THE UTTARAKHAND STATE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN ACT, 2005

dze la[;k& 142 iathd`r la[;k&Mh0,u0@&30@03 ¼ykblsUl Vw iksLV 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 nsgjknwu] “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 nsgjknwu] 11 uoEcj] 2005 vf/klwpuk fofo/k **Hkkjr dk lafo/kku** ds vuqPNsn 200 ds v/khu jkT;iky egksn; us mRrjkapy fo/kku lHkk }kjk ikfjr mRrjkapy jkT; efgyk vk;ksx fo/ks;d] 2005 dks fnukad 09 uoEcj] 2005 dks vuqefr iznku dh vkSj og mRrajkpy vf/kfu;e la[;k 28 o’kZ 2005 ds :i esa loZ&lk/kkj.k dh lwpukFkZ bl vf/klwpuk }kjk izdkf”kr fd;k tkrk gSA mRrjk[k.M jkT; efgyk vk;ksx vf/kfu;e] 2005 ¿mÙkjk[k.M vf/kfu;e la[;k 28] o’kZ 2005À jkT; efgyk vk;ksx dk xBu djus vkSj mlls lEcfU/kr ;k mlds vkuq’kafxd fo’k;ksa dk micU/k djus ds fy, vf/kfu;e Hkkjr x.kjkT; ds NIiuosa o’kZ esa fo/kku lHkk }kjk fuEufyf[kr :i esa vf/kfufer gks %& v/;k;&,d IkzkjfEHkd laf{kIr uke] foLrkj vkSj izkjEHk 1- ¼1½ bl vf/kfu;e dk laf{kIr uke mRrjk[k.M jkT; efgyk vf/kfu;e] 2005 gSA ¼2½ bldk lEiw.kZ foLrkj mRrjk[k.M jkT; ij gSA ¼3½ ;g ml rkjh[k dks izoR̀r gksxk tks jkT; ljdkj] jkti= esa vf/klwpuk }kjk] fu;r djsA ifjHkk’kk;sa 2- bl vf/kfu;e esa] tc rd fd lanHkZ ls vU;Fkk visf{kr u gks& ¼d½ **vk;ksx ls /kkjk 3 ds v/khu xfBr mRrjk[k.M jkT; efgyk vk;ksx vfHkizsr gS( ¼[k½ **lnL;** ls vk;ksx dk lnL; vfHkizsr gS( vkSj mlds vUrxZr lnL;&lfpo Hkh gS( ¼x½ **ukxfjdks ds vU; fiNMs+ oxksZ** ls ukxfjdks ds ,sls oxZ vfHkizsr gS] tks mRrjk[k.M jkT; yksd lsok ¼vuqlwfpr tkfr;ksa] vuqlwfpr tutkfr;ksa vkSj vU; fiNMs+ oxksZ ds fy, vkj{k.k½ fu;e] 2002 esa ifjHkkf’kr gS( ¼?k½ **efgyk** ds vUrxZr ckfydk ;k fd”kksjh Hkh gSA v/;k;&2 jkT; efgyk vk;kssx jkT; efgyk vk;ksx dk xBu 3- ¼1½ jkT; ljdkj vf/klwpuk }kjk] mRrjk[k.M efgyk vk;ksx ds uke ls Kkr ,d fudk; dk xBu djsxh] tks bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu mls iznRr “kfDr;ksa dk iz;ksx vkSj leuqnsf”kr dR̀;ksa dk ikyu djsxkA ¼2½ ;g vk;ksx fuEufyf[kr ls feydj cusxk %& ¼d½ jkT; ljdkj }kjk uke&fufnZ’V ,d v/;{k] tks efgykvksa ds fgrks ds fy, lefiZr gks] ftlds ikl Hkkjr esa fof/k }kjk LFkkfir fdlh fo”o fo|ky; dh mikf/k fdlh fo|k esa ;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 ftUgsa efgykvksa ds mRFkku vkSj dY;k.k ds dk;Z djus dk i;kZIr vuqHko gks] vkSj ftuds ikl Hkkjr esa fof/k }kjk LFkkfir fdlh fo”ofo|ky; dh fdlh fo/kk esa Lukrd dh mikf/k ;k mlds le{k ekU;rk izkIr dksbZ vgZrk gksA uke&fufnZ’V mik/;{k inks ds fy, nks vU; efgykvksa esa 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 esa vko”;drkuqlkj mijksDr tks lkekU; Js.kh dk gksxk ijUrq fo”ks’k ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa jkT; ljdkj “kSf{kd ;ksX;rkvksa esa f”kfFkyhdj.k ds lkFk fu;qDr dj ldsxhAÀ 1 ¼x½ jkT; ljdkj }kjk uke&fufnZ’V 18 lnL; izR;sd tuin esa ls de ls de ,d ftUgksus efgykvkas ds mRFkku vkSj dY;k.k ds fy, dk;Z fd;k gks] vkSj ftuds ikl Hkkjr esa fof/k }kjk LFkkfir fdlh fo”ofo|ky; dh fdlh fo/kk