Section 36 PHRA 1993 places SOME RESTRICTIONS on NHRC investigations:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B.
1. Section 36(1) PHRA 1993: 'The Commission shall not inquire into any matter which is pending before a State Commission or any other Commission duly constituted under any law for the time being in force.'
2. Section 36(2): 'The Commission or the State Commission shall not inquire into any matter after the expiry of one year from the date on which the act constituting violation of human rights is alleged to have been committed.'
3. Discretion to extend for good reasons.
4. The provision avoids parallel jurisdictions and stale matters.
5. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: International HR Treaties + Indian Constitutional Jurisprudence — Protection of Human Rights Act 1993, Section 36_
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