Section 2. Departmental inquiries to which Act shall apply.

The provisions of this Act shall apply to every departmental inquiry 1[or any preliminary inquiry] made in relation to- (a) persons appointed to public services or posts in connection with the affairs of the State of Maharashtra; (b) persons who, having been appointed to any public service or post in connection with the affairs of the State of Maharashtra, are in service or pay of- (i) any local authority in the State of Maharashtra; (ii) any corporation (other than a local authority) established by or under any law for the time being in force and owned or controlled by the State 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 per cent. of the paid-up share capital is held by the State Government or any company which is a subsidiary of such Government company; (iv) any society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (XXI of 1860), in its application to the State of Maharashtra, which is subject to the control of the State Government.