Karnataka Lokayukta
Karnataka Lokayukta

Compliance of Section 12(4) of Karnataka Lokayukta Act by the competent authority:-

  1. 2018 SCC online KAR 2284 – Gopal Hanumanth Kase Vs. State of Karnataka & others – At the stage of entrusting the matter for inquiry pursuant to the report under Section 12(3) of Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984, the Government as the competent authority is not expected to enter into a detailed or even a summary enquiry. The satisfaction of the competent authority can be inferred by reading the entrustment order as a whole and it is a sufficient compliance of Section 12(4) of Karnataka Lokayukta Act – The judgement of the Hon’ble High Court in the case of the Karnataka Lokayukta Vs. H.N. Niranjan 2017 SCC online KAR 4976 Distinguished