhe
governmenL, wlLh proLecLlon from a LhreaL or
vlcLlmlzaLlon of a professlonal or physlcal klnd.
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CurrenLly, lL ls easy for a corrupL publlc
offlclal Lo compel a clLlzen Lo pay a
brlbe by slmply refuslng Lo do Lhe work
wlLhouL a brlbe. 1he clLlzen's cholce ls
llmlLed Lo paylng a brlbe Lo geL Lhe work
done or noL paylng a brlbe and noL
geLLlng Lhe work done.
Lvery deparLmenL shall prepare a clLlzens charLer
llsLlng all Lhe rouLlne and easlly deflnable works
along wlLh Lhe offlclal responslble for a parLlcular
work and Lhe Llme frame ln whlch Lhe work wlll be
done. Lach deparLmenL wlll also deslgnaLe lLs head
or a sufflclenLly senlor offlcer as publlc grlevance
offlcer (CC). A complalnL of non-adherence Lo
Lhe clLlzen's charLer wlll be dealL by Lhe CC, who
wlll be requlred Lo geL Lhe work done ln 30 days. lf
Lhe CC falls Lo provlde redress, Lhe grlevance wlll
go Lo Lhe vlgllance offlcer (who wlll be a parL of
Lhe Lokpal) and Lhe grlevance wlll be deemed Lo
have a vlgllance offlcer. 1he vlgllance offlcer wlll
geL Lhe work done ln Lhe nexL 30 days, lmpose
penalLles on Lhe errlng offlclals whlch wlll be pald
as compensaLlon Lo Lhe clLlzen and proceed wlLh
enqulrles of mlsconducL agalnsL Lhe errlng
offlclals.
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CurrenLly, Lhere are mulLlple anLl-
corrupLlon agencles LhaL are lneffecLlve
on Lhelr own and LogeLher. 1hese
mulLlple agencles ofLen wasLe Lhelr
efforL on Lhe same case or work aL cross
purposes. 1he neL resulL ls a very weak
check on corrupLlon and Lhe corrupL.
All exlsLlng anLl-corrupLlon agencles wlll be
merged lnLo Lokpal. 1he anLl-corrupLlon wlng of
C8l, Lhe CvC and Lhe vlgllance wlngs of all
deparLmenLs wlll be merged lnLo Lokpal.

