The UTTAR PRADESH COMMISSION FOR MINORITIES ACT, 1994

74 mÙkj inz s”k vYila[;d vk;ksx vf/kfu;e] 1994 ¿mÙkj izns”k vf/kfu;e l[a ;k 22 lu~ 1994À THE UTTAR PRADESH COMMISSION FOR MINORITIES ACT, 1994 [U.P. ACT NO. 22 OF 1994] 75 mÙkj izns”k vYil[a ;d vk;ksx vf/kfu;e] 1994 ¿mÙkj izns”k vf/kfu;e la[;k 22 lu~ 1994À ¼tSlk fd mÙkj izns”k fo/kku e.My }kjk ikfjr gqvk½ mÙkj izns”k es a vYila[;d vk;kxs dk xBu djus vkSj mlls lacaf/kr ;k vkuq’kafxd fo’k;kas dh O;oLFkk djus d s fy, vf/kfu;e Hkkjr x.kjkT; ds iSarkfylos o’kZ es a fuEufyf[kr vf/kfu;e cuk;k tkrk gS %& v/;k;&,d izkjfEHkd 1&& ¼1½ ;g vf/kfu;e mÙkj izns”k vYila[;d vk;kxs vf/kfu;e] 1994 dgk laf{kIr uke] foLrkj tk;xkA vkSj izkjEHk ¼2½ bldk foLrkj lEiw.kZ mÙkj izns”k es a gksxkA ¼3½ ;g ,sls fnukad dks izo`Ùk gksxk tSlk ljdkj bl fufeÙk] vf/klpw uk }kjk fu;r djsA 2&& bl vf/kfu;e es&a & ifjHkk’kk,a ¼d½ ^^vk;kxs ** dk rkRi;Z /kkjk 3 ds v/khu xfBr mÙkj izns”k vYila[;d vk;kxs ls gS( ¼[k½ ^^ljdkj** dk rkRi;Z mÙkj izns”k dh ljdkj ls gS( ¼x½ ^^lnL;** dk rkRi;Z vk;kxs ds lnL; ls gS( ¼?k½ ^^vYila[;d** dk rkRi;Z ljdkj }kjk bl vf/kfu;e ds iz;kstuks a ds fy;s bl :i ls vf/klfwpr fdlh leqnk; l s gSA v/;k;&nks vk;ksx 3&& ¼1½ bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu iznÙk “kfDr;ks a dk iz;ksx vkSj leuqnsf”kr d`R;ks a mÙkj izns”k vYila[;d dk ikyu djus ds fy, ljdkj ,d fudk; dk xBu djsxh] ftls mÙkj izns”k vYila[;d vk;ksx dk xBu vk;kxs ds uke ls tkuk tk;xkA ¼2½ vk;kxs es a izfr’Bk] ;ksX;rk vkSj lR;fu’Bk oky s O;fDr;ks a es a ls ljdkj }kjk uke&fufnZ’V ,d v/;{k vkSj N% lnL;] ftues a ,d efgyk gks] gksxa s % ijUrq v/;{k lfgr ikap lnL; vYila[;d leqnk;kas es a ls gksxa sA 4&& ¿¼1½ ¼d½ v/;{k vkSj izR;sd lnL;] vius in /kkj.k djus ds fnukad ls] ,d v/;{k vkSj lnL;ks a o’kZ dh vof/k ds fy;s in /kkj.k djsxk( dh inkof/k vkSj lsok dh “krsaZ ¼[k½ [k.M ¼d½ ds mica/k] ,sl v/;{k vkSj izR;sd lnL; ij Hkh] ftlus mÙkj izns”k vYila[;d vk;kxs ¼la”kks/ku½ vf/kfu;e] 1999 ds izkjEHk ds iwoZ viuk in /kkj.k fd;k gks] ykxw gkasxs( 76 ¿mÙkj izns”k vYila[;d vk;kxs vf/kfu;e] 1994À ¿/kkjk 5&7À ¼x½ ,sls v/;{k vkSj izR;sd lnL; dh] ftlus vius in /kkj.k djus ds fnukad ls ,d o’kZ dh vof/k [k.M ¼[k½ ea s fufnZ’V vf/kfu;e ds izkjEHk ij ;k mlds iwoZ iwjh dj yh gks] inkof/k ,sls izkjEHk ij lekIr gks tk;xhAÀ1 ¼2½ v/;{k ;k dksbZ lnL; ljdkj dks lEcksf/kr LogLrk{kfjr i= }kjk] ;FkkfLFkfr] v/;{k ds ;k lnL; ds in ls fdlh le; in R;kx dj ldrk gSA ¼3½ ljdkj mi/kkjk ¼2½ es a fufnZ’V fdlh O;fDr dks v/;{k ;k lnL; ds in ls gVk nsxh] ;fn og O;fDr & ¼d½ vuqUekfspr fnokfy;k gks tkrk gS( ¼[k½ fdlh vijk/k ds fy;s] ftles a ljdkj dh jk; esa uSfrd v/kerk vUrxZzLr gS] fl) nks’k Bgjk;k tkrk gS vkSj dkjkokl ls nafMr fd;k tkrk gS ( ¼x½ fod`r fpr dk gks tkrk gS vkSj fdlh l{ke U;k;ky; }kjk ,slk ?kksf’kr dj fn;k tkrk gS( ¼?k½ dk; Z djus ls bUdkj dj nsrk gS ;k dk; Z djus es a v{ke gks tkrk gS( ¼³½ vk;kxs ls vuqifLFkfr dk vodk”k izkIr fd;s fcuk] vk;kxs dh rhu yxkrkj cSBdks a ls vuqifLFkr gksrk gS( ¼p½ ljdkj dh jk; es]a v/;{k ;k lnL; dh fLFkfr dk bl izdkj nq:i;ksx fd;k gS] ftlls ml O;fDr dk in ij cus jguk vYila[;dks a ds fgrks a ;k yksdfgr ds fy, gkfudj gks x;k gS % ijUrq fdlh O;fDr dks bl [k.M ds v/khu ugha gVk;k tk;xk tc rd fd ml O;fDr dks bl ekeys es a lqus tkus dk ;qfDr&;qDr volj u ns fn;k x;k gksA ¼4½ mi/kkjk ¼2½ ds v/khu ;k vU;Fkk gqbZ fdlh fjfDr