(1) The Commission shall inquire into any unfair practice ––
(a) on receiving a written complaint from any woman alleging that she has been subjected to any unfair practice or on a similar complaint from any registered organization;
(b) on its own knowledge or information;
(c) on any request from the Government.
(2) Where the complaint has been made under clause (a) of sub-section (1), the Commission may, before the issue of any process to the person complained against, cause an investigation to be made by the Director in such manner as it may deem fit, for the purpose of satisfying itself that the complaint requires to be inquired into.
(3) Where the person against whom the complaint has been made, appears and shows cause or fails to appear on the day appointed for that purpose, the Commission may proceed to inquire into the matter in the complaint and take a decision thereon and if the Commission finds that there is unfair practice it shall recommend to the Government the action to be taken thereon or initiate prosecution.
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(4) The Government shall, within two months from the date of receipt of the recommendations of the Commission under sub-section (3) take a decision thereon and intimate the same to the Commission.
Initiation of prosecution
19. If after investigation into any complaint under section 18, the Commission is satisfied that a person has committed any criminal offence and that he should be prosecuted in a court of law for such offence, then it may pass an order to that effect and initiate prosecution of the person concerned, if there is no necessity for prior sanction, and if prior sanction of any authority is required for such prosecution then notwithstanding anything contained in any law, such sanction shall be granted by that authority within thirty days of the request by the Commission and if such sanction is not granted within the said period, such sanction shall be deemed to have been granted by that authority.
Annual report to be laid before the Legislative Assembly
20. The Annual Report submitted to the Government by the Commission in accordance with clause (iii) of sub-section (1) of section 15 shall be laid, before the Legislative Assembly, as soon as may be, after the report is received by the Government.
Sittings of the Commission