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1. upon non-compllance wlLh lLs orders, Lhe Lokpal or LokayukLa wlll have Lhe powers Lo lmpose
flnanclal penalLles and also lnlLlaLe conLempL proceedlngs agalnsL Lhe gullLy offlclals.
2. Lach bureaucraL, pollLlclan and [udge would be requlred Lo submlL hls/her sLaLemenL of
moveable and lmmoveable asseLs on an annual basls, whlch wlll be puL on Lhe offlclal webslLe. lf
an asseL of subsLanLlal value ls subsequenLly found Lo be owned by a publlc servanL, lL would be
deemed Lo have been obLalned Lhrough corrupL means.
3. AfLer each elecLlon, Lhe Lokpal wlll verlfy Lhe asseLs declared by each candldaLe from hls/her
declared sources of lncome ln hls/her Lax reLurns. lf undeclared asseLs are found, Lhey wlll
become Lhe sub[ecL of lnvesLlgaLlon.
4. All records of Lokpal wlll be open barrlng Lhe followlng:
a. Such porLlons of any records whlch, lf released durlng any ongolng lnvesLlgaLlon, could
lmpede Lhe process of lnvesLlgaLlon. Powever, afLer compleLlon of lnvesLlgaLlon, Lhey
would be dlsclosed.
b. Such records whlch could affecL naLlonal securlLy or
c. Such records whlch would dlsclose Lhe ldenLlLy of a whlsLleblower and could
compromlse hls/her securlLy.
3. Lokpal wlll publlsh every monLh on lLs webslLe Lhe sLaLus of cases recelved, dlsposed, closed,
reasons for closure and Lhe llsL of cases pendlng.
6. So LhaL Lhe governmenL may noL be lnfluence Lhelr funcLlonlng or Lhey may noL geL allgned Lo
any pollLlcal parLy, Lhe Chalrperson and members wlll noL be ellglble for appolnLmenL Lo any
poslLlon ln Lhe governmenL or for conLesLlng elecLlons afLer Lhey leave offlce.
7. SelecLlon of members and Chalrperson of Lokpal and LokayukLa:
a) 1he Len members and Lhe chalrperson of Lokpal are appolnLed by a !"#"$%&'( *'++&%%""
LhaL comprlses of Lhe rlme MlnlsLer, Leader of Lhe opposlLlon ln Lok Sabha, Lwo youngesL
[udges of Supreme CourL (SC), Lwo youngesL Chlef !usLlces of Plgh CourLs, CompLroller and
AudlLor Ceneral (CAC), Chlef LlecLlon Commlssloner (CLC) and Lhe lmmedlaLely ouLgolng
members of Lokpal.
b) 1he !"#"$%&'( *'++&%%"" makes Lhe above appolnLmenL from a pool of shorLllsLed
candldaLes LhaL has been ldenLlfled by a !",-$. *'++&%%""/.
c) 1he 0!",-$. *'++&%%""/ ls a 10-member commlLLee formed as follows. llrsL, Lhe !"#"$%&'(
*'++&%%"" selecLs flve members from ex-CLCs and ex-CACs who have unlmpeachable
lnLegrlLy, no connecLlon wlLh governmenL or pollLlcal parLles. 1hese flve members Lhen
selecL anoLher flve members from Lhe clvll socleLy. 1hls compleLes Lhe 10-member
!",-$.*'++&%%""1
d) 1he !",-$. *'++&%%"" wlll choose from Lhe people of lndla, Lhree Llmes Lhe number of
vacancles Lo be fllled for Lhe poslLlon of Lokpal member and chalrperson. Such selecLlon wlll
be based on sLrlcL crlLerla Lo fllLer ouL people wlLh any doubLful lnLegrlLy or connecLlons wlLh
any governmenL body or pollLlcal parLy. 1hls llsL ls Lhen forwarded Lo Lhe !"#"$%&'(
*'++&%%"" whlch Lhen makes Lhe selecLlon from Lhls pool.
e) AfLer Lhe selecLlon, Lhe names are forwarded Lo Lhe resldenL of lndla, who wlll Lhen
lmmedlaLely appolnL Lhe recommended Lokpal members.
f) 1he enLlre process of selecLlon of Lokpal ls publlcly LransparenL vla webslLe. All Lhe meeLlngs
of Lhe !",-$. *'++&%%"" and !"#"$%&'( *'++&%%"" shall be vldeo recorded LhaL wlll be made
publlc.

8. 8emoval of members and Chalrperson of Lokpal and LokayukLa:
Lokpal members and/or chalrperson may be removed on mlsconducL or corrupLlon charges '(#2
by a rullng of a bench of Lhe Supreme CourL (SC) comprlslng of Lhe 3 senlor-mosL [udges. Any
person may move a peLlLlon before Lhe SC seeklng such removal. AfLer hearlng Lhe maLLer, SC
may order Lhe formaLlon of a Speclal lnvesLlgaLlon 1eam LhaL wlll conducL an lnqulry and submlL
a reporL wlLhln 3 monLhs, and/or order Lhe wlLhdrawal of parLlal or compleLe work from LhaL
Lokpal member.

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1. rlme MlnlsLer should noL be covered under Lokpal.
2. !udlclary should noL be covered under Lokpal.
3. eople's Crlevances should noL be covered under Lokpal, else Lokpal wlll geL burdened
4. Lokpal should noL be glven Lhe responslblllLy of provldlng proLecLlon Lo whlsLleblowers.
3. Lokpal should only lnvesLlgaLe a few hlgh proflle cases of corrupLlon.
6. C8l, CvC and deparLmenLal vlgllance should noL be merged lnLo Lokpal. LeL Lokpal be a small
body and leL Lhe exlsLlng anLl-corrupLlon bodles keep funcLlonlng ln Lhe manner LhaL Lhey
have been funcLlonlng.
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