...... 52 REVIEW OF LAWS, IMPLEMENTATION OF TREATIES AND OTHER.......... of India. A copy of the Draft Bill was also forwarded for information to the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. 5.10 In this context, the State Governments of Bihar, Maharashtra and Punjab and Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli have conveyed their concurrence to the Bill proposed by the Commission. The States of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Orissa, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal and the Union Territory of Chandigarh have made certain suggestions, which the Commission is examining. The State Government of Karnataka has informed the Commission that the Child Marriage Restraint (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2003 has been passed by both the Legislative Houses and it was in the process of obtaining the assent of the Governor. However, the Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Rajasthan has informed the Commission that the amendments proposed by the Commission were still being examined by the Department of Home. The Government of Rajasthan, along with other States/Union Territories have been reminded once again to respond to the Commission on this subject at the earliest. 5.11 The Department of Women & Child Development (DWCD) informed that the National Commission for Women (NCW) had also suggested certain amendments to the CMRA, 1929. These amendments were discussed and finalised in a meeting of the representatives of DWCD, Ministry of Law & Justice (Legislative Department) and NCW. The Legislative Department, which is the nodal Department for the Act then forwarded the proposed amendments of the CMRA to the State Governments/UTs with a request to furnish their comments as the subject matter of the said Act came under the Concurrent List of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution. The amendments proposed by the NHRC to the CMRA, 1929 had also been forwarded to the Legislative Department for appropriate action. C] Protection from Domestic Violence Bill, 2002 5.12 The Commission remains deeply concerned about the issue of domestic violence against women. In its preceding annual report for the year 2002 – 03, the Commission had reported that the Protection from the Domestic Violence Bill, drafted by the Department of Women and Child Development, in consultation with the Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs was introduced in the Parliament on 8 March 2002. Thereafter, the Bill was referred to the Standing Committee of the Parliament pertaining to the Ministry of Human Resource Development for further examination and for suggesting changes, if any, required in the Draft Bill. After the Standing Committee submitted its report, the Department of Women and Child Development sent a copy of the Draft Bill, along with a copy of the report of the Standing Committee to the Commission for its comments. The Commission carefully examined the provisions of the Draft Bill and the report containing the recommendations of the Standing Committee and its detailed suggestions were forwarded to the Department of Women and Child Development on 30 January 2003. The suggestions NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION