law: The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 
  Chapter VI Jurisdiction in Respect of Inquiry
  14. Jurisdiction of Lokpal to include Prime Minister,
  
  Ministers, members of Parliament, Groups A, B, C and D officers and officials
  
  of Central Government.
  1.       Subject
  
  to the other provisions of this Act, the Lokpal shall inquire or cause an
  
  inquiry to be conducted into any matter involved in, or arising from, or
  
  connected with, any allegation of corruption made in a complaint in respect of
  
  the following, namely:-
  a.     
  
    any person who is or has been a Prime Minister:
  Provided that the Lokpal shall not inquire into any matter
  
  involved in, or arising from, or connected with, any such allegation of
  
  corruption against the Prime Minister,-
                       
  
   i.        
  
    in so far as it relates to international relations, external and
  
  internal security, public order, atomic energy and space;
                      
  
   ii.        
  
    unless a full bench of the Lokpal consisting of its Chairperson
  
  and all Members considers the initiation of inquiry and at least two-thirds of
  
  its Members approves of such inquiry:
  Provided further that any such inquiry shall be held in
  
  camera and if the Lokpal comes to the conclusion that the complaint
  
  deserves to be dismissed, the records of the inquiry shall not be published or
  
  made available to anyone;
  a.     
  b.    
  
    any person who is or has been a Minister of the Union;
  c.     
  
    any person who is or has been a member of either House of
  
  Parliament;
  d.    
  
    any Group 'A' or Group 'B' officer or equivalent or above, from
  
  amongst the public servants defined in sub-clauses (i ) and (ii )
  
  of clause (c ) of section 2 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
  
  when serving or who has served, in connection with the affairs of the Union;
  e.     
  
    any Group 'C' or Group 'D' official or equivalent, from amongst
  
  the public servants defined in sub-clauses (i ) and (ii ) of clause
  
  (c ) of section 2 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 when serving
  
  or who has served in connection with the affairs of the Union subject to the
  
  provision of sub-section (1 ) of section 20;
  f.     
  
    any person who is or has been a chairperson or member or officer
  
  or employee in any body or Board or corporation or authority or company or
  
  society or trust or autonomous body (by whatever name called) established by an
  
  Act of Parliament or wholly or partly financed by the Central Government or
  
  controlled by it:
  Provided that in respect of such officers referred to in clause
  
  (d ) who have served in connection with the affairs of the Union or in
  
  any body or Board or corporation or authority or company or society or trust or
  
  autonomous body referred to in clause (e ) but are working in connection
  
  with the affairs of the State or in any body or Board or corporation or
  
  authority or company or society or trust or autonomous body (by whatever name
  
  called) established by an Act of the State Legislature or wholly or partly
  
  financed by the State Government or controlled by it, the Lokpal and the
  
  officers of its Inquiry Wing or Prosecution Wing shall have jurisdiction under
  
  this Act in respect of such officers only after obtaining the consent of the
  
  concerned State Government;
  a.     
  b.     
  c.     
  d.     
  e.     
  f.     
  g.    
  
    any person who is or has been a director, manager, secretary or
  
  other officer of every other society or association of persons or trust
  
  (whether registered under any law for the time being in force or not), by
  
  whatever name called, wholly or partly financed by the Government and the
  
  annual income of which exceeds such amount as the Central Government may, by
  
  notification, specify;
  h.     
  
    any person who is or has been a director, manager, secretary or
  
  other officer of every other society or association of persons or trust
  
  (whether registered under any law for the time being in force or not) in
  
  receipt of any donation from any foreign source under the Foreign Contribution
  
  (Regulation) Act, 2010 in excess of ten lakh rupees in a year or such higher
  
  amount as the Central Government may, by notification, specify.
   Explanation.  -For the purpose of clauses (f ) and
  
  (g ), it is hereby clarified that any entity or institution, by whatever
  
  name called, corporate, society, trust, association of persons, partnership,
  
  sole proprietorship, limited liability partnership (whether registered under
  
  any law for the time being in force or not), shall be the entities covered in
  
  those clauses:
  Provided that any person referred to in this clause shall be
  
  deemed to be a public servant under clause (c ) of section 2 of the
  
  Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and the provisions of that Act shall apply
  
  accordingly.
  1.     
  
   
  2.       Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in sub-section (1 ), the Lokpal shall not inquire into
  
  any matter involved in, or arising from, or connected with, any such allegation
  
  of corruption against any member of either House of Parliament in respect of
  
  anything said or a vote given by him in Parliament or any committee thereof
  
  covered under the provisions contained in clause (2) of article 105 of the
  
  Constitution.
  3.       The
  
  Lokpal may inquire into any act or conduct of any person other than those
  
  referred to in sub-section (1 ), if such person is involved in the act of
  
  abetting, bribe giving or bribe taking or conspiracy relating to any allegation
  
  of corruption under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 against a person
  
  referred to in sub-section (1 ):
  Provided that no action under this section shall be taken in
  
  case of a person serving in connection with the affairs of a State, without the
  
  consent of the State Government.
  4.       No
  
  matter in respect of which a complaint has been made to the Lokpal under this
  
  Act, shall be referred for inquiry under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952.
   Explanation.  -For the removal of doubts, it is hereby
  
  declared that a complaint under this Act shall only relate to a period during
  
  which the public servant was holding or serving in that capacity.