Last updated: September 15th, 2023
In accordance with the mandate of thIn accordance with the mandate of the Commission under section 10(1)(d) of the National Commission for Women Act, 1990, the Commission through its legal cell reviews existing provisions of the Constitution and other laws related to and affecting women and recommend amendments thereto so as to suggest remedial legislative measures to meet any lacunae, inadequacies or short comings in such legislations. The Commission has been reviewing law pertaining to women over the years and have forwarded recommendations to concerned Ministries/Departments.
Following is the list of Law Reviews conducted since 2014-15 till 2021-22.
| S. No. | Laws reviewed by National Commission for Women |
| 1 | Amendments to Indian Succession Act |
| 2. | Amendments to Muslim Law |
| 3. | Amendments to Customary Laws |
| 4. | Recommendations for Implementation of Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act,2005 |
| 5. | Further recommendations on Amendment to National Commission for Women Act, 1990 |
| 6. | Draft Cabinet Note on Amendments to Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 |
| 7. | Comments/ Suggestions of NCW on Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2014 |
| 8. | Laws Relating to NRI Marriages and Their Impact on Women” |
| 9. | Bill titled “The Prevention and Protection of Women from (Publicly Dehumanization and Stigmatization) Atrocities Bill, 2014” |
| 10. | Ways and Means to Safeguard Women from Cyber Crimes in India |
| 11. | Discriminative And Derogatory Practices Against Women By Khap Panchayats, Shalishi Adalats And Kangaroo Courts In India: An Empirical Study In The States Of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh (West), West, Bengal & Rajasthan |
| S. No. | Laws reviewed by National Commission for Women |
| 1. | Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, 2013: developing a formula for minimum compensation |
| 2. | The Andhra Pradesh Devadasis (Prohibition of Dedication) Act, 1988 |
| 3. | Marital Cruelty and Section 498-A of Indian Penal Code |
| 4. | The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 |
| 5. | Assisted Reproductive Technologies (Regulation) Bill 2014 |
| 6. | Cyber Crime Prevention Against Women and Children (CCPWC) |
| 7. | The Sexual Harassment at Work Place (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 |
| 8. | Child Pornography |
| 9. | Human Trafficking (Prevention) Bill, 2016 |
| S. No. | Laws reviewed by National Commission for Women |
| 1. | Trafficking in Persons (Prevention) Bill, 2016 |
| 2. | Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2016 |
| 3. | Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 |
| 4. | The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act 1986 and
The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Amendment Bill, 2012 |
| S. No. | Laws reviewed by National Commission for Women |
| 1. | The Sexual Harassment at Work Place (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 |
| 2. | Women’s Property Rights |
| S. No. | Laws reviewed by National Commission for Women |
| 1. | Laws relating Women Migrant Worker |
| 2. | Female Labour Force Participation Rate |
| 3. | “Cyber Crime against Women- Do Indecent Representation of Women’s Act, IT Act and other prevailing laws suffice?” |
| S. No. | Laws reviewed by National Commission for Women |
| 1. | “Review of Criminal Law – Improvement in Status of Women” |
| 2. | The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 and the 2017 Amendment |
| 3. | Review of “The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 |
| S. No. | Laws reviewed by National Commission for Women |
| 1. | The Family Court’s Act, 1984 |
| 2. | Rights of Muslim Women: Reviewing Muslim Personal Law |
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