The BIHAR RIGHT TO PUBLIC SERVICES ACT, 2011

िनबंधन सं(cid:8) या पी0ट(cid:15)0-40 (cid:18)(cid:18)(cid:18)(cid:18)बबबबहहहहाााारररर गगगगजजजजटटटट अअअअससससााााधधधधााााररररणणणण अअअअंंककंंकक (cid:18)(cid:18)(cid:18)(cid:18)बबबबहहहहाााारररर ससससररररककककाााारररर (cid:26)(cid:26)(cid:26)(cid:26)ाााारररराााा ूूूूककककााााििििशशशशतततत 11112222 ववववैशैशैशैशााााखखखख 1111999933333333 ((((शशशश0000)))) ((((सससस00ंं0ंं0 पपपपटटटटननननाााा 111166667777)))) पपपपटटटटननननाााा,,,, ससससोोोोममममववववाााारररर,,,, 2222 ममममईईईई 2222000011111111 fof/k foHkkx ——— vf/klpw uk, a 2 eb Z 2011 lŒa ,y0th0&1&02@2011@yst&90—fcgkj fo/kku eMa y }kjk ;Fkkikfjr fuEufyf[kr vf/kfu;e] ftlij egkefge jkT;iky fnukad 29 vizhy 2011 dk s vueq fr n s pqd sa g]Sa bld s }kjk lolZ k/kkj.k dh lpw uk d s fy; s izdkf'kr fd;k tkrk g S A fcgkj&jkT;iky d s vkn's k l]s vkes izdk’k flUgk] ljdkj d s l;a qDr lfpoA 2 (cid:18)बहार गजट (असाधारण), 2 मई 2011 [fcgkj vf/kfu;e 4] 2011] fcgkj yksd lsokvksa dk vf/kdkj vf/kfu;e] 2011 jkT; dh turk dk s fu;r le;&lhek e sa vf/klfwpr lsok,¡ ifjnku djku s gsrq vkSj mll s lca fa/kr ,o a vkuq"kfaxd ekeyk sa dk micU/k dju s d s fy, vf/kfu;eA Hkkjr x.kjkT; d s cklBo sa o"k Z e sa fcgkj jkT; fo/kkueMa y }kjk fuEufyf[kr :i e sa ;g vf/kfu;fer gk]s ;Fkk %& 1- lfa{kIr uke] foLrkj ,o a izkjEHkA& ¼1½ ;g vf/kfu;e] fcgkj ykds lsokvk sa dk vf/kdkj vf/kfu;e] 2011 dgk tk ldxs kA ¼2½ bldk foLrkj lEi.w kZ fcgkj jkT; e sa gkxs kA ¼3½ ;g ml frfFk l s izo`Ùk gkxs k tSlk fd jkT; ljdkj] jktdh; xtV e sa vf/klpw uk }kjk] fu;r djAs 2- ifjHkk"kk,¡A& bl vf/kfu;e e]sa tc rd fd lna HkZ l s vU;Fkk vifs{kr u gk s %& ¼d½ ^^vihyh; izkf/kdkj** l s vfHkizsr gS dkbs Z izkf/kdkj ftl s /kkjk&3 d s v/khu bl :i e sa vf/klfwpr fd;k tk; vkSj ble sa LFkkuh; Lo&”kklu dk dkbs Z 'kkfey gS( ¼[k½ ^^ukefufnZ"V ykds lsod** l s vfHkizsr gS /kkjk&3 d s v/khu lsok miyC/k dju s d s fy, bl :i e sa vf/klfwpr dkbs Z izkf/kdkj vkSj ble sa jkT; ljdkj }kjk i.w kZr% ;k v”a kr% foÙk ikfs"kr LFkkuh; Lo&'kklu ,o a lxa Buk sa dk dkbs Z 'kkfey gS( ¼x½ ^^ik= O;fDr** l s vfHkizsr ,sl s O;fDr l s gS tk s vf/klfwpr lsok d s fy, ik= gk(s ¼?k½ ^^fofgr** l s vfHkizsr gS bl vf/kfu;e d s v/khu cukbZ xb Z fu;ekoyh }kjk fofgr( ¼³½ ^^iqufoZykds u izkf/kdkj** l s vfHkizsr gS dkbs Z izkf/kdkj ftl s /kkjk&3 d s v/khu bl :i e sa vf/klfwpr fd;k tk; vkSj ble sa LFkkuh; Lo&'kklu dk dkbs Z 'kkfey gS( ¼p½ ^^ykds lsok dk vf/kdkj** l s vfHkizsr gS bl vf/kfu;e d s v/khu fu;r le;&lhek d s vUnj ljdkj }kjk vf/klfwpr lsok,¡ yus s dk vf/kdkj tSlk fd /kkjk&4 e sa of.kZr gS( ¼N½ ^^lsok** l s vfHkizsr gS /kkjk&3 d s izko/kkuk as d s v/khu vf/klfwpr dkbs Z lsok( ¼t½ ^^ jkT; ljdkj** l s vfHkizsr gS fcgkj ljdkj( ¼>½ ^^fu;r le;&lhek* l s vfHkizsr gS /kkjk&3 d s v/khu vf/klfwpr ukefufnZ"V ykds lsod }kjk lsok miyC/k djku s ;k vihyh; izkf/kdkj vkSj iqufoZykds u izkf/kdkj }kjk vihy dk fofu”p; dju s gsrq vf/kdre le;A 3- lsokvk]sa UkkefufnZ"V ykds lsod] vihyh; izkf/kdkj] vkSj iqufoZykds u izkf/kdkj rFkk fu;r le;&lhek dh vf/klpw ukA& jkT; ljdkj] le;≤ ij] rRdky lsok d s fy, izko/kkuk sa lfgr] lsokvk]sa ukefufnZ"V ykds lsodk]sa