The UTTARAKHAND STATE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN ACT, 2005

dze l[a ;k& 142 iathd`r l[a ;k&Mh0,u0@&30@03 ¼ykblUs l Vw ikLs V fonkmV izhisesUV½ ljdkjh xtV] mÙkjkapy mÙkjkapy ljdkj }kjk izdkf”kr vlk/kkj.k fo/kk;h ifjf”k’V Hkkx&1] [k.M ¼d½ ¼mÙkjkapy vf/kfu;e½ ngs jknuw ] “kqdzokj 11 uoEcj] 2005 bZ0 dkfrZd 20] 1927 “kd lEor~ mÙkjkapy “kklu fo/kk;h ,oa lalnh; dk;Z foHkkx la[;k 616@fo/kk;h ,oa lalnh; dk;Z@2005 ngs jknuw ] 11 uoEcj] 2005 vf/klwpuk fofo/k **Hkkjr dk lfao/kku** ds vuqPNns 200 ds v/khu jkT;iky egksn; us mRrjkpa y fo/kku lHkk }kjk ikfjr mRrjkpa y jkT; efgyk vk;kxs fo/ks;d] 2005 dks fnukad 09 uoEcj] 2005 dk s vuqefr inz ku dh vkjS og mRrajkpy vf/kfu;e l[a ;k 28 o’kZ 2005 ds :i eas loZ&lk/kkj.k dh lpw ukFk Z bl vf/klpw uk }kjk idz kf”kr fd;k tkrk gSA mRrjk[k.M jkT; efgyk vk;kxs vf/kfu;e] 2005 ¿mÙkjk[k.M vf/kfu;e la[;k 28] o’kZ 2005À jkT; efgyk vk;kxs dk xBu djus vkSj mlls lEcfU/kr ;k mlds vkuq’kafxd fo’k;kas dk micU/k djus d s fy, vf/kfu;e Hkkjr x.kjkT; ds NIiuos a o’kZ es a fo/kku lHkk }kjk fuEufyf[kr :i es a vf/kfufer gks %& v/;k;&,d IkkzjfEHkd laf{kIr uke] foLrkj 1- ¼1½ bl vf/kfu;e dk laf{kIr uke mRrjk[k.M jkT; efgyk vf/kfu;e] 2005 gSA vkSj izkjEHk ¼2½ bldk lEiw.kZ foLrkj mRrjk[k.M jkT; ij gSA ¼3½ ;g ml rkjh[k dks izo`Rr gksxk tks jkT; ljdkj] jkti= es a vf/klwpuk }kjk] fu;r djsA ifjHkk’kk;s a 2- bl vf/kfu;e es]a tc rd fd lanHkZ ls vU;Fkk visf{kr u gks& ¼d½ **vk;kxs ls /kkjk 3 ds v/khu xfBr mRrjk[k.M jkT; efgyk vk;kxs vfHkizsr gS( ¼[k½ **lnL;** ls vk;kxs dk lnL; vfHkizsr gS( vkSj mlds vUrxZr lnL;&lfpo Hkh gS( ¼x½ **ukxfjdks ds vU; fiNMs + oxks*Z* ls ukxfjdks ds ,sls oxZ vfHkizsr gS] tks mRrjk[k.M jkT; yksd lsok ¼vuqlwfpr tkfr;ks]a vuqlwfpr tutkfr;ks a vkSj vU; fiNMs + oxks Z ds fy, vkj{k.k½ fu;e] 2002 es a ifjHkkf’kr gS( ¼?k½ **efgyk** d s vUrxZr ckfydk ;k fd”kksjh Hkh gSA v/;k;&2 jkT; efgyk vk;kssx jkT; efgyk vk;ksx 3- ¼1½ jkT; ljdkj vf/klwpuk }kjk] mRrjk[k.M efgyk vk;kxs ds uke ls Kkr ,d fudk; dk xBu dk xBu djsxh] tks bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu mls iznRr “kfDr;ks a dk iz;ksx vkSj leuqnsf”kr d`R;ks a dk ikyu djsxkA ¼2½ ;g vk;kxs fuEufyf[kr ls feydj cusxk %& ¼d½ jkT; ljdkj }kjk uke&fufnZ’V ,d v/;{k] tks efgykvks a ds fgrks ds fy, lefiZr gks] ftlds ikl Hkkjr es a fof/k }kjk LFkkfir fdlh fo”o fo|ky; dh mikf/k fdlh fo|k es a ;k mlds led{k ekU;rk izkIr dksbZ vU; vkgZrk gks( ¼[k½ jkT; ljdkj }kjk uke&fufnZ’V nks mik/;{k izR;sd e.My ls ,d&,d ftUgs a efgykvks a ds mRFkku vkSj dY;k.k ds dk; Z djus dk i;kZIr vuqHko gks] vkSj ftuds ikl Hkkjr es a fof/k }kjk LFkkfir fdlh fo”ofo|ky; dh fdlh fo/kk es a Lukrd dh mikf/k ;k mlds le{k ekU;rk izkIr dksbZ vgZrk gksA uke&fufnZ’V mik/;{k inks ds fy, nks vU; efgykvks a es a ls ,d efgyk lkekU; oxZ rFkk ,d vkjf{kr Js.kh ¼vuqlwfpr tkfr@vuqlwfr tutkfr@vU; fiNM+k oxZ@vYila[;d oxZ½ dh gksxh( ¿ijUrq jkT; ljdkj tufgr es a vko”;drkuqlkj mijksDr tks lkekU; Js.kh dk gksxk ijUrq fo”ks’k ifjfLFkfr;ks a esa jkT; ljdkj “kSf{kd ;ksX;rkvks a es a f”kfFkyhdj.k ds lkFk fu;qDr dj ldsxhAÀ1 ¼x½ jkT; ljdkj }kjk uke&fufnZ’V 18 lnL; izR;sd tuin es a ls de ls de ,d ftUgkus s efgykvkas ds mRFkku vkSj dY;k.k ds fy, dk; Z fd;k gks] vkSj ftuds ikl Hkkjr es a fof/k }kjk LFkkfir fdlh fo”ofo|ky; dh fdlh fo/kk es a mikf/k ;k mlds led{k ekU;rk izkIr dksbZ vU; vgZrk gks % ijUrq mlesa vuqlwfpr tkfr] vuqlwfpr tutkfr] ukxfjdks ds vU; fiNM+ s oxZ vkSj vYila[;d oxZ ds O;fDr;ks a es a ls izR;sd dk de ls de ,d lnL; gksxk( ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1& mRrjk[k.M vf/kfu;e la[;k 09 o’kZ 2016 dh /kkjk 2 }kjk izfrLFkkfrA ¼?k½ jkT; ljdkj }kjk uke&fufnZ’V ,d lnL;&lfpo tks jkT; ljdkj ds fo”ks’k lfpo ls vfuEu iafDr dh efgyk vf/kdkjh vkSj tks jkT; dh fdlh flfoy lsok] ;k vf[ky Hkkjrh; lsok dh lnL; gks] ;k jkT; ds v/khu dksbZ flfoy in] leqfpr vuqHko ds lkFk /kkj.k djrh gksA v/;{k] mik/;{k vkSj 4- ¼1½ v/;{k] mik/;{k vkSj izR;sd lnL; ij xzg.k djus dh rkjh[k ls rhu o’kZ dh vof/k lnL;ks a dh inkof/k i;ZUr in /kkj.k djsxa sA vkSj lsok dh “krsZ ¼2½ v/;{k ;k mik/;{k dh vk;q in /kkj.k djrs le; de ls de 35 o’kZ vkSj lnL; dh vk; q in /kkj.k djrs le; de ls de 25 o’kZ dh gksuh pkfg,A ¼3½ v/;{k ;k mik/;{k ;k lnL; ¼lnL;&lfpo dks NksM+dj½ jkT; ljdkj dks lEcksf/kr LogLrk{kfjr y[s k }kjk fdlh Hkh le;] ;FkkfLFkfr] v/;{k ;k mik/;{k ;k lnL; dk in R;kx ldsxa hA ¼4½ jkT; ljdkj fdlh O;fDr dks v/;{k ;k lnL; ds in ls gVk nsxh ;fn og O;fDr& ¼d½ vuUq ekfspr fnokfy;k gks tkrh gS( ¼[k½ ,sls fdlh vijk/k ds fy, fl) nks’k Bgjk;h vkSj dkjkokl ls nf.Mr dh tkrh gS ftles a jkT; ljdkj dh jk; es a uSfrd v/kerk vUroZfyr gS( ¼x½ fod`r fpRr dh gks tkrh gS vkSj fdlh l{ke U;k;ky; }kjk ,slh ?kksf’kr dj nh tkrh gS( ¼?k½ dk; Z djus ls bUdkj djrh gS ;k dk; Z djus es a v{ke gks tkrh gS( ¼³½ vk;kxs ls vuqifLFk jgus dh vuqefr fy, fcuk] vk;kxs dh rhu yxkrkj cSBdks ls vuqifLFkr jgrh gS( ;k ¼p½ jkT; ljdkj dh jk; es a mlus v/;{k ;k mik/;{k ;k lnL; ds in dk bl izdkj nq:i;ksx fd;k gS fd ,sls O;fDr dk in ij cuk jguk yksd fgr ds fy, gkfudkjd gks x;k gS ;k ,sls v/;{k ;k mik/;{k ;k lnL; ds :i es a cuk jguk vU;Fkk vuqi;qDr ;k vlaxr gS % ijUrq fdlh Hkh O;fDr dks bl [k.M ds v/khu rc rd gVk;k ugh tk,xk tc rd fd mls bl ekeys esa lqus tkus dk ;qfDr;qDr volj u ns fn;k x;k gksA ¼5½ mi/kkjk ¼4½ v/khu ;k vU;Fkk gqbZ fdlh fjfDr dks u;s uke&fufnZ”ku }kjk Hkjk tk;xs k rFkk bl izdkj uke&fufnZ’V O;fDr ml O;fDr in dh “ks’k vof/k rd in /kkj.k djsxk ftldh fjfDr ij ,sls O;fDr dks uke fufnZ’V fd;k x;k gSA ¼6½ v/;{k] mik/;{k vkSj vU; lnL;ksa dks ns; osru vkSj HkRrs vkSj mudh lsok ds vU; fucU/ku vkSj “krs Z ,slh gksxh] tSlh fofgr dh tk,aA vk;ksx ds vf/kdkjh o 5- ¼1½ jkT; ljdkj vk;kxs ds fy, ,d fof/k fo”ks’kK rFkk nks ijke”kZnkf=;ks a lfgr ,sls vU; deZpkjh vf/kdkfj;ks a vkSj deZpkfj;ksa dh O;oLFkk djsxh tks bl vf/kfu;ee ds v/khu vk;kxs vkSj d`R;ks a dk n{krkioZd ikyu djus d s fy, vko”;d gksAa ¼2½ vk;kxs ds iz;kstukFkZ fu;qDr lnL;&lfpo] vf/kdkfj;ks a vkSj vU; deZpkfj;ksa dks ns; osru vkSj HkRrs vkSj mudh lsok ds vU; fucU/ku vkSj “krs Z os gksxa h] tks fofgr dh tk,aA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- osru vkSj HkRrks dk 6- v/;{k] mik/;{k vkSj lnL;ks a dks ns; osru vkSj HkRrs rFkk iz”kklfud O;;] ftlesa /kkjk vuqnku es a ls fd;k 5 es a fufnZ’V lnL;&lfpo] vf/kdkfj;ks a vkSj vU; deZpkfj;ks dks ns; osru] HkRrs vkSj tkuk is”a ku lfEefyr gS] dk Hkqxrku /kkjk 10 dh mi/kkjk ¼1½ es a fufnZ’V vuqnkuks a ls fd;k tk,xkA fjfDr;ks a vkfn ls 7- vk;kxs dk dksbZ dk;Z ;k dk;Zokgh] vk;kxs es a dksbZ fjfDr fo|eku gksus ;k vk;kxs ds vk;ksx dh dk;Zokgh xBu es a =qfV gksus d s vk/kkj ij gh vfof/kekU; ugh gksxhA dk vf/kekU; u gksuk vk;ksx dh cSBd 8- ¼1½ vk;kxs tc Hkh vko”;d gks ,sls le; vkSj LFkku ij tSlk v/;{k mfpr le>s] cSBd djsxkA ¼2½ vk;kxs vius vkSj viuh lfefr;ks a dh izfdz;k Lo;a fofu;fer djsxkA ¼3½ vk;kxs dh lHkh dk;Zokgh v/;{k ,ao lnL;&lfpo ds l;qDr gLrk{kjks a ls gh vf/kizekf.kr dh tk,axhA ¼4½ vk;ksx }kjk le;&le; ij vko”;drkuqlkj fo”ks’k ekeyksa ds fu’iknu gsrq lfefr;ka xfBr dh tk ldsxa hA bu lfefr;ks a ds lnL; ds :i esa s vk;kxs dks ,sls O;fDr;ks a dks tks vk;kxs ds lnL; ugh gS] mruh la[;k es]a ftruh og mfpr le>s] lg;ksftr djus dh ”kfDr gksxh vkSj bl izdkj lg;ksftr O;fDr;ksa dks lfefr dh cSBdks a es a mifLFkr jgus vkSj mldh dk;Zokgh esa Hkkx yus s dk vf/kdkj gksxk fdUrq mUgs ernku dk vf/kdkj ugha gksxkA ¼5½ bl izdkj lg;ksftr O;fDr lfefr dh cSBdks a es a mifLFkr gksus fy, ,sls HkRrs izkIr djus d s gdnkj gksxs] tks fofgr fd;s tk,aA v/;k;&3 vk;ksx ds d`R; vk;ksx ds d`R; 9- ¼1½ vk;kxs fuEufyf[kr lHkh ;k fdUgh d`R;ks dk ikyu djsxk] vFkkZr %& ¼d½ efgykvks a ds fy, laf/kku vkSj vU; fof/k;ks ds v/khu micfU/kr j{kksik;ks a ls lEcf/kr lHkh fo’k;kas dk vUos’k.k vkSj ijh{k.k djuk( ¼[k½ jkT; ljdkj dks mu j{kksik;ks a ds dk;Zdj.k ds ckjs a esa okf’kZd vkSj ,sls vU; le;ks a ij tSlk vk;kxs Bhd le>s] fjiksVZ nsuk( ¼x½ efgykvks a dh n”kk lq/kkjus ds fy, mu j{kksik;ks ds izHkkoh fdz;kUo;u ds fy, ,slh fjikVZ es a jkT; ljdkj dks flQkfj”k djuk( ¼?k½ efgykvks a dks izHkkoh djus okys lafo/kku vkSj vU; fof/k;ks a ds fo|eku micU/kksa dk le;&le; ij iqufoZyksdu djuk vkSj muds la”kks/ku dh flQkfj”k djuk] ftlls fd ,sls fo/kkuks es a fdlh deh] vi;kZIrrk ;k =qfV;ks a dks nwj djus ds fy, mipkjh fo/kk;h mik;kas dk lq>ko fn;k tk lds( ¼³½ efgykvks a ls laEcfU/kr lafo/kku vkSj vU; fof/k;kas ds micU/kksa ds vfrdze.k ds ekeyka s dks leqfpr izkf/kdkfj;ks a ds le{k mBkuk( ¼p½ fuEufyf[kr es a lEcfU/kr fo’k;ks a ij fopkj djuk