dks u;s uke&funs”Z ku }kjk Hkjk tk;xs kA ¼5½ v/;{k vkSj lnL;ks a dks ns; osru vkSj HkÙks vkSj mudh lsok ds vU; fuca/ku vkSj “krsa Z ,slh gksxa h] tSlh fofgr dh tk;aaA 5&& ¼1½ ljdkj bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu vk;kxs }kjk d`R;ks a ds n{krkiw.kZ ikyu ds vk;ksx ds vf/kdkjh vkSj fy, vk;ksx ds fy, ,d lfpo vkSj ,sls vU; vf/kdkfj;ks a vkSj deZpkfj;ks a dh] tks vko”;d vU; deZpkjh gks] O;oLFkk djsxhA ¼2½ vk;kxs ds iz;kstuks a ds fy, fu;qDr vf/kdkfj;ksa vkSj deZpkfj;ks a dks ns; osru vkSj HkÙks vkSj mudh lsok ds vU; fucZU/ku vkSj “krZs a ,slh gksxa h] tSlh fofgr dh tk,aA 6&& v/;{k vkSj lnL;ks a dks ns; osru vkSj HkÙks vkSj iz”kklfud O;;] ftlesa /kkjk 5 osru vkSj HkÙks dk es a fufnZ’V vf/kdkfj;ks a vkSj vU; deZpkfj;ks a dks ns; osru] HkÙks vkSj is”a ku lfEefyr gS] dk vuqnkuks a ls fn;k tkuk Hkqxrku /kkjk 10 dh mi/kkjk ¼1½ es a fufnZ’V vuqnkuks a ls fd;k tk,xkA 7&& vk;kxs dk dksbZ dk;Z ;k dk;oZ kgh dsoy fdlh fjfDr ds fo|eku gksus ;k fjfDr;ka bR;kfn vk;ksx vk;kxs ds xBu es a =qfV ds vk/kkj ij fooknxzLr ;k vfof/kekU; ugha gkxs hA dh dk;Zokfg;ks a dks vfof/kekU; ugha djsxh 1- mÙkj izns”k vf/kfu;e la[;k 23 o’kZ 1999 dh /kkjk 2 }kjk izfrLFkkfirA 77 ¿mÙkj izns”k vYila[;d vk;kxs vf/kfu;e] 1994À ¿/kkjk 8&9À 8&& ¼1½ vk;kxs ] tc dHkh vko”;d gks] ,sls le; vkSj LFkku ij] tSlk v/;{k] vk;ksx }kjk izfØ;k mfpr le>s] viuh cSBd djsxkA fofu;fer fd;k tkuk ¼2½ vk;kxs Lo;a viuh izfØ;k fofu;fer djsxkA ¼3½ vk;kxs ds leLr vkns”k vkSj fofuf”p; lfpo ;k vk;kxs ds fdlh vU; vf/kdkjh }kjk] ftls bl fufeÙk lfpo }kjk lE;d~ :Ik ls izkf/kdr` fd;k tk;] vf/kizekf.kr fd;s tk;sxa sA v/;k;&rhu vk;kxs ds dR` ; 9&& ¼1½ vk;kxs leLr ;k fdlh fuEufyf[kr d`R; dk ikyu djsxk( vFkkZr~ %& vk;ksx ds d`R; ¼d½ mÙkj izns”k es a vYila[;dks a ds fodkl dh izo`fÙk dk ewY;kadu djuk( ¼[k½ lafo/kku vkSj jkT; fo/kku e.My }kjk vf/kfu;fer fof/k;kas esa micfU/kr vYila[;dks a ls lEcfU/kr j{kksik; ds dk;Zdj.k dk vuqJo.k djuk( ¼x½ ljdkj ls vYila[;dksa ds fgrks a ds laj{k.k ds fy, j{kksi; ds izHkkoh dk;kUZ o;u ds fy, flQkfj”k djuk ( ¼?k½ vYila[;dks a ds vf/kdkjks a vkSj j{kksik; ls oafpr fd;s tkus ds laca/k es a fofufnZ’V f”kdk;rks a dks ns[kuk vkSj ,sls ekeyksa dks leqfpr izkf/kdkfj;ks a ds le{k mBkuk ( ¼³½ vYila[;dks a ds fo:) fdlh foHksn ls mRiUu gksus okyh leL;kvks a dk v/;;u djokuk vkSj muds fujkdj.k ds mik;kas dh flQkfj”k djuk( ¼p½ vYila[;dks a ds lkekftd] vkfFkZd vkSj “kSf{kd fodkl ls lEcfU/kr fook|dks a ij v/;;u] “kks/k vkSj fo”y’sk.k dk lapkyu djuk( ¼N½ fdlh vYila[d ds laca/k es a ljdkj }kjk leqfpr mik; fd;s tkus gsrq lq>ko nsuk( ¼t½ ljdkj dks vYila[;dks a ls lEcfU/kr fdlh fo’k; vkSj fo”ks’kdj muds }kjk vuqHko dh tkus okyh dfBukb;ks a ds laca/k esa fu;rdkfyd ;k fo”ks’k fjiksVZ nsuk( vkSj ¼>½ dksbZ vU; ekeyk] tks jkT; ljdkj }kjk mls fufnZ’V fd;k tk;A ¼2½ ljdkj mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds [k.M ¼x½ esa fufnZ’V flQkfj”kksa dks] flQkfj”kksa ij dh xbZ ;k izLrkfor dk;oZ kgh dks Li’V djrs gq, vkSj ;fn dksbZ flQkfj”k Lohdkj ugha dh xbZ gS rks mldk dkj.k nsrs gq, ,d Kkiu ds lkFk] jkT; fo/kku e.My d s izR;sd lnu ds le{k j[kok;xs hA ¼3½ vk;kxs dh mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds [k.M ¼d½] ¼[k½ vkSj ¼?k½ esa mfYyf[kr d`R;ksa ds ikyu esa og lHkh “kfDr;ka gksxa h] tks fdlh flfoy U;k;ky; es a fdlh okn dh lquokbZ ds