Appointment of Protection Officers
Section 8 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 deals with appointment of Protection Officers. The State Government shall, by notification, appoint such number of Protection Officers in each district as it may consider necessary and shall also notify the area or areas within which a Protection Officer shall exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred on him by or under this Act. The Act came into force on 26 Oct 2006.
(1) The State Government shall, by notification, appoint such number of Protection Officers in each district as it may consider necessary and shall also notify the area or areas within which a Protection Officer shall exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred on him by or under this Act.
(2) The Protection Officers shall as far as possible be women and shall possess such qualifications and experience as may be prescribed.
(3) The terms and conditions of service of the Protection Officer and the other officers subordinate to him shall be such as may be prescribed.
Section 8, The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (Act 43 of 2005).
Cross-references
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Referred to by 2
Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Govt. of Nct of Delhi, Ors. vs Kiran Sharma, Ors.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
Declining to interfere with the Tribunal's order, the Court held that Protection Officers engaged on contract to implement the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act discharge the same duties and responsibilities as the regularly appointed post, and are therefore entitled on the equal-pay-for-equal-work principle to the regular pay scale with arrears, the Recruitment Rules governing the initial constitution of the posts being read in their favour.
On this section: Construes the State Government's obligation under Section 8 to appoint Protection Officers as one that carries genuine service conditions, so that persons appointed to perform the statutory functions of a Protection Officer cannot be kept on contractual terms inferior to the sanctioned post.
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Made under this section, and citing it
2 instruments state that it was made under this provision — the power to make it comes from here, so a change to any of them changes what this section requires in practice. Newest first.
Questions about Section 8
What have the courts held on Section 8 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act?
Govt. of Nct of Delhi, Ors. vs Kiran Sharma, Ors. (09 Oct 2019) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Construes the State Government's obligation under Section 8 to appoint Protection Officers as one that carries genuine service conditions, so that persons appointed to perform the statutory functions of a Protection Officer cannot be kept on contractual terms inferior to the sanctioned post.
How do I find court cases under Section 8 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: DV Act 8, section 8 DV Act, section 8 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act. People searching for it also type dv act 19 8 and domestic violence act class 8. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Govt. of Nct of Delhi, Ors. vs Kiran Sharma, Ors. (09 Oct 2019).
What should I read with Section 8 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, and has it changed?
2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 2: most recently Sub Divitional Magistrate as Protection Officers (2019), then Notification of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 as Protection Officers for all districts of Tripura (2014).
When did Section 8 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act come into force?
Section 8 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, cited as DV Act 8, came into force on 26 Oct 2006, having been enacted on 13 Sep 2005. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 2. Definitions623 words
- 3. Definition of domestic violence482 words
- 37. Power of Central Government to make rules443 words
- 19. Residence orders431 words
- 9. Duties and functions of Protection Officers360 words
- 20. Monetary reliefs336 words
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