2. Departmental inquiries to which the Act shall apply. - The provisions of this Act shall apply to every departmental inquiry made in relation to-
(a) Persons appointed to public services or posts in connection with the affairs of the Union;
(b) Persons who, having been appointed to any public service or post in connection with the affairs of the Union, are in service or pay of, --
(i) Any local authority in any Union territory;
(ii) Any corporation established by or under a Central Act and owned or controlled by the Central Government;
(iii) Any Government company within the meaning of Section 617 of the Companies Act, 1956 (I of 1956), in which not less than fifty-one percent of the paid-up share capital is held by the Central Government of any company which is a subsidiary of such Government company;
(iv) Any society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860), which is subject to the control of the Central Government.
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