{"id":1333,"date":"2026-08-09T19:11:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/examine-the-objective-and-role-of-the-national-human-rights-upsc-psir-2016-2101\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:54:08","slug":"examine-the-objective-and-role-of-the-national-human-rights-upsc-psir-2016-2101","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/examine-the-objective-and-role-of-the-national-human-rights-upsc-psir-2016-2101\/","title":{"rendered":"Examine the objective and role of the National Human Rights Commission."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> NHRC under PHRA 1993 <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b>Bhatia\u2019s<\/b> \u201cfourth branch institution\u201d (makes democracy workable) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> objective = protect\/promote life, liberty, equality, dignity (Constitution + covenants, enforceable in courts)<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> <b>Mandela\u2019s<\/b> moral framing on denying rights <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> rights as life\/liberty\/equality\/dignity <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> NHRC as their statutory guardian under PHRA 1993<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>objective shapes role <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Section 12 inquiry (petitions \/ <i>suo motu<\/i> \/ court direction) + negligence of public servants <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> prison visits, court intervention, review of safeguards, research, rights literacy <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> reach to vulnerable groups (women, children, SC\/ST, minorities, refugees, prisoners) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Dayal<\/b>: strengthened democracy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>recommendatory design caps reach <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> non-binding, govt dependence, one-year bar, armed-forces restriction <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Krishna Iyer<\/b> \u201cbiggest post office\u201d \/ <b class=\"pq-sc\">Baxi<\/b> \u201ctoothless tiger\u201d, \u201cgrammar of governance\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> objective sound, institution necessary <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> role serves it fully only with enforceable powers + independent cadre + plural composition<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> move from \u201cpost office\u201d\/critique to <b>Verma\u2019s<\/b> \u201cconscience keeper of the nation\u201d <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> empowerment, not abolition, is the corrective<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[42],"pyq_marks":[35],"pyq_topic":[62],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-1333","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-42","pyq_marks-15-marks","pyq_topic-statutory-institutions-commissions","pyq_paper-paper-1"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4745,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1333\/revisions\/4745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1333"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1333"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1333"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}