vkSj Loizsj.kk ls /;ku nsuk %& ¼,d½ efgykvks a ds vf/kdkjks a dk oapu] ¼nks½ efgykvks a dks laj{k.k iznku djus ds fy, vkSj lerk rFkk fodkl dk mn~ns”; izkIr djus ds fy, vf/kfu;fer fof/k;ks a ds vfdz;kUo;u] ¼rhu½ efgykvks a dh dfBukb;ks a dks nwj djus vkSj mudk dY;k.k lqfuf”pr djus a rFkk mudks vuqrks’k miyC/k djkus ds iz;kstukFkZ uhfrxr fo’k;ks a ls mn~Hkwr iz”uks dks leqfpr izf/kdkfj;ks a ds le{k mBkuk( ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ¼N½ efgykvks a ds fo:) foHksn vkSj vR;kpkjks a ls mn~Hkwe fofufnZ’V leL;kvks a ;k fLFkfr;ks a dk fo”ks’k v/;;u ;k vUos’k.k djkuk vkSj ck/kkvks a dk irk yxkuk] ftlls fd mudks nwj djus dh dk; Z ;kstukvks a dh flQkfj”k dh tk lds( ¼t½ lao/kZu vkSj f”k{kk lEcU/kh vuqla/kku djuk ftlls fd efgykvks a dk lHkh {ks= esa lE;d~ izfrfuf/kRo lqfuf”pr djus ds mik;ks a dk lq>ko fn;k tk lds vkSj mudh mUufr es a vM+pu Mkyus ds fy, mRrjnk;h dkj.kksa dk irk yxkuk tSls vkokl vkSj cqfu;knh lsokvks a dh izkfIr es a deh] mckÅiu vkSj mithfodktU; LokLFk ifjladVks dks de djus ds fy, efgykvks a dk mRikndrk dh o`f) ds fy, lgk;d lsokvks a vkSj izkS|ksfxdh dh vi;kZIrrk( ¼>½ efgykvks a ds lkekftd&vkfFkZd fodkl dh ;kstuk izfdz;k es a Hkkx ysuk vkSj mu ij lykg nsuk( ¼¥½ jkT; ds v/khu efgykvks a ds fodkl dh izxfr dk ewY;kdua djuk( ¼V½ fdlh tsy] lq/kkjx`g] efgykvks a dh laLFkk ;k vfHkj{kk ds vU; LFkku dk tgk¡ efgykvks a dks canh ds :i esa ;k vU;Fkk j[kk tkrk gS] fujh{k.k djuk ;k djokuk vkSj ;fn vko”;d gks] mipkjh dk;oZ kgh ds fy, lEcfU/kr izkf/kdkfj;ks a ls ckrphr djukA ¼B½ cgqla[;d efgykvks a dks izHkkfor djus okys iz”uks ls lEcfU/kr eqdneksa ds fy, /ku miyC/k djkuk( ¼M½ lEiw.kZ jkT; es a ;k jkT; ds fdlh fof”k’V {ks= es a efgykvks a ds fo:) vijk/kks a ls ftles a cky fookg] ngst] cykRdkj] vijg.k NsM+NkM+ vkSj efgykvks a ds vuSfrd O;kikj ls lEcfU/kr vijk/k Hkh lfEefyr gS vkSj izlo djus ;k ulcanh ;k izlo ;k f”k”k q tUe esa fpfdRlh; mis{kk ds ekeyksa ls] lEcfU/kr lwpukvks a dk ladyu djuk( ¼<+½ efgykvks a ds fo:/k vR;kpkj ls lEcfU/kr ekeyks ls fuiVus ds fy, l`ftr jkT; iqfyl izdks’B ;k lEHkkxh; iqfyl izdks’Bksa ls leUo; djuk vkSj lEiw.kZ jkT; es a ;k jkT; ds fdlh fof”k’V {ks= es a tuer rS;kj djuk] ftlls ,sls vR;kpkjks a ds vijk/kks a dh rsth ls [kcj nsus vkSj mudk irk yxkus vkSj vijk/kh ds fo:) okrkoj.k rS;kj djus es a lgk;rk nh tk lds( ¼.k½ vius a d`R;ks a ds ikyu es a /kkjk 16 ds v/khu jftLVªhdr` fdlh LoSfPNd laxBu dh lgk;rk yus k( ¼r½ dksbZ vU; fo’k; ftls jkT; ljdkj mls fufnZ’V djsA ¼2½ jkT; ljdkj] jkT; fo/kku lHkk ds le{k] vk;ksx dh fjiksVZ vkSj mlds lkFk mldh flQkfj”kksa ij dh xbZ ;k fd;s tkus ds fy, izLrkfor dk;oZ kgh vkSj ,slh fdlh flQkfj”k dks vLohdkj fd;s tkus ds dkj.k] ;fn dksbZ gks] dk Li’Vhdj.k nsrs gq, Kkiu j[kok,xhA ¼3½ fdlh okn dk fopkj.k djus es a flfoy U;k;ky; dks izkIr lHkh “kfDr;k¡ vk;kxs dks /kkjk 9 dh mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds [k.M ¼d½ vkSj [k.M ¼p½ es a mi[k.M ¼,d½ es a fufnZ’V fdlh ekeys dk vUos’k.k djrs le; vkSj fo”ks’kr% fuEufyf[kr ekeyksa ds lEcU/k es a izkIr gksxh] vFkkZr%& ¼d½ jkT; ds fdlh O;fDr dks leu djuk vkSj gkftj djkuk vkSj “kiFk ij mldh ijh{kk djuk( ¼[k½ fdlh nLrkost dks izdV vkSj is”k djus dh vis{kk djuk( ¼x½ “kiFk&i=ksa ij lk{; xzg.k djuk( ¼?k½ fdlh U;k;ky; dk dk;kyZ ; ls fdlh yksd vfHkys[k ;k mldh izfr dh vis{kk djuk( ¼³½ Lkf{k;kas vkSj nLrkostks a dh ijh{kk ds fy, deh”ku tkjh djuk( vkSj ¼p½ dksbZ vU; fo’k;] tks fofgr fd;k tk,A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- v/;k;&4 for] ys[ks vkSj y[s kk ijh{kk jkT; ljdkj }kjk 10- ¼1½ jkT; ljdkj] jkT; fo/kku lHkk }kjk bl fufer fof/k }kjk fd;s x;s lE;d~ fofu;ksx vuqnku ds i”pkr~ vk;kxs dks vuqnku ds :i es a ,slh /kujkf”k dk Hkqxrku djsxh tks jkT; ljdkj bl vf/kfu;e ds iz;kstuksa ds fy, mi;ksx fd;s tkus d s fy, Bhd le>sA ¼2½ vk;kxs ] bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu d`R;ks a dk ikyu djus ds fy, mruh /kujkf”k] tSlh og Bhd le>s] O;; dj ldrk gS vkSj ,slh /kujkf”k dks mi/kkjk ¼1½ fufnZ’V vuqnku ls ns; O;; ekuk tk,xkA y[s kk vkSj y[s kk ijh{kk 11- ¼1½ vk;kxs leqfpr y[s kk vkSj vU; lqlaxr vfHky[s k j[kxs k vkSj y[s k s dk ,d okf’kZd fooj.k ,sls iz:i es]a tSlk fofgr fd;k tk,] rS;kj djsxkA ¼2½ vk;kxs ds y[s kkvks a dh y[s kk