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LOKPAL

INTRODUCTION

The first Lokpal Bill was passed in the 4th Lok Sabha in 1969 but could not get through in Rajya Sabha,

subsequently, Lokpal bills were introduced in 1971, 1977, 1985, 1989, 1996, 1998, 2001, and 2005 and

in 2008, yet they were never passed. The Lokpal Bill was visualized as the watchdog institution or

ministerial probity. Broadly the provisions of different bills empowered the Lokpal to investigate

corruption cases against political persons at the central level. The Main objective of the bill is to provide

speedy, cheaper form of justice to people. In the proposed system Lokpal will have complete powers to

dismiss a corrupt official. LokPal will have powers to probe or prosecute any judge, even CJI, without

any permission while in present scenario CJI permission is required even to register FIR against any

 judge.

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

1. To study the differences between Lokpal Bill and Jan Lokpal Bill

2. To study the latest updates on Lokpal Bill in India.

3. To study the advantages and disadvantages of Lokpal Bill in India.

METHODOLOGY OF THE STUDY

The method of research study would be descriptive using the secondary sources of data. The secondary

data has been collected from various references which already existed in published form.

HYPOTHESIS

Lokpal is an ombudsman in India conferred with powers to check corruption in India.

CHAPTERIZATION

I. 

BACKGROUND AND HISTORY OF LOKPAL

II.  UNDERSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF LOKPAL AND LOKAYUKT ACT

III. 

ANALYSING THE PRESENT BILL: ADVANTAGES, DISADVANTAGES & LOOPHOLES

IV.  LOKPAL AND JAN LOKPAL: COMPARISION

V.  CONCLUSION

CONCLUSION

Lokpal is highest institution in India to investigate corruption at higher places in Government. Creationof Lokpal institution is under process. Many previous attempts were unsuccessful due to lack of political

support. This institution will cover all government ministers, officers at centre including

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Prime Minister (Under Debate). Lokpal bill at the current state has lots of loopholes and does not serve

the purpose entirely.

The Lokpal cannot, under the proposed Bill, investigate any case against the PrimeMinister in the arena

of external affairs and defence. As a part of this movement, N. Santosh Hegde, a former justice of the

Supreme Court of India, Prashant Bhushan, a senior lawyer in the Supreme Court along with the

members of the India against Corruption movement drafted an alternate bill, named as the Jan Lokpal

Bill. The research work would be intended to analyse these aspects of the Lokpal.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• 

Mahabir Prashad Jain, 

Lokpal: Ombudsman in India, Academic Books, 1970

•  Ashutosh Kumar Mishra, Lokpal & Lokayukt Act, 2013, Discount Book Store

•  Parsa Venkateshwar Rao, Lokpal: Facts and Arguments, Har-Anand Publications, 2012

•  Subhash C. Kashyap, Judicial Activism and Lokpal, Uppal publishing house, 1997