Section 30 PHRA 1993 mandates the establishment of HUMAN RIGHTS COURTS in:
Aonly metropolitan cities (cf. Protection of Human Rights Act 1993, Section 30) (cf. Protection of Human Rights Act 1993, Section 30)
Bonly urban district headquarters (cf. Protection of Human Rights Act 1993, Section 30) (cf. Protection of Human Rights Act 1993, Section 30)
Conly State capitals (cf. Protection of Human Rights Act 1993, Section 30) (cf. Protection of Human Rights Act 1993, Section 30)
Deach DISTRICT — for the purpose of providing speedy trial of offences arising out of violations of human rights, by way of designation of a Sessions Court
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. each DISTRICT — for the purpose of providing speedy trial of offences arising out of violations of human rights, by way of designation of a Sessions Court
1. Section 30 PHRA 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.'
2. Implementation has been uneven across States.
3. Section 31 PHRA: SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for Human Rights Court — minimum 7 years' practice as Advocate.
4. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: UDHR 1948 / ICCPR 1966 / ICESCR 1966 / CAT 1984 / CEDAW 1979 / CRC 1989 / PHRA 1993 / Constitution Part III — Protection of Human Rights Act 1993, Section 30_
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