esa 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;ksa esa 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 lnL;ksa dh inkof/k vkSj lsok dh “krsZ 4- ¼1½ v/;{k] mik/;{k vkSj izR;sd lnL; ij xzg.k djus dh rkjh[k ls rhu o’kZ dh vof/k i;ZUr in /kkj.k djsaxsA 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 ys[k }kjk fdlh Hkh le;] ;FkkfLFkfr] v/;{k ;k mik/;{k ;k lnL; dk in R;kx ldsaxhA ¼4½ jkT; ljdkj fdlh O;fDr dks v/;{k ;k lnL; ds in ls gVk nsxh ;fn og O;fDr& ¼d½ vuqUeksfpr 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 ftlesa jkT; ljdkj dh jk; esa uSfrd v/kerk vUroZfyr gS( ¼x½ fodr̀ 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 esa v{ke gks tkrh gS( ¼³½ vk;ksx ls vuqifLFk jgus dh vuqefr fy, fcuk] vk;ksx dh rhu yxkrkj cSBdks ls vuqifLFkr jgrh gS( ;k ¼p½ jkT; ljdkj dh jk; esa 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 esa 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;sxk 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 “krsZ ,slh gksxh] tSlh fofgr dh tk,aA vk;ksx ds vf/kdkjh o vU; deZpkjh 5- ¼1½ jkT; ljdkj vk;ksx ds fy, ,d fof/k fo”ks’kK rFkk nks ijke”kZnkf=;ksa lfgr ,sls vf/kdkfj;ksa vkSj deZpkfj;ksa dh O;oLFkk djsxh tks bl vf/kfu;ee ds v/khu vk;ksx vkSj dR̀;ksa dk n{krkioZd ikyu djus ds fy, vko”;d gksaA ¼2½ vk;ksx ds iz;kstukFkZ fu;qDr lnL;&lfpo] vf/kdkfj;ksa vkSj vU; deZpkfj;ksa dks ns; osru vkSj HkRrs vkSj mudh lsok ds vU; fucU/ku vkSj “krsZ os gksaxh] tks fofgr dh tk,aA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- osru vkSj HkRrks dk vuqnku esa ls fd;k tkuk 6- v/;{k] mik/;{k vkSj lnL;ksa dks ns; osru vkSj HkRrs rFkk iz”kklfud O;;] ftlesa /kkjk 5 esa fufnZ’V lnL;&lfpo] vf/kdkfj;ksa vkSj vU; deZpkfj;ks dks ns; osru] HkRrs vkSj isa”ku lfEefyr gS] dk Hkqxrku /kkjk 10 dh mi/kkjk ¼1½ esa fufnZ’V vuqnkuksa ls fd;k tk,xkA fjfDr;ksa vkfn ls vk;ksx dh dk;Zokgh dk vf/kekU; u gksuk 7- vk;ksx dk dksbZ dk;Z ;k dk;Zokgh] vk;ksx esa dksbZ fjfDr fo|eku gksus ;k vk;ksx ds xBu esa =qfV gksus ds vk/kkj ij gh vfof/kekU; ugh gksxhA vk;ksx dh cSBd 8- ¼1½ vk;ksx tc Hkh vko”;d gks ,sls le; vkSj LFkku ij tSlk v/;{k mfpr le>s] cSBd djsxkA ¼2½ vk;ksx vius vkSj viuh lfefr;ksa dh izfdz;k Lo;a fofu;fer djsxkA ¼3½ vk;ksx dh lHkh dk;Zokgh v/;{k ,ao lnL;&lfpo ds l;qDr gLrk{kjksa 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 ldsaxhA bu lfefr;ksa ds lnL; ds :i essa vk;ksx dks ,sls O;fDr;ksa dks tks vk;ksx ds lnL; ugh gS] mruh la[;k esa] ftruh og mfpr le>s] lg;ksftr djus dh ”kfDr gksxh vkSj bl izdkj lg;ksftr O;fDr;ksa dks lfefr dh cSBdksa esa mifLFkr jgus vkSj mldh dk;Zokgh esa Hkkx ysus dk vf/kdkj gksxk fdUrq mUgs ernku dk vf/kdkj ugha gksxkA ¼5½ bl izdkj lg;ksftr O;fDr lfefr dh cSBdksa esa mifLFkr gksus fy, ,sls HkRrs izkIr djus ds gdnkj gksxs] tks fofgr fd;s tk,aA v/;k;&3 vk;ksx ds dR̀; vk;ksx ds d`R; 9- ¼1½ vk;ksx fuEufyf[kr lHkh ;k fdUgh dR̀;ks dk ikyu djsxk] vFkkZr %& ¼d½ efgykvksa ds fy, laf/kku vkSj vU; fof/k;ks ds