vihyh; izkf/kdkjk]sa iqufoZykds u izkf/kdkjk]sa fu;r le;&lhekvk sa vkSj jkT; dk {ks= tgk¡ ;g vf/kfu;e ykx w gkxs k] dk s vf/klfwpr dj ldxs hA 4- fu;r le;&lhek e as lsok izkIr dju s dk vf/kdkjA& ukefufnZ"V ykds lsod] /kkjk&3 d s v/khu vf/klfwpr lsok fu;r le;&lhek e]sa lsok izkIr dju s d s fy, ik= O;fDr dk s miyC/k djk;xs kA 5- fu;r le;&lhek e sa lsok,¡ miyC/k djkukA& ¼1½ vf/kfu;e d s v/khu vf/klfwpr lsokvk sa d s fy, lefiZr fd; s x; s fdlh vkons u dk s vf/kfu;e d s v/khu vkons u ekuk tk;xs kA fu;r le;&lhek] ;fn /kkjk&3 d s v/khu vf/klpw uk e sa vU;Fkk Li"V ugh a fd;k gqvk gk s rk]s ml frfFk l s izkjEHk gkxs h tc vf/klfwpr lsok d s fy, vifs{kr vkons u ukefufnZ"V ykds lsod dk s ;k mld s v/khuLFk vkons u izkIr dju s d s fy, izkf/kÑr fdlh O;fDr dk s lefiZr fd;k tk;A ,sl s vkons u dh lE;d :i l s vfHkLohÑfr nh tk;xs hA ¼2½ mi&fu;e ¼1½ d s v/khu vkons u izkIr gkus s ij ukefufnZ"V ykds lsod fu;r le;&lhek e sa lsok miyC/k djk;xs k ;k vkons u vLohÑr djxs k vkSj vkons u dh vLohÑfr dh n”kk e]sa dkj.kk sa dk s y[s ku }kjk vfHkfyf[kr djxs k vkSj vkons d dk s lfwpr djxs kA 6- vihyA& ¼1½ dkbs Z O;fDr] ftldk vkons u /kkjk&5 dh mi&/kkjk ¼2½ d s v/khu vLohÑr fd;k tkrk gS ;k ftl s fu;r le;&lhek e sa lsok miyC/k ugh a djk;h tkrh gS] vkons u dh vLohÑfr dh frfFk d s rhl fnuk sa d s vUnj ;k fu;r le;&lhek dh lekfIr ij vihyh; izkf/kdkj d s le{k vihy nkf[ky dj ldxs kA vihyh; izkf/kdkj }kjk] ,slh vihy nkf[ky fd; s tku s dh lE;d vfHkLohÑfr vihydÙkkZ dk s mldh gLrk{kfjr izkfIr miyC/k djkdj nh tk;xs h% (cid:18)बहार गजट (असाधारण), 2 मई 2011 3 ijUrq ;g fd vihyh; izkf/kdkj rhl fnuk sa dh vof/k dh lekfIr d s ckn Hkh vihy xzg.k dj ldxs k ;fn og lUrq"V gk s fd vihydÙkkZ dk s le; ij vihy nkf[ky dju s l s i;kZIr dkj.kk sa l s jkds k x;k Fkk% ijUrq ;g vkSj fd /kkjk&3 d s v/khu vf/klpw uk }kjk fu;r le; lhek l s vf/kd foyEc dh fLFkfr e sa vkons d bl vf/kfu;e d s izko/kkuk sa d s vuqlkj foyEc d s fo#) vihy nkf[ky dj ldxs k% ijUrq ;g vkSj Hkh fd fdlh lsok d s fy, fdlh vkons u ftld s fy, rRle; izo`Ùk dkbs Z vU; fof/k mipkj fofgr djrk gS] dh vLohÑfr dh n”kk e]as vkons d rRle; izo`Ùk ,slh fof/k d s v/khu izfØ;k viuk;xs kA ¼2½ ¼d½ vihyh; izkf/kdkj ukefufnZ"V ykds lsod dk s fofufnZ"V vof/k e sa lsok miyC/k djku s d s fy, vkn”s k n s ldxs k ;k vihy uketa wj dj ldxs kA ¼[k½ lsok miyC/k djku s d s fy, vkn”s k d s lkFk] vihyh; izkf/kdkj bl vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk&7 d s izko/kkuk sa d s vuqlkj nMa vf/kjkfsir dj ldxs kA ¼3½ vihyh; izkf/kdkj d s fdlh vkn”s k l s O;fFkr ukefufnZ"V ykdss lsod ;k vkons d] vkn”s k fd; s tku s dh frfFk l s lkB fnuk sa d s vUnj] iqufoZykds u izkf/kdkj d s le{k f}rh; vihy dj ldxs k] tk s vihy dk fu"iknu fofgr izfØ;k d s vuqlkj djxs k % ijUrq ;g fd iqufoZykds u izkf/kdkj 60 ¼lkB½ fnuk sa dh vof/k dh lekfIr d s ckn Hkh f}rh; vihy xzg.k dj ldxs k ;fn og lUr"qV gk s fd vihydÙkkZ dk s le; ij vihy nkf[ky dju s l s i;kZIr dkj.kk sa l s jkds k x;k FkkA ¼4½ ;fn ukefufnZ"V ykds lsod /kkjk&6 dh mi&/kkjk ¼2½ d s v/khu lsok miyC/k djku s d s fy, vkn”s k d s izko/kkuk sa dk vuiq kyu ugh a djrk gS] rk s ,sl s vuuqikyu