Whether the philosophy of National Institutions: their creative and constructive
role in promoting human rights and the key requisites for their effective functioning,
partialarly in the context of the administrative system in India, are captured and
incorporated in the Act?
Whether, in consideration of the fact that most of the complaints received by the
Commission concern the Home Ministry, the Commission's administrative link
should be with that Ministry or with the Cablnet Secretariat?
Whether the proviso to Section 1(2) of the Act is appropriate, as the Commission
is of the view that any legislation to provide for an additional mechanism to protect
and promote human rights is referable to entries 13 and 14 of List Ito the Seventh
Schedule to the Constitution?
Whether the definition of "human rightswin Section 2(d) of the Act is adequate
and happily worded?
Whether, in consideration of the resource constraints of small States, a five
Member Commisdon is necessary?
Whether Section 14(1) of Act is comprehensive enough to enable a procedure of
inquiry into complaints by "Human Rights Complaints Authoritiesn to be set-up
under the Director-Generalof Police in the States?
Whether it is necessary to provide for a power to commit in contempt of the
Commission, in cases where there is inordinate delay on the part of the authorities
concerned in responding to notices issued by the Commission?
What procedure could be evolved for timely response, by the authorities
concerned, to the recommendations of the Commission?
Whether Section 16 of the Act should be retained in its present form?
In the context of a vary large number of cases handled by the Commission, whether
specific provisions in the Act are necessary to enable conduct of inquiry by a
level below the Commission?
Whether it is necessary to clarify and lay down the precise scope and purpose of
the provisions of Section 30 of the Act relating to the constitution of Human Rights
Courts?