v/khu micfU/kr j{kksik;ksa ls lEcf/kr lHkh fo’k;ksa dk vUos’k.k vkSj ijh{k.k djuk( ¼[k½ jkT; ljdkj dks mu j{kksik;ksa ds dk;Zdj.k ds ckjsa esa okf’kZd vkSj ,sls vU; le;ksa ij tSlk vk;ksx Bhd le>s] fjiksVZ nsuk( ¼x½ efgykvksa dh n”kk lq/kkjus ds fy, mu j{kksik;ks ds izHkkoh fdz;kUo;u ds fy, ,slh fjikVZ esa jkT; ljdkj dks flQkfj”k djuk( ¼?k½ efgykvksa dks izHkkoh djus okys lafo/kku vkSj vU; fof/k;ksa 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 esa fdlh deh] vi;kZIrrk ;k =qfV;ksa dks nwj djus ds fy, mipkjh fo/kk;h mik;ksa dk lq>ko fn;k tk lds( ¼³½ efgykvksa ls laEcfU/kr lafo/kku vkSj vU; fof/k;ksa ds micU/kksa ds vfrdze.k ds ekeyksa dks leqfpr izkf/kdkfj;ksa ds le{k mBkuk( ¼p½ fuEufyf[kr esa lEcfU/kr fo’k;ksa ij fopkj djuk vkSj Loizsj.kk ls /;ku nsuk %& ¼,d½ efgykvksa ds vf/kdkjksa dk oapu] ¼nks½ efgykvksa dks laj{k.k iznku djus ds fy, vkSj lerk rFkk fodkl dk mn~ns”; izkIr djus ds fy, vf/kfu;fer fof/k;ksa ds vfdz;kUo;u] ¼rhu½ efgykvksa dh dfBukb;ksa dks nwj djus vkSj mudk dY;k.k lqfuf”pr djusa rFkk mudks vuqrks’k miyC/k djkus ds iz;kstukFkZ uhfrxr fo’k;ksa ls mn~Hkwr iz”uks dks leqfpr izf/kdkfj;ksa ds le{k mBkuk( ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ¼N½ efgykvksa ds fo:) foHksn vkSj vR;kpkjksa ls mn~Hkwe fofufnZ’V leL;kvksa ;k fLFkfr;ksa dk fo”ks’k v/;;u ;k vUos’k.k djkuk vkSj ck/kkvksa dk irk yxkuk] ftlls fd mudks nwj djus dh dk;Z ;kstukvksa dh flQkfj”k dh tk lds( ¼t½ lao/kZu vkSj f”k{kk lEcU/kh vuqla/kku djuk ftlls fd efgykvksa dk lHkh {ks= esa lE;d~ izfrfuf/kRo lqfuf”pr djus ds mik;ksa dk lq>ko fn;k tk lds vkSj mudh mUufr esa vM+pu Mkyus ds fy, mRrjnk;h dkj.kksa dk irk yxkuk tSls vkokl vkSj cqfu;knh lsokvksa dh izkfIr esa deh] mckÅiu vkSj mithfodktU; LokLFk ifjladVks dks de djus ds fy, efgykvksa dk mRikndrk dh of̀) ds fy, lgk;d lsokvksa vkSj izkS|ksfxdh dh vi;kZIrrk( ¼>½ efgykvksa ds lkekftd&vkfFkZd fodkl dh ;kstuk izfdz;k esa Hkkx ysuk vkSj mu ij lykg nsuk( ¼¥½ jkT; ds v/khu efgykvksa ds fodkl dh izxfr dk ewY;kdau djuk( ¼V½ fdlh tsy] lq/kkjxg̀] efgykvksa dh laLFkk ;k vfHkj{kk ds vU; LFkku dk tgk¡ efgykvksa 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;Zokgh ds fy, lEcfU/kr izkf/kdkfj;ksa ls ckrphr djukA ¼B½ cgqla[;d efgykvksa dks izHkkfor djus okys iz”uks ls lEcfU/kr eqdneksa ds fy, /ku miyC/k djkuk( ¼M½ lEiw.kZ jkT; esa ;k jkT; ds fdlh fof”k’V {ks= esa efgykvksa ds fo:) vijk/kksa ls ftlesa cky fookg] ngst] cykRdkj] vijg.k NsM+NkM+ vkSj efgykvksa ds vuSfrd O;kikj ls lEcfU/kr vijk/k Hkh lfEefyr gS vkSj izlo djus ;k ulcanh ;k izlo ;k f”k”kq tUe esa fpfdRlh; mis{kk ds ekeyksa ls] lEcfU/kr lwpukvksa dk ladyu djuk( ¼<+½ efgykvksa ds fo:/k vR;kpkj ls lEcfU/kr ekeyks ls fuiVus ds fy, l̀ftr jkT; iqfyl izdks’B ;k lEHkkxh; iqfyl izdks’Bksa ls leUo; djuk vkSj lEiw.kZ jkT; esa ;k jkT; ds fdlh fof”k’V {ks= esa tuer rS;kj djuk] ftlls ,sls vR;kpkjksa ds vijk/kksa dh rsth ls [kcj nsus vkSj mudk irk yxkus vkSj vijk/kh ds fo:) okrkoj.k rS;kj djus esa lgk;rk nh tk lds( ¼.k½ viusa d`R;ksa ds ikyu esa /kkjk 16 ds v/khu jftLVªhdr̀ fdlh LoSfPNd laxBu dh lgk;rk ysuk( 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;Zokgh 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 esa flfoy U;k;ky; dks izkIr lHkh “kfDr;k¡ vk;ksx dks /kkjk 9 dh mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds [k.M ¼d½ vkSj [k.M ¼p½ esa mi[k.M ¼,d½ esa fufnZ’V fdlh ekeys dk vUos’k.k djrs le; vkSj fo”ks’kr% fuEufyf[kr ekeyksa ds lEcU/k esa 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;kZy; ls fdlh yksd vfHkys[k ;k mldh izfr dh vis{kk djuk( ¼³½ Lkf{k;ksa vkSj nLrkostksa 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 ys[kk ijh{kk jkT; ljdkj }kjk vuqnku 10- ¼1½ jkT; ljdkj] jkT; fo/kku lHkk }kjk bl fufer fof/k }kjk fd;s x;s lE;d~ fofu;ksx ds i”pkr~ vk;ksx dks vuqnku ds :i esa ,slh /kujkf”k dk Hkqxrku djsxh tks jkT; ljdkj bl vf/kfu;e ds iz;kstuksa ds fy, mi;ksx fd;s tkus ds fy, Bhd le>sA ¼2½ vk;ksx] bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu dR̀;ksa 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 ys[kk vkSj ys[kk ijh{kk 11- ¼1½ vk;ksx leqfpr ys[kk vkSj vU; lqlaxr vfHkys[k j[ksxk vkSj ys[ks dk ,d okf’kZd fooj.k ,sls iz:i esa] tSlk fofgr fd;k tk,] rS;kj djsxkA ¼2½ vk;ksx ds ys[kkvksa dh ys[kk ijh{kk] funs”kd] LFkkuh; fuf/k ys[kk] mRrjk[k.M jkT; }kjk okf’kZd :i esa rS;kj dh tk,xhA okf’kZd fjiksVZ 12- vk;ksx izR;sd foRrh; o’kZ ds fy, ,sls iz:i esa vkSj ,sls le; ij tSlk fofgr fd;k tk,] iwoZorhZ foRrh; o’kZ ds nkSjku vius fdz;kdykiksa 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 ijh{kk fjiksVZ dk fo/kku lHkk ds le{k j[kk tkuk 13- jkT; ljdkj fjiksVZ izkIr djus ds i”pkr~ ;Fkk”kh/kz muesa nh x;h flQkfj”kksa ij dh xbZ dk;Zokgh vkSj ,slh fdlh flQkfj”kksa dks vLohdkj fd;s tkus ds dkj.kksa] ;fn dksbZ gksa] ds Kkiu ds lkFk okf’kZd fjiksVZ vkSj ys[kk ijh{kk fjiksVZ fo/kku lHkk ds le{k j[kok;sxhA v/;k;&5 izdh.kZ vk;ksx dk v/;{k] mik/;{k] lnL;& lfpo] lnL; vf/kdkjh vkSj vU; deZpkfj;ksa dk yksd lsod gksuk 14- vk;ksx ds v/;{k] mik/;{k] lnL; lfpo&lnL;] vf/kdkjh vkSj deZpkjh] Hkkjrh; n.M lfgrk] 1860 dh /kkjk 21 ds vFkZ esa yksd lsod le>s tk;saxsA jkT; ljdkj vk;ksx ls ijke”kZ djsxh 15- jkT; ljdkj efgykvksa dks izHkkfor djus okys izeq[k uhfrxr ekeykssa ij vk;ksx ls ijke”kZ djsxhA LoSfPNd laxBukas dk jftLVªhdj.k 16 ¼1½ efgykvksa ds dY;k.k dk;Z esa yxk gqvk ,slk dksbZ LoSfPNd laxBu] tks vk;ksx dks fofgr jhfr ls vkosnu dj ldsxkA ¼2½ vk;ksx] lekt esa ,sls laxBu ds egRo] Hkwfedk vkSj mi;ksfxrk ds lEcU/k esa Lo;a dks larq’V djus ds i”pkr~] ,sls laxBu dks ,sls iz:i esa vkSj ,slh jhfr ls] tSlh fofgr dh tk,] jftLVj dj ldsxkA ¼3½ vk;ksx bl /kkjk ds v/khu jftLVªhdr̀ 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;ksx] fdlh laxBu dk jftLVªhdj.k] laxBu dh lquokbZ dk ;qfDr;qDr volj nsus ds i”pkr~ fyf[kr :i esa vfHkfyf[kr dkj.kksa ls jn~n dj ldsxkA ¼5½ mi/kkjk ¼4½ ds v/khu vk;ksx dk fofu”p; vfUre gksxkA