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Karnataka Upalokayukta orders a suo motu probe into poor-quality shoes supplied to government schools
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Karnataka Upalokayukta orders a suo motu probe into poor-quality shoes supplied to government schools
Karnataka's Upalokayukta has ordered a suo motu probe into the alleged supply of poor-quality shoes to government schools under a State welfare scheme.
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The Karnataka Upalokayukta has ordered a suo motu investigation into the alleged supply of poor-quality shoes to government schools under a State welfare scheme.
The Lokayukta institution in Karnataka is empowered to investigate allegations of corruption and maladministration against public servants, either on complaint or on its own motion.
The Upalokayukta is a subordinate authority to the Lokayukta, sharing similar investigative powers within the State's anti-corruption framework.
Sources: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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- Upalokayukta
- Lokayukta
- suo motu
- Karnataka governance
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- Upalokayukta, Lokayukta, suo motu, Karnataka governance
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Use as an example in GA answers (State PSC/GS2 - Lokayukta/Upalokayukta institution, accountability mechanisms).
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With reference to Karnataka's anti-corruption institutions, consider the following statements:
- The Upalokayukta can investigate allegations of maladministration against public servants only upon a written complaint, and has no power to act suo motu.
- The Upalokayukta functions as a subordinate authority to the Lokayukta within the same institutional framework.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both 1 and 2
- Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: B — Statement 1 is incorrect: the Upalokayukta can act suo motu, without needing a prior complaint, as shown by its recent probe into poor-quality shoes supplied to government schools. Statement 2 is correct: the Upalokayukta functions as a subordinate authority within Karnataka's Lokayukta institutional framework.
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