l s O;fFkr vkons d iqufoyZ kds u izkf/kdkj dk s lh/k s vkons u lefiZr dj ldxs kA bl vkons u dk fu"iknu f}rh; vihy d s fy, fofgr jhfr l s fd;k tk;xs kA ¼5½ bl /kkjk d s v/khu fdlh vihy dk fofu”p; djr s le; vihyh; izkf/kdkj rFkk iqufoZykds u izkf/kdkj dk s fuEukfadr ekeyk sa e]sa ogh 'kfDr;k¡ gkxsa h tk s flfoy izfØ;k lfagrk] 1908 ¼1908 dk 5½ d s v/khu fdlh okn d s fopkj.k d s le; fdlh flfoy dkVs Z dk s gksrk gS] ;Fkk& ¼d½ nLrkots k sa dk s izLrqr dju s ,o a fujh{k.k dh vi{s kk dju(s ¼[k½ ukefufn"ZV ykds lsod ,o a vihydÙkkZ dk s lquokb Z d s fy, lEeu tkjh dju(s rFkk ¼x½ dkbs Z vU; ekeyk tk s fofgr fd;k tk;A ¼6½ fdlh vihyh; dk;Zokgh e]sa fdlh foyEc ;k lsok nus s l s budkj dk s U;k;kfspr Bgjku s dk Hkkj] ;FkkfLFkfr] ukefufnZ"V ykds lsod ;k vihyh; izkf/kdkj] ftlu s foyEc fd;k ;k lsok nus s l s budkj fd;k] ij gkxs kA 7- nMa A& ¼1½ ¼d½ tgk¡ vihyh; izkf/kdkj dh jk; gk s fd ukefufnZ"V ykds lsod fcuk i;kIZr ,o a ;qfDr;qDr dkj.kk sa d]s lsok miyC/k djku s e sa vlQy jgk gS] rk s og bl vf/kfu;e d s v/khu cuh fu;ekoyh e sa ;Fkkfofgr] le;≤ ij fu/kkZfjr nj l]s dkbs Z ,deq”r nMa vf/kjkfsir dj ldxs kA ¼[k½ tgk ¡ vihyh; izkf/kdkj dh jk; gk s fd ukefufnZ"V ykds lsod u s lsok miyC/k djku s e sa foyEc fd;k gS] rk s og ,sl s foyEc d s fy, ukefufnZ"V ykds lsod ij le;≤ fofgr nj l s vkSj bl vf/kfu;e d s v/khu cuh fu;ekoyh e sa le;≤ ij ;Fkkfofgr dkbs Z nMa vf/kjkfsir dj ldxs k % ijUrq ;g fd mlij dkbs Z nMa vf/kjkfsir fd; s tku s d s iwoZ ukefufnZ"V ykds lsod dk s lquokbZ dk ;qfDr;qDr volj iznku fd;k tk;xs kA ¼2½ tgk¡ iqufoZykds u izkf/kdkj dh jk; gk s fd vihyh; izkf/kdkj] fcuk fdlh i;kIZr ,o a ;qfDr;qDr dkj.kk sa d]s fu;r le;&lhek e sa vihy dk fofu”p; dju s esa vlQy jgk gS] rk s og vihyh; izkf/kdkj ij le;≤ ij fofgr nj l s vkSj bl vf/kfu;e d s v/khu cuh fu;ekoyh e sa ;Fkkfofgr dkbs Z nMa vf/kjkfsir dj ldxs k % ijUrq ;g fd ml ij dkbs Z nMa vf/kjkfsir fd; s tku s d s iwoZ vihyh; izkf/kdkj dk s lquokbZ dk ;qfDr;qDr volj iznku fd;k tk;xs kA 4 (cid:18)बहार गजट (असाधारण), 2 मई 2011 ¼3½ vf/kfu;e d s mi;qZDr izko/kkuk sa d s v/khu vf/kjkfsir nMa ] ;FkkfLFkfr ukefufnZ"V ykds lsod] vihyh; izkf/kdkj ,o a lca fa/kr v/khuLFk deZpkfj;k sa ij Hkkfjr gkxs k vkSj ;FkkfLFkfr] vihyh; ;k iqufoZykds u izkf/kdkj }kjk fofuf”pr fd; s x; s vuqikr e]sa rFkk bl vf/kfu;e d s v/khu cuh fu;ekoyh e sa le;≤ ij ;Fkkfofgr] gkxs kA ¼4½ vf/kjkfsir ,slk nMa iwoZ l s vfLrRo oky s fdlh vU; vf/kfu;e] fu;ekoyh] fofu;ekoyh ,o a vf/klpw ukvk sa e sa fofgr fd; s x;s d s vfrfjDr gkxs kA 8- vuuqikyu dk vopkj dh J.s kh e sa vkukA& vihyh; izkf/kdkj d s vkn”s kk]sa tc rd fd og f}rh; vihy e sa yfEcr ugh a gk s ;k iqufoZykds u izkf/kdkj }kjk mikarfjr ugh a fd;k x;k gk]s ;k iqufoZykds u izkf/kdkj d s vkn”s kk sa dk vuuqikyu vopkj dh J.s kh e sa vk;xs k rFkk lca fa/kr O;fDr dk]s vuq”kklfud dkjZokbZ d s fy, vf/kdfFkr fu;ek sa lfgr] vkuq"kfaxd izko/kkuk sa d s v/khu dkjZokbZ dk Hkkxh cuk;xs kA 9- U;k;ky;k sa dh vf/kdkfjrk dk otZuA& bl vf/kfu;e d s v/khu ikfjr fdlh vkn”s k d s lca /a k e sa dkbs Z flfoy U;k;ky; dkbs Z okn] vkons u ;k vU; dk;Zokgh xzg.k ugh a djxs k vkSj ,slk