le; fufgr gS vkSj fo”ks’kdj fuEufyf[kr fo’k;ks a ds laca/k es]a vFkkZr~ && ¼d½ fdlh O;fDr dks leu djuk vkSj gkftj djkuk rFkk “kiFk ij mldh ijh{kk djuk( ¼[k½ fdlh nLrkost dks izdV vkSj is”k djus dh vis{kk djuk ( ¼x½ “kiFk i=ks a ij lk{; xzg.k djuk ( 78 ¿mÙkj izns”k vYila[;d vk;ksx vf/kfu;e] 1994À ¿/kkjk 10&15À ¼?k½ fdlh U;k;ky; ;k dk;kZy; ls dksbZ yksd vfHkys[k dk mldh izfrfyfi visf{kr djuk ( ¼³½ lkf{k;kas vkSj nLrkostks a dh ijh{kk ds fy;s deh”ku tkjh djuk ( vkSj ¼p½ dksbZ vU; fo’k;] tks fofgr fd;k tk;A v/;k;&pkj foÙk y[s kk vkSj y[s kk&ijh{kk 10&& ¼1½ ljdkj] jkT; fo/kku e.My }kjk bl fufeÙk fof/k }kjk fd;s x, lE;d~ Lkjdkj }kjk vuqnku fofu;ksx ds i”pkr~ bl vf/kfu;e ds iz;kstuks a ds fy;s mi;ksx fd;s tkus ds fy, vuqnku ds :i es a /ku dh ,slh jkf”k] tSlk ljdkj mfpr le>s] vk;kxs dks Hkqxrku djsxhA ¼2½ vk;kxs bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu d`R;ksa dk ikyu djus ds fy;s ,slh jkf”k] tSlh og mfpr le>s] O;; dj ldrk gS vkSj ,slh jkf”k dks mi/kkjk ¼1½ esa fufnZ’V vuqnku ls ns; O;; ds :i es a le>k tk;xkA 11&& ¼1½ vk;kxs mfpr y[s k s vkSj vU; lqlaxr vfHkys[k j[kxs k vkSj y[s kksa dk y[s kk vkSj y[s kk&ijh{kk ,d okf’kZd fooj.k ,sls izi= esa rS;kj djok;xs k] tSlk ljdkj }kjk bl fufeÙk lkekU; ;k fo”ks’k vkns”k }kjk fofufnZ’V fd;k tk;A ¼2½ y[s kksa ds okf’kZd fooj.k vkSj cSyUs l “khV dh ,d izfr ljdkj dks izLrqr dh tk;xh] tks mudh y[s kk&ijh{kk djk;xs hA 12&& vk;ksx izR;sd foÙkh; o’kZ ds fy;s ,sls izi= es]a vkSj ,sls le; ij] tSlk Okkf’kZd fjiksVZ fofgr fd;k tk;] iwoZorhZ foÙkh; o’kZ ds nkSjku vius fØ;kdykiks a dk iwjk fooj.k nsrs gq;s viuh okf’kZdh fjiksVZ rS;kj djsxk vkSj mldh ,d izfr ljdkj dks vxzlkfjr djsxkA 13&& Lkjdkj fjiksVZ izkIr gksus ds i”pkr~ ;Fkk”kD; “kh?kz mues a nh xbZ flQkfj”kks a jkT; fo/kku e.My ds ij dh xbZ dk;Zokgh vkSj ,slh fdlh flQkfj”k dks vLohdkj fd;s tkus ds dkj.kks]a ;fn le{k j[kh tkus okyh okf’kZd fjiksVZ vkSj dksbZ gks] ds Kkiu ds lkFk okf’kZd fjiksVZ vkSj y[s kk&ijh{kk fjiksVZ fo/kku e.My ds izR;sd y[s kk&ijh{kk fjiksVZ lnu ds le{k j[kok;xs hA v/;k;&ikap izdh.kZ 14&& vk;kxs ds v/;{k] lnL; vkSj deZpkfj;ks a dks Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk dh /kkjk vk;ksx ds v/;{k] lnL; 21 ds vFkkZUrxZr yksd lsod le>k tk;xkA vkSj deZpkjh c`Un yksd lsod gksxa s 15&& Tkks dksbZ /kkjk 9 dh mi/kkjk ¼3½ ds v/khu vk;ksx ds fdlh vkns”k ;k funs”k “kkfLr dk ikyu djus ds fy;s oS/k :i ls vkc) gksrs gq;s] ml vkns”k ;k funs”k dh voKk djs] ;FkkfLFkfr] Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk] 1860 ¼vf/kfu;e la0 45 lu~ 1860½ dh /kkjk 174] 175] 176] 178] 179 ;k 180 ds v/khu nf.Mr fd;k tk;xkA 79 ¿mÙkj izns”k vYila[;d vk;kxs vf/kfu;e] 1994À ¿/kkjk 16&19À 16&& dksbZ U;k;ky; /kkjk 15 essa fofufnZ’V vijk/k dk laKku] v/;{k ;k fdlh vijk/k dk laKku lnL; ;k vk;kxs }kjk bl fufeÙk izkf/kdr` fdlh vf/kdkjh ds fyf[kr ifjokn ij gh djsxk] vU;Fkk ughaA 17&& ¼1½ ljdkj vf/klpw uk }kjk bl vf/kfu;e ds iz;kstuks a ds dk;kUZ o;u ds fy, fu;e cukus dh “kfDr fu;e cuk ldrh gSA ¼2½ fo”ks’kr% vkSj iwoZxkeh “kfDr;ks a dh O;kidrk ij izfrdwy izHkko Mkys fcuk] ,sls fu;eks a es a fuEufyf[kr] leLr ;k fdUgha fo’k;kas dh O;oLFkk dh tk ldrh gS] vFkkZr~ %& ¼d½ /kkjk 4 dh mi/kkjk ¼5½ ds v/khu v/;{k vkSj lnL;ks]a vkSj /kkjk 5 dh mi/kkjk ¼2½ ds v/khu vf/kdkfj;ks a vkSj vU; deZpkfj;ks a dks ns; osru vkSj HkÙks vkSj lsok ds