ijh{kk] funs”kd] LFkkuh; fuf/k y[s kk] mRrjk[k.M jkT; }kjk okf’kZd :i es a rS;kj dh tk,xhA okf’kZd fjiksVZ 12- vk;kxs izR;sd foRrh; o’kZ ds fy, ,sls iz:i es a vkSj ,sls le; ij tSlk fofgr fd;k tk,] iwoZorhZ foRrh; o’kZ ds nkSjku vius fdz;kdykiks a dk iwjk fooj.k nsrs gq, viuh okf’kZd fjiksVZ rS;kj djsxk vkSj mldh ,d izfr jkT; ljdkj dks vxzlkfjr djsxkA okf’kZd fjiksVZ vkSj ys[kk 13- jkT; ljdkj fjiksVZ izkIr djus ds i”pkr~ ;Fkk”kh/kz mues a nh x;h flQkfj”kks a ij dh xbZ ijh{kk fjiksVZ dk fo/kku dk;oZ kgh vkSj ,slh fdlh flQkfj”kks a dks vLohdkj fd;s tkus ds dkj.kks]a ;fn dksbZ gksa] lHkk ds le{k j[kk tkuk ds Kkiu ds lkFk okf’kZd fjiksVZ vkSj y[s kk ijh{kk fjiksVZ fo/kku lHkk ds le{k j[kok;xs hA v/;k;&5 izdh.kZ vk;ksx dk v/;{k] 14- vk;kxs ds v/;{k] mik/;{k] lnL; lfpo&lnL;] vf/kdkjh vkSj deZpkjh] Hkkjrh; n.M mik/;{k] lnL;& lfgrk] 1860 dh /kkjk 21 ds vFk Z es a yksd lsod le>s tk;sxa sA lfpo] lnL; vf/kdkjh vkSj vU; deZpkfj;ks a dk yksd lsod gksuk jkT; ljdkj vk;ksx ls 15- jkT; ljdkj efgykvks a dks izHkkfor djus okys izeq[k uhfrxr ekeykss a ij vk;kxs ls ijke”kZ djsxh ijke”kZ djsxhA LoSfPNd laxBuka s dk 16 ¼1½ efgykvks a ds dY;k.k dk; Z es a yxk gqvk ,slk dksbZ LoSfPNd laxBu] tks vk;kxs dks jftLVªhdj.k fofgr jhfr ls vkosnu dj ldsxkA ¼2½ vk;kxs ] lekt es a ,sls laxBu ds egRo] Hkwfedk vkSj mi;ksfxrk ds lEcU/k es a Lo;a dks larq’V djus d s i”pkr~] ,sls laxBu dks ,sls iz:i esa vkSj ,slh jhfr ls] tSlh fofgr dh tk,] jftLVj dj ldsxkA ¼3½ vk;kxs bl /kkjk ds v/khu jftLVªhdr` laxBuks dh lwph fdlh U;k;ky;] izf/kdkjh ;k O;fDr dks miyC/k djk,xk] ;fn ,sls U;k;ky;] izf/kdkjh ;k O;fDr }kjk ,slh vis{kk dh tk;A ¼4½ vk;kxs ] fdlh laxBu dk jftLVªhdj.k] laxBu dh lquokbZ dk ;qfDr;qDr volj nsus ds i”pkr~ fyf[kr :i es a vfHkfyf[kr dkj.kks a ls jn~n dj ldsxkA ¼5½ mi/kkjk ¼4½ d s v/khu vk;ksx dk fofu”p; vfUre gksxkA lnHkkoiwoZd dh xbZ 17- fdlh O;fDr ds fo:) fdlh ,sls dk; Z ds fy, tks bl vf/kfu;e ;k blds v/khu dk;Zokgh dk laj{k.k cuk, x;s fu;eks a ds micU/kks a ds vuqlj.k es a lnHkkoiwoZd fd;k x;k gks ;k fd;s tkus ds fy, vk”kf;r gks] dksbZ okn] vfHk;kts u ;k vU; fof/kd dk;oZ kgh ugh dh tk ldsxhA fu;e cukus dh fof/k 18- ¼1½ jkT; ljdkj] vf/klpw uk }kjk] bl vf/kfu;e ds micU/kks a dks dk;kfZUor djus ds fy, fu;e cuk ldsxhA ¼2½ fo”ks’k :i ls vkSj iwoZxkeh “kfDr;ks a dh O;kidrk ij izfrdwy izHkko Mkys fcuk] ,sls fu;eks a es a fuEufyf[kr lHkh ;k fdUgha fo’k;ks a ds fy, micU/k fd;k tk ldsxa s] vFkkZr~ %& ¼d½ /kkjk 4 dh mi/kkjk ¼6½ ds v/khu v/;{k] mik/;{k vkSj lnL;ks a dks rFkk /kkjk 5 dh mi/kkjk ¼2½ ds v/khu lnL;&lfpo] vf/kdkfj;ks a ,oa deZpkfj;ks a dks ns; osru vkSj HkRrs rFkk mudh lsok ds vU; fucU/ku vkSj “krs(Z ¼[k½ /kkjk 9 ds [k.M ¼p½ d s v/khu dksbZ fo’k;( ¼x½ izzi= ftles a /kkjk 12 ds v/khu okf’kZd fjiksVZ rS;kj dh tk;xs h( ¼?k½ vf/kfu;e ds fdlh iz;kstu ds fy, fofgr fd;s tkus okyh Qhl( ¼³½ dksbZ vU; fo’k; ftls fofgr fd;s tkus dh vis{kk dh tk, ;k fofgr fd;k tk,A ¼3½ bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu cuk;k x;k izR;sd fu;e cuk, tkus ds i”pkr~ ;Fkk”kh/kz jkT; fo/kku lHkk ds le{k j[kk tk,xkA ;fn fo/kku lHkk ml fu;e es a dksbZ ifjorZu djus ds fy, lger gks rks rRi”pkr~ ;g ,sls ifjofrZr :i es a gh izHkkoh gksxk] fdUrq ,sls ifjofrZr gksus ls mlds v/khu igy s dh xbZ fdlh ckr dh fof/kekU;rk ij dksbZ izfrdwy izHkko ugh iM+sxkA dfBukbZ;ks a dks nwj djus 19- ¼1½ ;fn bl vf/kfu;e ds micU/kks a ds izHkkoh djus es a dksbZ dfBukbZ mRiUu gksrh gS rks dh “kfDr jkT; ljdkj ,sls vkns”k }kjk tks bl vf/kfu;e ds micU/kks a ls vlaxr u gks] ml dfBukbZ dks nwj dj ldrh gS % ijUrq ,slk dksbZ vkns”k bl vf/kfu;e ds izkjEHk esa nks o’kZ dh lekfIr ds i”pkr~ ugh fd;k tk,xkA ¼2½ mi/kkjk ds v/khu fd;k x;k dksbZ Hkh vkns”k] mlds fd, tkus ds i”pkr~ jkT; fo/kku lHkk ds le{k j[kk tk,xkA fujlu vkSj O;k;o`fRr 20- ¼1½ mRrjk[k.M ds ifjizs{; esa mRrj izns”k jkT; efgyk vk;ksx vf/kfu;e] 1997 blds }kjk fujflr fd;k tkrk gSA ¼2½ ,sls fujlu gksrs gq,s Hkh mDr vf/kfu;e ds v/khu dh x;h dksbZ ckr ;k dkjZokbZ bl vf/kfu;e ds rRLFkkuh micU/kks a ds v/khu le>h tk;xs hA THE UTTARAKHAND STATE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN ACT, 2005 [Uttarakhand Act No. 28 of 2005] to constitute Uttarakhand State commission for Women to provide for the matters connected therewith or incident thereto AN ACT Be it enacted by the State Assembly in the Fifty-sixth year of the Republic of India, as follows:- CHAPTER-I Preliminary Short title, 1- (1) This Act may be called the Uttarakhand State Commission for extent and Women Act, 2005. commencement (2) It extends to the whole State of the Uttarakhand. (3) It shall come into force on such date, as the State Government may, by the notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. Definitions 2- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- .. (a) "Commission" means the Uttarakhand State Commission for Women constituted under section 3; (b) "Member" means a Member of the Commission and include the Member-Secretary; (c) "Other Backward Classes of Citizens" means such classes of citizens as defined in the Uttarakhand State Public Services (Reservation for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes) Rules, 2002; (d) "Women" includes a girl or a juvenile. Chapter-2 The State Commission for Women Constitution of 3- (1) The State Government shall constitute a State body to be known as the the Commi- Uttarakhand State Commission for women to exercise the powers ssion for conferred on and to perform the functions assigned to it, under this Women Act. (2) The Commission. shall consist of-- (a) a Chairperson committed to the cause for women, to be nominated by the State Government having a degree of any in any discipline University established by law in India, or any equivalent recognized qualifications; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (b) two Vice-Chairpersons one each from every Division to be nominated by the State Government who have sufficient experience in the field of up liftmen of women and their welfare activities, and possessing a degree in any discipline of any University established by law in India or any equivalent recognized qualifications; {Provided that the State Government in Public interest as per requirement in addition of two vice president shall be appoint in one vice president who shall be general category and for specific ground there is a relaxation in regard of educational qualification only given by the State Government. }1 (c) eighteens members, at least one from each district, who have worked for upliftment and welfare of women and possessing a degree in any discipline any University established by law in India, or equivalent recognized qualifications: Provided that at least one member each shall be from amongst persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes of citizens and minorities respectively; (d) a member-secretary to be nominated by the State Government, who is an lady officer not below the rank of Special Secretary and who is a member of a Civil Service of the State or of an All India Service or holds a Civil Post under the State with sufficient experience. Term of office 4- (1) The Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons and every Members shall hold and conditions office for a period of three years from the date in enter upon her of service of office. Chairperson, (2) The Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons should be of at least 35 years Vice- of age and the Member should be of at least 25 years of age at the Chairpersons time of holding her office. and Members (3) The Chairperson or the Vice-Chairpersons or a Member (other than Member Secretary) may, by writing and addressed to the State Government, resigns from the office of Chairpersons or the Vice Chairpersons or, as the case may be, of the Member at any time. (4) The State Government shall remove a person from the office of Chairperson or Vice-Chairpersons or a Member, if that person- (a) becomes undischarged insolvent; (b) gets convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence which in the opinion of the State Government involves moral turpitude: (c) becomes of unsound mind and extends so declared by a competent court; (d) refuses to act or becomes incapable of acting; (e) is, without obtaining leave for absence from the Commission, absent from three consecutive meetings of the Commission: or (f) in the opinion of the State