Prevention Of Corruption Act

Five-judge Constitution bench lists terms for cases related to Prevention of Corruption Act

Former Punjab forest minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot has been arrested by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau under the Prevention of Corruption Act, official sources said

The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, states that the Lokpal shall constitute a prosecution wing headed by the director of prosecution for the purpose of prosecution of public servants

The case was lodged at the Sadar police station on Friday and the accused have been booked under sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Prevention of Corruption Act, according to the FIR.

Apart from Raja, his then private secretary R K Chandolia and former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura have also raised the issue in separate applications filed by them.

DoPT had granted 102 prosecution sanctions against these 56 IAS officers between January 1, 2010 and March 26, 2019

Weakening Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act will help corrupt offcials, says petition before court.

At one end are concerns that the new Act will defang corruption combatting agencies; at the other is the call for reimbursement of costs payable to exonerated officers

Prevention of Corruption Act must be amended fast

The Rajya Sabha select committee members agreed to a report that substantially weakens even the existing anti-corruption sections of the law

The amendments to the Prevention of Corruption Act will give more room to public servants, including banks officials, to take decisions confidently, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday.The law, which deals with accountability of public servants, is in the final stages of its amending process. It's before the standing committee and hope in the next session it comes up.The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, which constrains a lot of public servants, and also banking, he said. It will help them (PSBs executives) take prompt action, especially on resolving stressed loans without fear of being punished for bona-fide decisions, Jaitley said,addressing SBI's Banking and Economics Conclave in Mumbai. Lack of decision making and consensus is hampering banks. The oversight committee to vet non-performing assets (NPAs) sale decision would also aid banks in decision making.Flagging security of country as top priority, Jaitley indicated their will be no constraints on resources for