Act Number: 17

Act Name: The Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2014

Year: 2014

Enactment Date: 2014-05-09

Long Title: An Act to establish a mechanism to receive complaints relating to isclosure on any allegation of corruption or wilful misuse of power or wilful misuse of discretion against any public servant and to inquire or cause an inquiry into such disclosure and to provide adequate safeguards against victimisation of the person making such complaint and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Department: Department of Personnel and Training

Section 13: Protection of identity of complainant.
    The Competent Authority shall, notwithstanding any law for the time being in force, conceal, as required under this Act, the identity of the complainant and the documents or information furnished by him, for the purposes of enquiry under this Act, unless so decided otherwise by the Competent Authority itself or it became necessary to reveal or produce the same by virtue of the order of the court.
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