PYQ Vault · Paper 1 · Statutory & Constitutional Bodies
How far has been the National Human Rights Commission successful in achieving its objectives? Comment.
How the answer moves
The flow snapshot — the routes in, the body, the counter-view and the routes out.
Flow snapshot — how the answer moves
Intro routes
gains = norm-building + access → national complaint forum — standards on custodial death / prison conditions / police-action deaths — cases: Chakma, Punjab mass cremations, mental health institutions — rights literacy + camp sittings & open hearings (access) — Dayal positive verdict — turn to weakness = enforcement → recommendations non-binding — Krishna Iyer "post office" — Dattu "Toothful Tiger" → one-year bar / staff shortage / armed-forces restriction
Body flow
norm-building and access are genuine, but the recommendatory design leaves it forwarding rather than enforcing — success without teeth
Counter-view
rR! institutionally necessary, but objectives stay unmet without oo enforceable powers R2 real but partial success → completion needs enforceable powers, independent cadre, stronger autonomy
Model answer
Handwritten, in the form it would be written in the examination hall.