vU; fucU/ku vkSj “krsaZ( ¼[k½ /kkjk 9 dh mi/kkjk ¼3½ d s [k.M ¼p½ d s v/khu dksbZ vU; ekeyk ( ¼x½ izi=] ftlesa /kkjk 11 dh mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds v/khu y[s kks a dk okf’kZd fooj.k j[kk tk;xk( ¼?k½ :i] ftles a vkSj le; ftl ij /kkjk 12 ds v/khu okf’kZd fjiksVZ rS;kj dh tk;xs h( ¼³½ dksbZ vU; ekeyk] ftls fofgr fd;k tkuk visf{kr gks ;k fd;k tk;A 18&& ¼1½ ;fn bl vf/kfu;e ds micU/kks a dks izHkkoh cukus es a dksbZ dfBukbZ mRiUu dfBukb;ks a dks nwj djus gksrh gS rks ljdkj vf/klfwpr vkns”k }kjk] ,sls micU/k cuk ldrh gS tks bl vf/kfu;e ds dh “kfDr micU/kks a ls vlaxr u gks vkSj dfBukb;ks a dks nwj djus ds fy, mls vko”;d vkSj lehphu izrhr gksA ¼2½ bl vf/kfu;e ds izkjEHk ds fnukad ls nks o’kZ dh vof/k dh lekfIr ds i”pkr~ mi/kkjk ¼1½ d s v/khu dksbZ vkns”k ugha fn;k tk;xkA ¼3½ mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds v/khu fn;k x;k izR;sd vkns”k] ;Fkk”kD; “kh?kz] jkT; fo/kku e.My ds nksuks a lnuks a ds le{k j[kk tk;xk vkSj mÙkj izns”k lk/kkj.k [k.M vf/kfu;e] 1904 dh /kkjk 23&d dh mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds micU/k] tSls os fdlh mÙkj izns”k vf/kfu;e ds v/khu ljdkj }kjk cuk; s x;s fu;eks a ds laca/k es a ykxw gkrs s gSa] ykxw gkasxsA 19&& ¼1½ mÙkj izns”k vYila[;d vk;ksx v/;kns”k] 1994 ,rn~}kjk fujflr fd;k fujlu vkSj viokn tkrk gSA ¼2½ ,sls fujlu ds gksrs gq, Hkh mi/kkjk ¼1½ es a fufnZ’V v/;kns”k ds v/khu d`r dk; Z ;k dk;oZ kgh bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu d`r dk; Z ;k dk;oZ kgh le>h tk;xs h ekuks bl vf/kfu;e ds micU/k lHkh lkjoku le; ij izo`Ùk FkAs 80 THE UTTAR PRADESH COMMISSION FOR MINORITIES ACT, 1994 [U.P. ACT NO. 22 OF 1994] (As passed by the Uttar Pradesh Legislature) AN ACT to constitute a Commission for Minorities in Uttar Pradesh and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. IT IS HEREBY enacted in the forty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- CHAPTER – I Preliminary Short title, 1. (1) This Act may be called the Uttar Pradesh Commission for Minorities Act, extent and 1994. commencement (2) It shall extend to the whole of Uttar Pradesh. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification, appoint in this behalf. Definition 2. In this Act, - (a) “Commission” means the Uttar Pradesh Commission for Minorities constituted under section 3; (b) “Government” means Government of Uttar Pradesh ; (c) “Member” means a Member of the Commission; (d) “Minority” for the purposes of this Act, means a community notified as such by the Government. CHAPTER – II The Commission Constitution of 3. (1) The Government shall constitute a body to be known as the Uttar Pradesh the Uttar Commission for Minorities to exercise the powers conferred on, and to Pradesh perform the functions assigned to, it under this Act. Commission for Minorities (2) The Commission shall consist of a Chairman and six Members to be nominated by the Government from amongst persons of eminence, ability and integrity including a woman : Provided that five Members including the Chairman shall be from amongst the minority communities. Term of 4. [(1) (a) The Chairman and every Member shall hold office for a term of one year office and from the date he assumes office; conditions of service of (b) the provisions of clause (a) shall