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Reviews of  Laws relating to Women

• The Dowry Prohibition Act,1961(28 of 1961)
• The Commission of Sati(Prevention) Act,1987(3 of 1988)
• The Immoral Traffic(Prevention) Act,1956
• The Indecent Representation of Women(Prohibition) Act,1956
• Code of Criminal Procedure,1973
• Indian Penal Code,1860
• The Hindu Marriage Act,1955(28 of 1989)
• Compulsory Registration of Marriages(New Legislation)
• Eve Teasing (New Legislation)
• The Child Marriage Restraint Act,1929
• The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Test,1971(34 of 1971)
• The Guardians and Wards Act,1869
• The Indian Succession Act,1925(39 of 1925)
• The Minimum Wages Act
• The Factories Act,1948
• The Guardians and Wards Act,1860(8 of 1890)
• The Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act ,1956
• The Pre-Natal Diagnostic Technique(Regulation and prevention  of Misuse) Act,1994
• The Hindu Succession Act,1956
• The Christian Marriage Act,1872(15 of 1872)
• National Commission for Women Act,1990(20 of 1990)
• The Bonded Labour System(Abolition) Act,1976
• The Equal Remuneration Act,1976
• The Special Marriage Act,1954
• The Inter-State Migrant Workmen(Regulation of Employment and Conditions of service) Act,1979
• The Muslim Personal Law(Shariat) Application Act,1937
• The Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act,1956
• The Employees’ State Insurance Act,1948
• The Indian Evidence Act,1872(yet to be reviewed)
• The Family Courts Act,1984
• The Child Marriage Restraint Act,1929(19 of 1929)
• The Foreign Marriage Act,1969(33 of 1969)
• The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act,1979
• The Indian Divorce Act,1969(4 of 1969)
• The Juvenile Justice(Care and Protection of Children) Act,2000