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Q34 (IAS/1999) Polity & Governance › Constitutional & Statutory Bodies › National Human Rights Commission Answer Verified

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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Your answer: —  Â·  Correct: D
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The correct answer is Option 4 (I and III). This aligns with the statutory provisions of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.

  • Statement I is correct: Per the Act, the Chairperson must be a person who has been a Chief Justice of India or a Judge of the Supreme Court. In the context of this specific MCQ's design, Statement I is treated as valid.
  • Statement III is correct: The NHRC’s powers are limited to being recommendatory. It cannot punish violators or award binding relief; it can only recommend compensation or prosecution to the government.
  • Statement II is incorrect: State Human Rights Commissions (SHRCs) are independent statutory bodies, not "formations" or branches of the NHRC. They operate under the same Act but function autonomously within their respective states.
  • Statement IV is incorrect: While the 2019 amendment mandates the appointment of at least one woman, historically, this was not a mandatory requirement under the original Act's core structure, making this statement contextually invalid in many standard UPSC interpretations of this specific question.
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