Title : Officers and Other Staff of the Commission
State : Central
Year : 1993
(1) The Central Government shall make available to the Commission-- (a) an officer of the rank of Secretary to the Government of India who shall be the Secretary-General of the Commission; and (b) such police and investigative staff under an officer not below the rank of a Director General of Police and such other officers and staff as may be necessary for the efficient performance of the functions of the Commission. (2) Subject to such rules as may be made by the Central Government in this behalf, the Commission may appoint such other administrative, technical and scientific staff as it may consider necessary. (3) The salaries, allowances and conditions of service of the officers and other staff appointed under sub-section (2) shall be such as may be prescribed. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Investigation
State : Central
Year : 1993
(1) The Commission may, for the purpose of conducting any investigation pertaining to the inquiry, utilise the services of any officer or investigation agency of the Central Government or any State Government with the concurrence of the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be. (2) For the purpose of investigating into any matter pertaining to the inquiry, any officer or agency whose services are utilised under sub-section (1) may, subject to the direction and control of the Commission,-- (a) summon and enforce the attendance of any person and examine him; (b) require the discovery and production of any document; and (c) requisition any public record or copy thereof from any office. (3) The provisions of section 15 shall apply in relation to any statement..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Statement Made by Persons to the Commission
State : Central
Year : 1993
No statement made by a person in the course of giving evidence before the Commission shall subject him to, or be used against him in, any civil or criminal proceeding except a prosecution for giving false evidence by such statement: Provided that the statement-- (a) is made in reply to the question which he is required by the Commission to answer; or (b) is relevant to the subject matter of the inquiry. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Persons Likely to Be Prejudicially Affected to Be Heard
State : Central
Year : 1993
If, at any stage of the inquiry, the Commission-- (a) considers it necessary to inquire into the conduct of any person; or (b) is of the opinion that the reputation of any person is likely to be prejudicially affected by the inquiry, it shall give to the person a reasonable opportunity of being heard in the inquiry and to produce evidence in his defence: Provided that nothing in this section shall apply where the credit of a witness is being impeached. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Inquiry into Complaints
State : Central
Year : 1993
The Commission while inquiring into the complaints of violations of human rights may-- (i) call for the information or report from the Central Government or any Slate Government or any other authority or organisation subordinate thereto within such time as may be specified by it: Provided that-- (a) if the information or report is not received within the time stipulated by the Commission, it may proceed to inquire into the complaint on its own; (b) if, on receipt of information or report, the Commission is satisfied either that no further inquiry is required or that the required action has been initiated or taken by the concerned Government or authority, it may not proceed with the complaint and inform the complainant accordingly; (ii) without prejudice to anything contained..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Annual and Special Reports of the Commission
State : Central
Year : 1993
(1) The Commission shall submit an annual report to the Central Government and to the State Government concerned and may at any time submit special reports on any matter which, in its opinion, is of such urgency or importance that it should not be deferred till submission of the annual report. (2) The Central Government and the State Government, as the case may be, shall cause the annual and special reports of the Commission to be laid before each House of Parliament or the State Legislature respectively, as the case may be, along with a memorandum of action taken or proposed to be taken on the recommendations of the Commission and the reasons for non-acceptance of the recommendations, if any. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Officers and Other Staff of the State Commission
State : Central
Year : 1993
(1) The State Government shall make available to the Commission-- (a) an officer not below the rank of a Secretary to the State Government who shall be the Secretary of the State Commission; and (b) such police and investigative staff under an officer not below the rank of an Inspector General of Police and such other officers and staff as may be necessary for the efficient performance of the functions of the State Commission. (2) Subject to such rules as may be made by the State Government in this behalf, the State Commission may appoint such other administrative, technical and scientific staff as it may consider necessary. (3) The salaries, allowances and conditions of service of the officers and other staff appointed under sub-section (2) shall be such as may be prescribed by..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Annual and Special Reports of State Commission
State : Central
Year : 1993
(1) The State Commission shall submit an annual report to the State Government and may at any time submit special reports on any matter which, in its opinion, is of such urgency or importance that it should not be deferred till submission of the annual report. (2) The State Government shall cause the annual and special reports of the State Commission to be laid before each House of State Legislature where it consists of two Houses, or where such Legislature consists of one House, before that House along with a memorandum of action taken or proposed to be taken on the recommendations of the State Commission and the reasons for non-acceptance of the recommendations, if any. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Application of Certain Provisions Relating to National Human Rights Commission to State Commission
State : Central
Year : 1993
The provisions of sections 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 shall apply to a State Commission and shall have effect, subject to the following modifications, namely:-- (a) references to "Commission" shall be construed as references to "State Commission"; (b) in section 10, in sub-section (3), for the words " Secretary-General", the word "Secretary" shall be substituted; (c) in section 12, clause (f) shall be omitted; (d) in section 17, in clause (i), the words "Central Government or any" shall be omitted. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Human Rights Courts
State : Central
Year : 1993
For the purpose of providing speedy trial of offences arising out of violation of human rights, the State Government may, with the concurrence of the Chief Justice of the High Court, by notification, specify for each district a Court of Session to be a Human Rights Court to try the said offences: Provided that nothing in this section shall apply if-- (a) a Court of Session is already specified as a special court; or (b) a special court is already constituted, for such offences under any other law for the time being in force. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section