dkbs Z vkn”s k bl vf/kfu;e d s v/khu ;FkkfofufnZ"V fdlh vihy d s flok; vU;Fkk iz”uxr ugh a fd;k tk;xs kA 10- vihyh; izkf/kdkj dk s vkons u lh/k s Hkts u s dh jkT; ljdkj dh 'kfDrA& vf/kfu;e d s vU; izko/kkuk sa d s gksr s g,q Hkh] ;fn jkT; ljdkj] izko/kkuk sa dk vuuiq kyu vfHkdfFkr djrk gqvk dkbs Z vkons u ikrh gS] rk s og ml s vf/kfu;e d s vuqlkj vxzrj dkjZokbZ d s fy, vihyh; izkf/kdkj dk s lh/k s Hkts ldxs hA 11- lnH~ kko e sa dh x;h dkjZokb Z dk laj{k.kA& fdlh Hkh O;fDr d s fo#) fdlh ,slh pht d s fy,] ftl s bl vf/kfu;e ;k mld s v/khu cuk; s x; s fdlh fu;e d s v/khu lnH~ kko e sa fd;k x;k gk s ;k fd;k tkuk vk”kf;r gk]s dkbs Z okn] vfHk;kts u ;k vU; U;kf;d dk;Zokgh ugh a dh tk;xs hA 12- vf/kfu;e dk vfHkHkkoh iHz kko gkus kA& bl vf/kfu;e d s v/khu vf/klfwpr lsokvk sa ,o a bld s dk;kZUo;u d s lca /a k e]as rRle; izo`Ùk fdlh vU; fof/k e sa ;k bl vf/kfu;e l s fHkUu fdlh fof/k d s vk/kkj ij izHkkoh fdlh fy[kr e]sa dkbs Z pht vlxa r gksr s gq, Hkh] bl vf/kfu;e d s izko/kkuk sa dk izHkko gkxs kA 13- fu;ekoyh cuku s dh 'kfDrA& ¼1½ jkT; ljdkj] jktdh; xtV e sa vf/klpw uk }kjk] bl vf/kfu;e d s izko/kkuk sa d s iz;kts uk sa dk s iwjk dju s d s fy, fu;ekoyh cuk;xss hA ¼2½ bl vf/kfu;e d s v/khu jkT; ljdkj }kjk cuk;k x;k izR;ds fu;e jkT; fo/kku eMa y d s le{k j[kk tk;xs kA 14- dfBukb;k¡ nwj dju s dh 'kfDrA& ;fn bl vf/kfu;e d s micU/kk sa dk s izHkkoh dju s e sa dkbs Z dfBukbZ mRiUu gksrh gS rk s jkT; ljdkj] jktdh; xtV e sa izdkf”kr vkn”s k }kjk] tk s bl vf/kfu;e d s micU/kk sa l s vlxa r u gk]s dfBukbZ nwj dj ldxs hA fcgkj&jkT;iky d s vkn's k l]s vkes izdk’k flUgk] ljdkj d s l;a qDr lfpoA 2 ebZ 2011 lŒa ,yŒthŒ&1&02@2011&yts &91—fcgkj fo/kku eMa y }kjk ;Fkkikfjr vkSj jkT;iky }kjk fnukda 29 vizhy 2011 dk s vuqer fcgkj ykds lsokvk sa dk vf/kdkj] vf/kfu;e 2011 dk fuEufyf[kr vxa zts h vuqokn fcgkj&jkT;iky d s izkf/kdkj l s bld s }kjk izdkf'kr fd;k tkrk gS ftl s Hkkjrh; lfao/kku d s vuqPNns 348 d s [kMa ¼3½ d s v/khu mDr vf/kfu;e dk vxa zts h Hkk"kk e sa izkf/kÑr ikB le>k tk;xs kA fcgkj&jkT;iky d s vkn's k l]s vkes izdk’k flUgk] ljdkj d s l;a qDr lfpoA (cid:18)बहार गजट (असाधारण), 2 मई 2011 5 [Bihar Act 4, 2011] BIHAR RIGHT TO PUBLIC SERVICES ACT, 2011 AN ACT To provide for the delivery of notified public services to the people of the State within the stipulated time limit and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto. BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Bihar in the sixty-second year of the Republic of India as follows.- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Bihar Right to Public Services Act, 2011. (2) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Bihar. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint. 2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:- (a) "Appellate Authority" means an authority including one belonging to the local self government who is notified as such under Section-3; (b) "Designated Public Servant" means an authority including one belonging to the local self government and organizations, fully or partially funded by the State Government, notified as such for providing the service under Section-3; (c) "Eligible Person" means a person who is eligible for the notified service; (d) "Prescribed" means prescribed by the rules made under this Act; (e) "Reviewing Authority" means an authority including one belonging to the local self government who is notified as such under Section-3; (f) "Right to Public Service" means right to obtain the service notified by the government under this Act from time to time within the stipulated time limit as described under Section-4; (g) "Service" means any service notified as per provisions under Section-3; (h) "State Government" means the Government of Bihar; (i) "Stipulated time limit" means maximum time to provide the service by the Designated Public Servant or to decide the appeal by the Appellate Authority and Reviewing Authority as notified under Section-3. 6 (cid:18)बहार गजट (असाधारण), 2 मई 2011 3. Notification of services, Designated Public Servant, Appellate Authority, and Reviewing Authority and Stipulated Time Limits.- The State Government may, from time to time, notify the services including provisions for fast track service delivery (“Tatkal Sewa”), Designated Public Servants, Appellate Authorities, Reviewing Authorities Stipulated Time Limits, and the area of the State to which this Act shall apply. 4. Right to obtain service within stipulated time limit.- The designated public servant shall provide the service notified, under Section-3 to the person eligible to obtain the service, within the stipulated time limit. 5. Providing services in stipulated time limit. - (1) Any application being filed for obtaining services notified under the Act will be treated as application under the Act. Stipulated Time Limit, if not explained otherwise in the notification under sec.-3 shall start from the date when required application for notified service is submitted to the Designated Public Servant or to a person subordinate to him/her authorized to receive the application. Such application shall be duly acknowledged. (2) The Designated Public Servant on receipt of an application under sub- section (1) shall within the Stipulated Time Limit provide service or reject the application and in case of rejection of application, shall record the reasons in writing and intimate to the applicant. 6. Appeal. - (1) Any person, whose application is rejected under sub-section (2) of section-5 or who is not provided the service within the stipulated time limit, may file an appeal to the Appellate Authority within thirty days from the date of rejection of application or the expiry of the stipulated time limit. Filing of such appeal shall be duly acknowledged by the Appellate Authority by providing the Appellant signed receipt of the same: Provided that the Appellate Authority may admit the appeal after the expiry of the period of thirty days if he/she is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time: Provided further that in case of delay beyond the time limit stipulated by notification under section-3 