Opinion – NHRC: Beyond the rhetorical narrative of a toothless tiger
India TodayA division bench of the Delhi High Court on January 28 held that the recommendations made by the National Human Rights Commissions are binding in nature. The court added that if the MHA disagreed with NHRC’s order, then it had the option of moving the Supreme Court, but it could not simply overlook the recommendations made by the Human Rights Commission. The bench was of the view that simply overlooking the recommendations made by the commission would completely nullify the objective of India ratifying the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and would render the institution ineffective. A grieving father who lost his son almost 2 decades ago in a fake encounter is yet to receive a nominal compensation of Rs 5 lakhs despite a recommendation by the National Human Rights Commission.
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