apply also to the Chairman and every Chairman and member who assumed his office before the commencement of the Uttar Members Pradesh Commission for Minorities (Amendment) Act, 1999; 81 [The Uttar Pradesh Commission for Minorities Act, 1994] [Section 5-7] (c) the term of the Chairman and every Member, who has completed on or before the commencement of the Act referred to in clause (b), the period of one year from the date he assumed his office shall expire on such commencement.]1 (2) The Chairman or a Member may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Government, resign from the office of the Chairman or, as the case may be, of the Member at any time. (3) The Government shall remove a person from the office of the Chairman or a Member referred to in sub-section (2), if that person – (a) becomes an undercharged insolvent ; (b) is convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence which, in the opinion of the Government, involves moral turpitude; (c) becomes of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court ; (d) refuses to act of becomes incapable of acting; (e) is, without obtaining leave of absence from the Commission, absents from three consecutive meetings of the Commission ; or (f) has, in the opinion of the Government, so abused the position of the Chairman or Member as to render that person’s continuance in office detrimental to the interests of minorities or the public interest : Provided that no person shall be removed under this clause until that person has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard in the matter. (4) A vacancy caused under sub-section (2) or otherwise shall be filled by fresh nomination. (5) The salaries and allowances payable to, and the other terms and conditions of service of, the Chairman and Members shall be such as may be prescribed. Officers and 5. (1) The Government shall provide the Commission with a Secretary and such other employ- other officers and employees as may be necessary for the efficient yees of the performance of the functions of the Commission under this Act. Commission (2) The salaries and allowances payable to, and the other terms and conditions service of, the officers and other 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 Chairman and Members and the allowances to administrative expenses, including salaries, allowances and pensions payable be paid out of to the officers and other employees referred to in section 5, shall be paid out grants of the grants referred to in sub-section (1) of section 10. Vacancies etc. not 7. No act or proceeding of the Commission shall be questioned or shall be to invalidate invalid merely on the ground of the existence of any vacancy or defect in the proceedings of the constitution of the Commission. Commission 1. Substituted by section 2 of U.P. Act No. 23 of 1999. 