Act 10 of 1994 — the National and State Human Rights Commissions and Human Rights Courts. The Act has since been amended by the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act 2019; check the amended text before relying on a provision.
The sections below are the ones the LL.B. papers examine on this Act, with the unit that covers each and the cases decided on it. The official text is on India Code ↗.
Sections in the syllabus
s. 1(3)
Covered in Unit 10 · Statutes - Meaning, Classification, Parts, Commencement and Repeal.
s. s. 2(1)(d) and s. 2(1)(f)
Covered in Unit 3 · Human Rights, the Indian Constitution and the Commissions.
s. s. 18, with ss. 20 and 28
Covered in Unit 3 · Human Rights, the Indian Constitution and the Commissions.
s. ss. 3 and 4
Covered in Unit 3 · Human Rights, the Indian Constitution and the Commissions.
s. ss. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17
Covered in Unit 3 · Human Rights, the Indian Constitution and the Commissions.
s. ss. 19, 21(5), 36(1) and 36(2)
Covered in Unit 3 · Human Rights, the Indian Constitution and the Commissions.
s. ss. 30 and 31
Covered in Unit 3 · Human Rights, the Indian Constitution and the Commissions.