Consider the following statements regarding the National Human Rights Commission of India: I. > Its Chairman must be a retired Chief Justice of India. II. > It has formations in each state as State Human Rights Commission. III. > Its powers are only recom

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Q: 34 (IAS/1999)
Consider the following statements regarding the National Human Rights Commission of India:
I. Its Chairman must be a retired Chief Justice of India.
II. It has formations in each state as State Human Rights Commission.
III. Its powers are only recommendatory in nature.
IV. It is mandatory to appoint a woman as a member of the Commission.
Which of the above statements are correct ?

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Polity

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IAS

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Option 1 states that all four mentioned conditions are correct. However, it is incorrect. Only two conditions - the Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has to be a retired Chief Justice of India, and the powers of the commission are recommendatory in nature - are correct. It is not mandatory to have NHRC formations in every state, and it is not mandatory to have a woman member.

Option 2 suggests that the NHRC should have formations in every state and it is mandatory to have a woman member. Both these conditions are not correct.

Option 3 suggests that the NHRC should have formations in every state, and its powers are recommendatory in nature. However, it`s not required for the NHRC to have formations in each state.

Option 4, which is the correct one, states that the Chairman of NHRC must be a retired Chief Justice of India and its powers are recommendatory. These accurately represent the composition and powers of the NHRC.