82 [The Uttar Pradesh Commission for Minorities Act, 1994] [Section 8-9] Procedure to 8. (1) The Commission shall meet as and when necessary at such time and place as be regulated the Chairman may think fit. by the Commission (2) The Commission shall regulate its own procedure. (3) All orders and decisions of the Commission shall be authenticated by the Secretary or any other officer of the Commission duly authorized by the Secretary in this behalf. CHAPTER – III Functions of the Commission Functions of 9. (1) The Commission shall perform all or any of the following functions, namely:- the Commission (a) evaluate the progress of the development of minorities in Uttar Pradesh; (b) monitor the working of the safeguards in respect of minorities provided in the Constitution and in laws enacted by the State Legislature ; (c) make recommendations for the effective implementation of safeguards for the protection of the interests of minorities by the Government ; (d) look into specific complaints regarding deprivation of rights and safeguards of the minorities and take up such matters with the appropriate authorities ; (e) cause studies to be undertaken into problems arising out of any discrimination against minorities and recommend measures for their removal ; (f) conduct studies, research and analysis on the issues relating to socio- economic and educational development of minorities ; (g) suggest appropriate measures in respect of any minority to be undertaken by the Government ; (h) make periodical or special reports to the Government on any matter pertaining to minorities and in particular difficulties confronted by them ; and (i) any other matter which may be referred to it by the Government. (2) The Government shall cause the recommendations referred to in clause (c) of sub-section (1) to be laid before each house of State Legislature along with a memorandum explaining the action taken or proposed to be taken on the recommendations and the reasons for the non-acceptance, if any, of any of such recommendations. (3) The Commission shall, while performing any of the functions mentioned in clauses (a), (b), and (d) of sub-section (1), have all the powers of a Civil Court trying a suit and in particular, in respect of the following matters, namely :- (a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath; (b) requiring the discovery and production of any document; (c) receiving evidence on affidavits ; 83 [The Uttar Pradesh Commission for Minorities Act, 1994] [Section 10-15] (d) requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any Court or office; (e) issuing commission or the examination of witnesses and documents; and (f) any other matter which may be prescribed. CHAPTER – IV Finance, Accounts and Audit Grant by the 10. (1) The Government shall, after due appropriation made by the State Legislature Government by law in this behalf, pay to the Commission by way of grants such sums of money as the Government may think fit for being utilized for the purposes of this Act. (2) The Commission may spend such sums as it thinks fit for performing the functions under this Act, and such sums shall be treated as expenditure payable out of the grants referred to in sub-section (1). Accounts 11. (1) The Commission shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant records and and audit shall cause to be prepared an annual statement of accounts in such form as may be specified by the Government by general or special order in this behalf. (2) A copy of the annual statement of accounts and the balance-sheet shall be submitted to the Government which shall cause the same to be audited. Annual 12. The Commission shall prepare, in