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These courts and tribunals are commonly known as Vigilance Courts or Special Courts. There are several Vigilance Courts and Tribunals in Kerala that are empowered to hear and dispose of corruption cases. These courts and tribunals are established under the Kerala Lok Ayukta Act, 1999, and the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
The vigilance has questioned 29 witnesses in the course of the investigation. Two police officers were suspended by Vigilance Director Anil Kanth after an investigation found them guilty of trying to sabotage Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau probe into the Palarivattom flyover corruption case involving former PWD Minister V K Ebrahim Kunju.
Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 (renamed as Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2014 by the second schedule of the Repealing and Amending Act, 2015 [1]) is an Act of the Parliament of India which provides a mechanism to investigate alleged corruption and misuse of power by public servants and also protect anyone who exposes alleged wrongdoing in government bodies, projects and offices.
Kerala State Information Commission are overburdened with backlog cases, similar to Central Vigilance Commission. [14] Due to shortage of available staff and vacancies not being filled, there is backlog of cases filed. [15] [16] The maximum number of appeals and complaints pending as per October 2014 records were in state of Uttar Pradesh.
Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption is an apex governmental body in Tamil Nadu to address governmental corruption. The Government of Tamil Nadu constituted this State Vigilance Commission headed by a Vigilance Commissioner in 1964.
The High Court of Kerala is the highest court in the Indian state of Kerala and the Union territory of Lakshadweep.It is located in Kochi.Drawing its powers under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the High Court has the power to issue directions, orders and writs including the writs of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari for ensuring the enforcement of the ...
The Chief Vigilance Commissioner, however, did not grant the sanction, as the material on record did not disclose any criminal offence by Thomas. The trial court was unable to proceed with the trial of the case for the lack of sanction for the prosecution of Karunakaran, who was then a member of parliament, and other government servants.
Kerala State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission is the first commission in the country to initiate redressal of collaborative practices online. Under this system parties in the dispute by themselves or through their counsel through a call express their interest for their case to be part of Eadalat to the court Master. [6]