General Knowledge-LokPal versus Jan LokPal

Difference between LokPal and Jan LokPal  

Issue	The Jan Lokpal Bill	Government’s Lokpal Bill
Prime Minister	Can be investigated with permission of seven member Lokpal bench.	PM cannot be investigated by Lokpal.
Judiciary	Can be investigated, though high level members may be investigated only with permission of a seven member  Lokpal bench.	Judiciary is exempt and will be covered by a separate “judicial accountability bill”.
MPs	Can be investigated with permission of seven member Lokpal bench.	Can be investigated, but their conduct within Parliament, such as voting, cannot be investigated.
Lower bureaucracy	All public servants would be included.	Only Group A officers will be covered.
Central Bureau  of Investigation (CBI)	The CBI will be merged into the Lokpal.	The CBI will remain a separate agency.
Removal of Lokpal members and Chair	Any person can bring a complaint to the Supreme Court,  who can then recommend removal  of any member to the President.	Any “aggrieved party” can raise a complaint to the President, who will refer the matter to the CJI.
Removal of Lokpal staff and officers	Complaints against Lokpal staff will be handled by independent boards  set-up in each state, composed  of retired bureaucrats, judges, and civil society members.	Lokpal will conduct inquiries into its own behavior.
Lokayukta	Lokakyukta and other local/state  anti-corruption agency would remain in place.	All state anti-corruption agencies would be closed and responsibilities taken over by centralized Lokpal.
Whistleblower protection	Whistleblowers are protected law.	No protection granted to whistleblowers.
Punishment for corruption	Lokpal can either directly impose penalties, or refer the matter to the courts. Penalties can include removal  from office, imprisonment, and recovery of assets from those who benefited  from the corruption.	Lokpal can only refer matters to the courts, not take any direct punitive actions. Penalties remain equivalent to those in current law.
Investigatory powers	Lokpal can obtain  wiretaps, issue rogatory letters, and recruit investigating officers. Cannot  issue contempt orders.	Lokpal can issue contempt orders, and has the ability to punish those in contempt. No authority to obtain wiretaps, issue rogatory letters, or recruit investigating officers.
False, frivolous and vexatious complaints	Lokpal can issue fines for frivolous complaints (including frivolous complaints  against Lokpal itself),  with a maximum  penalty of 1 lakh.	Court system will handle matters of frivolous complaints. Courts can issue fines of Rs25,000 to 2 lakh.
Scope	All corruption can be investigated.	Only high-level corruption can be investigated.