such form and at such time, for each Report financial year, as may be prescribed, its annual report, giving a full account of its activities during the previous financial year and forward a copy thereof to the Government. Annual 13. The Government shall cause the annual report together with a memorandum Report and of action taken on the recommendations contained therein, and the reason for audit report to the non-acceptance, if any, of any of such recommendations and the audit be laid report to be laid as soon as possible after the reports are received, before each before State House of the State Legislature. Legislature CHAPTER –V Miscellaneous Chairman, 14. The Chairman, Members and employees of the Commission shall be deemed members and to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal staff of the Code. Commission to be public servants Penalty 15. Whoever, being legally bound to obey any order or direction of the Commission under sub-section (3) of section 9, disobeys such order or direction shall, be punishable under section 174, 175, 176, 178, 179 or 180 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act No. XLV of 1860) as the case may be. 84 [The Uttar Pradesh Commission for Minorities Act, 1994] [Section 16-19] Cognizance 16. No Court shall take cognizance of the offences specified in section 15 except of Offence on the complaint in writing of the Chairman or a Member or of an officer of the Commission authorized in this behalf by the Commission. Power to 17. (1) The Government may, by notification, make rules for carrying out the make rules purposes of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely – (a) salaries and allowances payable to and the other terms and conditions of service of, the Chairman and Members under sub-section (5) of section 4 and of officers and other employees under sub-section (2) of section 5; (b) any other matter under clause (f) of sub-section (3) of section 9 ; (c) the form in which the annual statement of accounts shall be maintained under sub-section (1) of section 11 ; (d) the form in, and the time at, which the annual report shall be prepared under section 12 ; (e) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed. Power to 18. (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the remove Government may, by a notified order, make such provisions, not inconsistent difficulties with the provisions of this Act as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty. (2) No order under sub-section (1) shall be made after the expiration of the period of two years from the commencement of this Act. (3) Every order made under sub-section (1) shall be laid, as soon as may be before both Houses of the State Legislature and the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 23-A of the Uttar Pradesh General Clauses Act, 1904 shall apply as they apply in respect of rules made by the Government under any Uttar Pradesh Act. Repeal and 19. (1) The Uttar Pradesh Commission for Minorities Ordinance, 1994 is hereby saving repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken by the Ordinance referred to in sub-section (1) shall be deemed to have done or taken under this Act as if the provisions of this Act were in force at all material times