the applicant may file an appeal against delay as per the provisions under this Act: Provided further also that, in case of rejection of an application for a service for which any other law for the time being in force prescribes remedy, the applicant shall (cid:18)बहार गजट (असाधारण), 2 मई 2011 7 follow the process under such law for the time being in force. (2) (a) The Appellate Authority may order the Designated Public Servant to provide the service within the specified period or may reject the appeal. (b) Along with the order to provide service, the Appellate Authority may impose penalty according to the provisions of Section-7 of this Act. (3) The Designated Public Servant or the Applicant aggrieved by any order of the Appellate Authority, may make a second appeal within 60 (sixty) days from the date of that order to the Reviewing Authority, who shall dispose the appeal according to the prescribed procedure: Provided that the Reviewing Authority may entertain the second appeal after the expiry of 60 (sixty) days, if he/she is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal in time. (4) If the designated public servant does not comply with provisions of the order for providing the service under sub- section (2) of Section-6, then the applicant aggrieved from such non-compliance may submit an application directly to the Reviewing Authority. This application shall be disposed of in the manner prescribed for second appeal. (5) The Appellate Authority and Reviewing Authority shall while deciding an appeal under this section, have the same powers as are vested in civil court while trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) in respect of the following matters, namely :- (a) requiring the production and inspection of documents; (b) issuing summons for hearing to the designated public servant and appellant; and (c) any other matter which may be prescribed. (6) In any appeal proceedings, the onus to prove that a delay or denial of service was justified shall be on the Designated Public Servant or the Appellate Authority, as the case may be, who delayed or denied the service. 7. Penalty.- (l)(a) Where the Appellate Authority is of the opinion that the Designated Public Servant has failed to provide service without sufficient and reasonable cause, then he/she may impose a lump sum penalty at the rate specified from time to time as prescribed in the rules framed under this Act from time to time. (b) Where the Appellate Authority is of the opinion that the Designated Public 8 (cid:18)बहार गजट (असाधारण), 2 मई 2011 Servant has caused delay in providing the service, then he/she may impose a penalty at the rate specified from time to time and as prescribed in the rules framed under this Act from time to time for such delay on the Designated Public Servant: Provided that the Designated Public Servant shall be given a reasonable opportunity of being heard before any penalty is imposed on him/her. (2) Where the Reviewing Authority is of the opinion that the Appellate Authority has failed to