law: The Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005 
  Chapter III Functions
  
  and Powers of the Commission
  13. Functions of
  
  Commission.-
  1.     
  
    The
  
  Commission shall perform all or any of the following functions, namely:-
  a.      examine and review
  
  the safeguards provided by or under any law for the time being in force for the
  
  protection of child rights and recommend measures for their effective
  
  implementation;
  b.     present to the
  
  Central Government, annually and at such other intervals, as the Commission may
  
  deem fit, reports upon the working of those safeguards;
  c.      inquire into violation
  
  of child rights and recommend initiation of proceedings in such cases;
  d.     examine all factors
  
  that inhibit the enjoyment of rights of children affected by terrorism,
  
  communal violence, riots, natural disaster, domestic violence, HIV/AIDS,
  
  trafficking, maltreatment, torture and exploitation, pornography and
  
  prostitution and recommend appropriate remedial measures;
  e.      look into the matters
  
  relating to children in need of special care and protection including children
  
  in distress, marginalized and disadvantaged children, children in conflict with
  
  law, juveniles, children without family and children of prisoners and recommend
  
  appropriate remedial measures;
  f.      study treaties and
  
  other international instruments and undertake periodical review of existing
  
  policies, programmes and other activities on child rights and make
  
  recommendations for their effective implementation in the best interest of
  
  children;
  g.     undertake and promote
  
  research in the field of child rights;
  h.      spread child rights
  
  literacy among various sections of the society and promote awareness of the
  
  safeguards available for protection of these rights through publications, the
  
  media, seminars and other available means;
  i.       inspect or cause to
  
  be inspected any juvenile custodial home, or any other place of residence or
  
  institution meant for children, under the control of the Central Government or
  
  any State Government or any other authority, including any institution run by a
  
  social organisation; where children are detained or lodged for the purpose of
  
  treatment, reformation or protection and take up with these authorities for
  
  remedial action, if found necessary;
  j.       inquire into
  
  complaints and take suo motu notice of matters relating to,-
                       
  
   i.        
  
    deprivation
  
  and violation of child rights;
                      
  
   ii.        
  
    non-implementation
  
  of laws providing for protection and development of children;
                     
  
   iii.        
  
    non-compliance
  
  of policy decisions, guidelines or instructions aimed at mitigating hardships
  
  to and ensuring welfare of the children and to provide relief to such children,
  
  or take up the issues arising out of such matters with appropriate authorities;
  
  and
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  k.      such other functions
  
  as it may consider necessary for the promotion of child rights and any other
  
  matter incidental to the above functions.
  1.     
  
  
  2.     
  
  
  
    The
  
  Commission shall not inquire into any matter which is pending before a State
  
  Commission or any other Commission duly constituted under any law for the time
  
  being in force.