Government has so abused the position of Chairperson or Vice-Chairpersons or Member as to render that persons continuance in office detrimental to the public interests or the continuance of such persons Chairperson, Vice- Chairpersons or Member is otherwise improper or irrelevant: ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1- Subs. by section 2 of Uttrakhand Act no 09 of 2016. Provided that If persons shall be removed under this clause until that person has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in the matter. (5) A vacancy caused under sub-section or otherwise shall be filled by fresh nomination and the person so nominated Shall hold office for remaining period of the post of that person against whose vacancy such person has been nominated. (6) The salary and. allowances payable to, and other terms and conditions of service of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairpersons and other Members shall be such as may be-prescribed. Officers and 5- (1) The State Government shall provide the Commission with a law other Employees expert and two advisers, such officers and employees as may be of necessary for the efficient performance of the functions of the the Commission commission under this Act. (2) The salaries and allowances payable to, and other terms and conditions of services of the Member-Secretary, the officers and the employees appointed for the purpose of the Commission, shall be such as may be prescribed. Salaries and 6- The salaries and allowances payable to the Chairperson, Vice- Allowances be chairpersons and Members and the administrative expenses, paid out of the including salaries, allowances and pensions payable to the officers Grants and other employees referred to in section 5, shall be paid out of the grants referred to in sub-section (1) of section 10. Vacancies etc. 7- No act or proceeding of the Commission shall be invalid on the not to invalid- ground merely of the existence of any vacancy or defect in the date procee- constitution of the Commission. dings of the Commission Meetings of the 8- (1) The Commission shall meet at such time and places, as and when Commission necessary, as the Chairperson may think fit. (2) The Commission shall regulate its own procedure and the procedure of the committees thereof, (3) All proceedings of the Commission shall be authicanted by the joint signature of the Chairperson and the Member-Secretary. (4) The Commission may constitute committees from time to time for execution of special cases as per requirement, The Commission shall be empowered to associate such persons as members of these committees who are not the members of Commission, in such number has it may deem fit and the persons so associated will have the right to be present in the meetings of the committee and to take parts in its proceedings, but they will not have right to vote. (5) The person's so associated shall be entitled to receive such allowances for attending the meeting of the committee, as may be prescribed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter-3 Functions of the Commission Functions of the 9- (1) The Commission shall perform all or any other functions, namely-- Commission (a) investigate and examine all matters relating to safeguards provided for women under the constitution and other laws; (b) present to the State Government annually and at such time as the Com mission may deem fit, reports upon the working of those safeguards; (c) make in such reports, recommendation for effective implementation of those safeguards for improving the conditions of women; (d) review, from time to time, existing provisions of the constitution and other laws affecting women and recommend amendments there to so as to suggest remedial legislative measures to meet any lacunae, inadequacies or shortcomings in such legislations; (e) take up cases of violation of the provisions of the constitution and other laws relating to women with the appropriate authorities; (f) look into subjects and take sumoto notice of the matters relating to- (i) deprivation of women's rights, (ii) non-implementation of laws enacted to provide protection to women and also to achieve the objective of equality and development, (iii) non-compliance of policy decisions, guidelines or instructions aimed at mitigating hardships and ensuring welfare and providing relief to women, and to take up the issues arising out of such matters with appropriate authorities; (g) call for special studies or investigations into specific problems of situations arising out of discrimination and atrocities against women and identify the constrains so as to recommend strategies for their removal; (h) undertake promotional and educational research so as to suggest ways of ensuring due representation of women in all spares and identify factors responsible for impending their advancement, such as, take of access to housing and basic services inadequate support services and technologies for reducing drudgery and occupational health hazards and for increasing their producing; (i) participate and advice on the planning process of socio-economic development of women; (j) evaluate the progress of the development of the women under the State; (k) inspect or cause to be inspected a jail, remand home, women institution or other place of custody where women are kept as prisoner or otherwise and take up with the concerned authorities for remedial action, if found necessary; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (l) fund litigation involving issues affecting a large body of women; (m) collect information relating to offences against women, including offences pertaining to child marriage, dowry, rape, abduction, eve teasing and immoral traffic of women and the cases of medical negligence in confinement or westernization or child birth in entire State or in any particular area of the State; (n) coordinate with State police cell or regional police cell for dealing with cases relating to atrocities against women and to mobilize public opinion in the entire State or any particular area of the State so as to assist for promptly informing offences of such atrocities and to investigate them and in creating atmosphere against the offender; (o) seek assistant of any voluntary organization registered under section 16 in performance of its functions; (p) any other matter which may be referred to it by the State Government. (2) The State Government shall cause the report of the Commission to be laid before the State Assembly along with a memorandum explaining the action taken or proposed to be taken and the reasons for the non- acceptance, if any of, any of such recommendations. (3) The Commission shall, while investigating any matter referred to in clause (a) and sub-clause (i) of clause (f) of section 9, have all the powers of a Civil Court trying a suit and in particular, in respect of following matters, namely-- (a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person of the State and examining him own auth; (b) requiring the discovery and production of any document; (c) receiving evidence on auth; (d) requisitioning any public document or copy their of from any court or office; (e) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses and documents; (f) any other matter which may be prescribed. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter-4 Finance, Accountant and Audit Grants by State 10- (1) The State Government shall after due appropriation made by the State Government Assembly by law, in this behalf, pay to the Commission by way of grants such sums of money as the State Government may think fit for being utilized for the purposes of this Act. (2) The Commission may spend such sums as it think fit for performing the functions under this Act and such sums shall be treated as expenditure out of the grants referred to in sub-section (1). Accounts and 11- (1) The Commission shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant Audit records and prepare Annual Statement of accounts in such form as may be prescribed. (2) The accounts of the Commission shall be audited annually by the Director, Local Funds Account, Uttaranchal. Annual Report 12- The Commission shall prepare in such form and at such time, for each financial power, as may be