decide the appeal within the stipulated time limit without any sufficient and reasonable cause, then he/she may impose a penalty on Appellate Authority at the rate specified from time to time and as prescribed in the rules framed under this Act: Provided that the Appellate Authority shall be given a reasonable opportunity of being heard before any penalty is imposed on him/her. (3) The penalty as imposed under the above provisions of the Act shall be charged from the Designated Public Servant, Appellate Authority and concerned Sub- ordinate staff as the case may be, and in the proportion to be decided by the Appellate or Reviewing Authority, as the case may be, and as prescribed in the Rules framed under this Act from time to time. (4) The penalty so imposed will be in addition to that prescribed in any other Act, rules, regulations and notifications already existing. 8. Non-Compliance Amounting to Misconduct.- Non-compliance of the orders of the Appellate Authority, unless pending in second appeal or modified by the Reviewing Authority, or of the orders of the Reviewing Authority shall amount to misconduct and makes the concerned person liable for actions under related provisions, including those that have been laid down for disciplinary action. 9. Bar of Jurisdiction of Courts.- No Civil Court shall entertain any suit, application or other proceeding in respect of any order made under this Act and no such order shall be called in question otherwise than by way of an appeal as specified under this Act. 10. Power of the State Government to send the applications to Appellate Authority directly.- Notwithstanding the other provisions of the Act, the State Government, if it gets an application alleging non-compliance of the provisions, may send the same directly to the Appellate Authority for taking further actions as per the Act. (cid:18)बहार गजट (असाधारण), 2 मई 2011 9 11. Protection of action taken in good faith.- No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or any rule made thereunder. 12. Overriding effect of the Act.- In relation to the services notified under this Act and its implementation, the provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith in any other law for the time being in force or in any instrument having effect by virtue of any law other than this Act. 13. Powers to make rules.- (1) The State Government shall, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules to carry out the provisions of this Act. (2) Every rule made under this Act by the State Government shall be laid before the State Legislature. 14. Power to remove difficulties.- If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the State Government may by order, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, remove the difficulty. By order of the Governor of Bihar, OM PRAKASH SINHA, Joint Secretary to Government. ———— अधी-क, सिचवालय मुिणालय, (cid:18)बहार, पटना (cid:26)ारा ूकािशत एवं मु3ित। (cid:18)बहार गजट (असाधारण) 167- 571 +400-ड(cid:15)0ट(cid:15)0पी0। Website: http://egazette.bih.nic.in