Chapter 58 State Human Rights Commission

1545. What does the Protection of Human Rights Act of 1993 provide for at the state level?

1546. Who can constitute a State Human Rights Commission?

1547. What is the scope of inquiry for a State Human Rights Commission regarding human rights violations?

1548. What is the rule if a human rights violation case is already being inquired into by the NHRC or another Statutory Commission?

1549. Can the central government confer human rights functions relating to union territories upon State Human Rights Commissions?

1550. Who deals with human rights functions in the Union Territory of Delhi?

1551. What is the composition of a State Human Rights Commission?

1552. What are the qualifications for the chairperson of the SHRC?

1553. What are the qualifications for the members of the SHRC?

1554. Who appoints the chairperson and members of the SHRC?

1555. On whose recommendations are the chairperson and members of the SHRC appointed?

1556. What additional members are on the committee if a state has a Legislative Council?

1557. What is required for the appointment of a sitting judge of a High Court or a sitting District Judge to the SHRC?

1558. What is the term of office for the chairperson and members of the SHRC?

1559. Are the chairperson and members of the SHRC eligible for further employment after their tenure?

1560. Who appoints the chairperson and members of a State Human Rights Commission, and who can remove them?

1561. What are the grounds for removal of the chairperson or a member of the SHRC by the President?

1562. What is the procedure for removing the chairperson or any member of SHRC on grounds of proved misbehaviour or incapacity?

1563. Who determines the salaries, allowances, and other conditions of service of the chairperson and members of the SHRC?

her disadvantage after appointment?

1565. What is the aim of all the provisions regarding the SHRC’s appointment, tenure, and removal?

1566. What is the first function of the State Human Rights Commission?

1567. What is the second function of the State Human Rights Commission?

1568. What is the third function of the State Human Rights Commission?

1569. What is the fourth function of the State Human Rights Commission?

1570. What is the fifth function of the State Human Rights Commission?

1571. What is the sixth function of the State Human Rights Commission?

1572. What is the seventh function of the State Human Rights Commission?

1573. What is the eighth function of the State Human Rights Commission?

1574. What is the ninth function of the State Human Rights Commission?

1575. What power is the State Human Rights Commission vested with regarding its procedure?

1576. What powers does the State Human Rights Commission have similar to a civil court?

1577. What information can the State Human Rights Commission call for?

1578. What is the time limit for the State Human Rights Commission to inquire into a matter?

1579. What steps can the State Human Rights Commission take during or upon completion of an inquiry?

1580. Are the SHRC’s functions mainly recommendatory or binding?

1581. Does the SHRC have the power to punish violators or award monetary relief?

1582. Are the SHRC’s recommendations binding on the concerned government or authority?

1583. What is required of the government regarding the SHRC’s recommendations?

1584. To whom does the State Human Rights Commission submit its reports?

1585. What happens to the SHRC’s reports after submission?