lnHkkoiwoZd dh xbZ dk;Zokgh dk laj{k.k 17- fdlh O;fDr ds fo:) fdlh ,sls dk;Z ds fy, tks bl vf/kfu;e ;k blds v/khu cuk, x;s fu;eksa ds micU/kksa ds vuqlj.k esa lnHkkoiwoZd fd;k x;k gks ;k fd;s tkus ds fy, vk”kf;r gks] dksbZ okn] vfHk;kstu ;k vU; fof/kd dk;Zokgh ugh dh tk ldsxhA fu;e cukus dh fof/k 18- ¼1½ jkT; ljdkj] vf/klwpuk }kjk] bl vf/kfu;e ds micU/kksa dks dk;kZfUor djus ds fy, fu;e cuk ldsxhA ¼2½ fo”ks’k :i ls vkSj iwoZxkeh “kfDr;ksa dh O;kidrk ij izfrdwy izHkko Mkys fcuk] ,sls fu;eksa esa fuEufyf[kr lHkh ;k fdUgha fo’k;ksa ds fy, micU/k fd;k tk ldsaxs] vFkkZr~ %& ¼d½ /kkjk 4 dh mi/kkjk ¼6½ ds v/khu v/;{k] mik/;{k vkSj lnL;ksa dks rFkk /kkjk 5 dh mi/kkjk ¼2½ ds v/khu lnL;&lfpo] vf/kdkfj;ksa ,oa deZpkfj;ksa dks ns; osru vkSj HkRrs rFkk mudh lsok ds vU; fucU/ku vkSj “krsZ( ¼[k½ /kkjk 9 ds [k.M ¼p½ ds v/khu dksbZ fo’k;( ¼x½ izzi= ftlesa /kkjk 12 ds v/khu okf’kZd fjiksVZ rS;kj dh tk;sxh( 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 esa dksbZ ifjorZu djus ds fy, lger gks rks rRi”pkr~ ;g ,sls ifjofrZr :i esa gh izHkkoh gksxk] fdUrq ,sls ifjofrZr gksus ls mlds v/khu igys dh xbZ fdlh ckr dh fof/kekU;rk ij dksbZ izfrdwy izHkko ugh iM+sxkA dfBukbZ;ksa dks nwj djus dh “kfDr 19- ¼1½ ;fn bl vf/kfu;e ds micU/kksa ds izHkkoh djus esa dksbZ dfBukbZ mRiUu gksrh gS rks jkT; ljdkj ,sls vkns”k }kjk tks bl vf/kfu;e ds micU/kksa 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;òfRr 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/kksa ds v/khu le>h tk;sxhA 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, extent and commencement 1- (1) This Act may be called the Uttarakhand State Commission for Women Act, 2005. (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 the Commi- ssion for Women 3- (1) The State Government shall constitute a State body to be known as the Uttarakhand State Commission for women to exercise the powers conferred on and to perform the functions assigned to it, under this 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 and conditions of service of Chairperson, Vice- Chairpersons and Members 4- (1) The Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons and every Members shall hold office for a period of three years from the date in enter upon her office. (2) The Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons should be of at least 35 years of age and the Member should be of at least 25 years of age at the time of holding her office. (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 other Employees of the Commission 5- (1) The State Government shall provide the Commission with a law expert and two advisers, such officers and employees as may be necessary for the efficient performance of the functions of the 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 Allowances be paid out of the Grants 6- The salaries and allowances payable to the Chairperson, Vice- chairpersons and Members and the administrative