Our Draft mandate for the future Men’s Commission

  • The commission shall perform all or any of the following functions, namely :-
    1. Investigate and examine all matters relating to the safeguards provided for men under the Constitution and other laws;
    2. present to the general public, public officials and public bodies, annually and at such other times as the Commission may deem fit, reports upon the working of those safeguard;
    3. make in such reports recommendations for the effective implementation of those safeguards for the improving the conditions of men by the Union or any state;
    4. review, from time to time, the exiting provisions of the Constitution and other laws affecting men and recommend amendments thereto so as to suggest remedial legislative measures to meet any lacunae, inadequacies or shortcomings in such legislations;
    5. take up cases of violation of the provisions of the Constitution and of other laws relating to men with the appropriate authorities;
    6. look into complaints and take suo moto notice of matters relating to:-
      1. deprivation of men’s rights;
      2. non-implementation of laws enacted to provide protection to men and also to achieve the objective of equality and development;
      3. non-compliance of policy decisions, guidelines or instructions aimed at mitigating hardships and ensuring welfare and providing relief to men, and take up the issues arising out of such matters with appropriate authorities;
    7. call for special studies or investigations into specific problems or situations arising out of discrimination and atrocities against men and identify the constraints so as to recommend strategies for their removal;
    8. undertake promotional and educational research so as to suggest ways of ensuring due representation of men in all spheres and identify factors responsible for impeding their advancement, such as, lack of access to housing and basic services, inadequate support services and technologies for reducing drudgery and occupational health hazards and for increasing their productivity;
    9. participate and advice on the planning process of socio-economic development of men;
    10. evaluate the progress of the development of men under the Union and any State;
    11. inspect or cause to inspected a jail, remand home, men’s institution or other place of custody where men are kept as prisoners or otherwise and take up with the concerned authorities for remedial action, if found necessary;
    12. fund litigation involving issues affecting a large body of men;
    13. make periodical reports to the general public, public officials and public bodies on any matter pertaining to men and in particular various difficulties under which men toil;
    14. any other matter which may be referred to it by the prejudiced men.
  • The general public, public officials and public bodies shall cause all the reports to be laid before lawmakers along with memorandum explaining the action taken or proposed to be taken on the recommendations relating to the Union and the reasons for the non-acceptance, if any, of any such recommendations.
  • Where any such report or any part thereof relates to any matter with which any general public, public officials and public bodies is concerned, the Commission shall forward an copy of such report or part to such general public, public officials and public bodies who shall cause it to be laid before the Legislature of the State along with a memorandum explaining the action taken or proposed to be taken on the recommendations relating to the State and the reasons for the non-acceptance, if any, of any such recommendations.
  • The Commission shall, while investigating any matter referred to, have all the powers, in particular in respect of the following matters, namely :-
    1. summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person from any part of the country and examining her/him on oath;
    2. requiring the discovery and production of any document;
    3. receiving evidence on affidavits;
    4. requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any court or office;
    5. issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses and documents; and
    6. any other matter which may be prescribed.