prescribed, giving a full account of its activities during previous financial year and forward a copy thereof to the State Government. Annual Report 13- The State Government shall cause the annual to be report Audit and Audit together with a memorandum of action taken on the recommendation Report laid contained therein, and the reasons for the non-acceptance, if any, of before the State any of such recommendation and the Audit Report to be laid as soon Assembly as may be after the reports are received, before the State Assembly. Chapter-5 Miscellaneous Chairperson, 14- Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Members, Member-Secretary, Vice Officers and Employees of the Commission shall deemed to be Chairperson, public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Members, Code, 1860. Members- Secretary Officers and Employees of Commission shall deemed to be public servants State Govern- 15- The State Government shall consult the Commission on all major ment to consult policy matter affecting women. Commission --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registration of 16- (1) Any voluntary organization engaged in welfare activities of women, Voluntary desirous to assist the Commission in performance of its functions Organization may apply for registration to the Commission in the prescribed manner. (2) The Commission may, after satisfying itself regarding importance, role and utility of such organization in the society, registered such organization in such form and in such manner as mar be prescribed. (3) The Commission shall make available the list of the organizations register under this section to any court, authority or person if required so by such court, authority or person. (4) The Commission may cancel the registration ·of any organization for the reasons to be recorded in writing after giving·reasonable opportunity hearing to such organization. (5) The decision of the Commission under sub-section (4) shall be final. Protection of 17- No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding lie against any person action shall for any act done or intended to be done intended in good faith in taken in good pursuance of the provisions of this Act or the Rules made thereunder. faith Power to make 18- (1) The State Government may, by notification, make rules for carrying Rule out the provisions of this Act. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the; generally of foregoing powers, such rules may provide for all any of the following matters, namely ;-- (a) Salary and allowances payable to, and the other terms and conditions, of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson, and' Members under sub-section (6) of section 4 and of Member- Secretary, the officers and other employees under sub-section (2) of section 5; (b) Any matter under clause (f) of section 9; (c) The form, in which Annual Report is to be prepared under section 12; (d) The fees to be prescribed for any purpose of the Act; (e) Any other matter which is required to be or may he prescribed. (3) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made before the State Assembly. if the State Assembly agree to make any amendment in that rule, then the rule shall thereafter be effective in such amended form but such amendment shall be without prejudice to the validity or anything previously done under that rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Power to 19- (1) If there arises any difficulty in giving effect to the provisions of this remove Act, the State Government may by such order, not in consistent with difficulties the provision of this Act, remove that difficulty; Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of two years from the commencement of this Act. (2) Every order made under sub-section (1) shall be laid after being issued, before the State Assembly. Repeal and 20- (1) The Uttar Pradesh State Commission for Women Act, 1997 is hereby Saving repealed in the context of Uttarakhand. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal anything done or any action taken under the said Act shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act.