expenses, including salaries, allowances and pensions payable to the officers 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. not to invalid- date procee- dings of the Commission 7- No act or proceeding of the Commission shall be invalid on the ground merely of the existence of any vacancy or defect in the constitution of the Commission. Meetings of the Commission 8- (1) The Commission shall meet at such time and places, as and when 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 Commission 9- (1) The Commission shall perform all or any other functions, namely-- (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 Com­mission 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 Government 10- (1) The State Government shall after due appropriation made by the State 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 Audit 11- (1) The Commission shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant 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 and Audit Report laid before the State Assembly 13- The State Government shall cause the annual to be report Audit together with a memorandum of action taken on the recommendation contained therein, and the reasons for the non-acceptance, if any, of any of such recommendation and the Audit Report to be laid as soon as may be after the reports are received, before the State Assembly. Chapter-5 Miscellaneous Chairperson, Vice­ Chairperson, Members, Members- Secretary Officers and Employees of Commission shall deemed to be public servants 14- Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Members, Member-Secretary, Officers and Employees of the Commission shall deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. State Govern- 15- The State Government shall consult the Commission on all major ment to consult Commission policy matter affecting women. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registration of Voluntary Organization 16- (1) Any voluntary organization engaged in welfare activities of women, desirous to assist the Commission in performance of its functions 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 action shall taken in good faith 17- No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding lie against any person for any act done or intended to be done intended in good faith in pursuance of the provisions of this Act or the Rules made thereunder. Power to make Rule 18- (1) The State Government may, by notification, make rules for carrying 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 remove difficulties 19- (1) If there arises any difficulty in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the State Government may by such order, not in consistent with 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 Saving 20- (1) The Uttar Pradesh State Commission for Women Act, 1997 is hereby 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.