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199                  THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
             (Part XVI.—Special Provisions Relating to Certain Classes)

              (d) to present to the President, annually and at such other times as
      the Commission may deem fit, reports upon the working of those
      safeguards;
              (e) to make in such reports the recommendations as to the
      measures that should be taken by the Union or any State for the effective
      implementation of those safeguards and other measures for the
      protection, welfare and socio-economic development of the socially and
      educationally backward classes; and
              (f) to discharge such other functions in relation to the protection,
      welfare and development and advancement of the socially and
      educationally backward classes as the President may, subject to the
      provisions of any law made by Parliament, by rule specify.
      (6) The President shall cause all such reports to be laid before each
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House of Parliament along with a memorandum explaining the action taken or
proposed to be taken on the recommendations relating to the Union and the
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reasons for the non-acceptance, if any, of any such recommendations.
      (7) Where any such report, or any part thereof, relates to any matter with
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which any State Government is concerned, a copy of such report shall be
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forwarded to the State Government which shall cause it to be laid before the
Legislature of the State along with a memorandum explaining the action taken
or proposed to be taken on the recommendations relating to the State and the
reasons for the non-acceptance, if any, of any of such recommendations.
      (8) The Commission shall, while investigating any matter referred to in
sub-clause (a) or inquiring into any complaint referred to in sub-clause (b) of
clause (5), have all the powers of a civil court trying a suit and in particular in
respect of the following matters, namely :—
              (a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person from
      any part of India and examining him on oath;
              (b) requiring the discovery and production of any document;
              (c) receiving evidence on affidavits;
              (d) requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any
      court or office;
              (e) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses and
      documents;
              (f) any other matter which the President may by rule, determine.
      (9) The Union and every State Government shall consult the
Commission on all major policy matters affecting the socially and
educationally backward classes:]

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