Public and Administrative Law
The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
Act 10 of 1994 · 45 sections
Practise questions on Human Rights Law
Title, date and preamble
[8th January, 1994.]
An Act to provide for the constitution of a National Human Rights Commission, State Human
Rights Commissions in States and Human Rights Courts for better protection of human
rights and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Forty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
Contents
CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY
CHAPTER II THE NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
- 3.Constitution of a National Human Rights Commission
- 4.Appointment of Chairperson and other Members
- 5.Resignation and removal of Chairperson and Members
- 6.Term of office of Chairperson and Members
- 7.Member to act as Chairperson or to discharge his functions in certain circumstances
- 8.Terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members
- 9.Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate the proceedings of the Commission
- 10.Procedure to be regulated by the Commission
- 11.Officers and other staff of the Commission
CHAPTER III FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE COMMISSION
CHAPTER IV PROCEDURE
CHAPTER V STATE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONS
- 21.Constitution of State Human Rights Commission
- 22.Appointment of Chairperson and [Members] of State Commission
- 23.Resignation and Removal of Chairperson or a Member of the State Commission
- 24.Term of office of Chairperson and Members of the State Commission
- 25.Member to act as Chairperson or to discharge his functions in certain circumstances
- 26.Terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members of State Commission
- 27.Officers and other staff of the State Commission
- 28.Annual and special reports of State Commission
- 29.Application of certain provisions relating to National Human Rights Commission to State Commissions
CHAPTER VI HUMAN RIGHTS COURTS
CHAPTER VII FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT
CHAPTER VIII MISCELLANEOUS
- 36.Matters not subject to jurisdiction of the Commission
- 37.Constitution of special investigation teams
- 38.Protection of action taken in good faith
- 39.Members and officers to be public servants
- 40.Power of Central Government to make rules
- 40A.Power to make rules retrospectively
- 40B.Power of Commission to make regulations
- 41.Power of State Government to make rules
- 42.Power to remove difficulties
- 43.Repeal and savings