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incurred in connection with such audit shall be payable by the Commission to the
Comptroller and Auditor-General.
(3) The Comptroller and Auditor-General and any person appointed by him
in connection with the audit of the accounts of the Commission under this Act shall
have the same rights and privileges and the authority in connection with such audit
as the Comptroller and Auditor-General generally has in connection with the audit
of Government accounts and, in particular, shall have the right to demand the
production of books, accounts, connected vouchers and other documents and papers
and to inspect any of the offices of the Commission.
(4) The accounts of the Commission, as certified by the Comptroller and
Auditor-General or any other person appointed by him in this behalf, together with
audit report thereon shall be forwarded annually to the Central Government by the
Commission and the Central Government shall cause the audit report to be laid,
as soon as may be, after it is received, before each House of Parliament.
35. Accounts and audit of State Commission.-(1) The State Commission shall
maintain proper accounts and other relevant records and prepare an annual statement
of accounts in such form as may be prescribed by the State Government in consultation
with the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.
(2) The accounts of the State Commission shall be audited by the Comptroller
and Auditor-General at such intervals as may be specified by him and any expenditure
incurred in connection with such audit shall be payable by the State Commission
to the Comptroller and Auditor-General.
(3) The Comptroller and Auditor-General and any person appointed by him
in connection with the audit of the accounts of the State Commission under this
Act shall have the same rights and privileges and the authority in connection with
such audit as the Comptroller and Auditor-General generally has in connection with
the audit of Government accounts and, in particular, shall have the right to demand
the production of books, accounts, connected vouchers and other documents and
paper and to inspect any of the offices of the State Commission.
(4) The accounts of the State Commission, as certified by the Comptroller
and Auditor-General or any other person appointed by him in this behalf, together
with the audit report thereon, shall be forwarded annually to the State Government
by the State Commission and the State Government shall cause the audit report
to be laid, as soon as may be after it is received, before the State Legislature.
CHAPTER-VIII
Miscellaneous
36. Matters not subject to jurisdiction of the Commission.-(1) 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) 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.
37. Constitution of special investigation teams.-Notwithstanding anything
contained in any other law for the time being in force, where the Government
considers it necessary so to do, it may constitute one or more special investigation
teams, consisting of such police officers as it thinks necessary for purposes of
investigation and prosecution of offences arising out of violation of human rights.
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