NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
Puducherry -17 cases (16 December 2017), Bhubaneswar, Odisha - 107 cases (9 January 2017)
and Andaman & Nicobar Islands - 10 cases (19 January 2017).
DETAILS OF CAMP SITTING/OPEN HEARING
DURING THE YEAR 2016-2017
Sl.
No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
D.
Name of
State/ Union
Date
Territory
Bihar
21-23 April, 2016
Jharkhand
7-8 September, 2016
Puducherry
16 December, 2016
Odisha
9-11 January, 2017
Total
No. of
Cases
No. of Cases
Disposed Of
88
91
17
138
334
36
34
9
62
141
Compensation
Amount
Recommended (`)
1,00,000
3,25,000
Nil
27,75,000
32,00,000
Statutory Full Commission Meeting
5.5
To ensure that NHRC, India represents the views of the most vulnerable sections of society,
Section 3(3) of the PHRA, 1993 stipulates that the following shall be deemed to be members of
the NHRC for the discharge of functions specified in clauses (b) to (j) of Section 12 of the PHR
Act, 1993:
a) Chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities;
b) Chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes;
c) Chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes; and
d) Chairperson of the National Commission for Women.
5.6
Together with the Chairperson and Members of the NHRC, the Chairpersons of these
bodies constitute its Statutory Full Commission (SFC), which meets regularly. In addition, the
NHRC, India invites the Chairperson of the National Commission for the Protection of Child
Rights as a ‘Special Invitee’ to all its Statutory Full Commission Meetings since the NCPCR has
a significant bearing on all issues concerning the rights of children.
5.7
The Statutory Full Commission meetings are convened regularly to discuss the issues
of common interest and participate in the conference/seminars of the Commission. The last
meeting of the Statutory Full Commission was held on 03.02.2015. The meeting of the SFC was
chaired by Justice Shri K. G. Balakrishnan, Chairperson, National Human Rights Commission
and attended by Justice Shri Cyriac Joseph, Justice Shri D. Murugesan, and Shri S. C. Sinha,
Members, NHRC; Shri Naseem Ahmed, Chairperson, National Commission for Minorities; Shri
P. L. Punia, Chairperson, National Commission for Scheduled Castes; and Shri Ravi Thakur,
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