NON - CONSTITUTIONAL
BODIES
NHRC & SHRC
BODY NHRC SHRC
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By an Act of Parliament (Protection of Human Rights Act 1993).
ESTBLISHMENT
Statutory Body.
Multimember Body Multimember Body
COMPOSITION
Chairperson + Five Members. Chairperson + Two Members
BODY NHRC SHRC
Chairperson - Retired CJI or Judge Chairperson - Retired CJ or
of the SC. Judge of the HC.
Members- Members-
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1. Serving or retired judge of SC; 1. Serving or retired judge of HC
2. Serving or retired CJ of a HC and or District Judge With 7 years of
3.3 others (at least one woman) having experience;
QUALIFI- knowledge or practical experience of 2. Person having knowledge or
CATION human rights. practical experience of human
Chairpersons of the NCBCs and the rights.
NC for Protection of Child Rights as
well as the Chief Commissioner for
PwDs as the ex-officio members of
the National Human Rights
Commission.
BODY NHRC SHRC
By PRESIDENT By GOVERNOR
NHRC Selection Committee SHRC Selection Committee
APPOINTMENT
(6 Members): PM + Speaker (6 Members): CM + Speaker
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(LS) + Deputy Chairman (RS) (SLA) + Deputy Chairman
+ Leader of opposition (LS & (SLC) + Leader of opposition
RS both) + Union HM. (SLA & SLC both) + State HM.
3 years or age of 70 years.
TENURE Eligible for re-appointment but not eligible for further
appointment in GOI or State.
Determined by Central/State Government.
SALARY
Cannot be varied to his disadvantage after their appointment.
BODY NHRC SHRC
RESIGNATION To PRESIDENT. To GOVERNOR
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PRESIDENT can remove from the office under the following
circumstances:
REMOVAL
a) Is adjudged an insolvent or
PROCEDURE
b) Engages during his term of office in any paid employment
outside the duties of his office; or
c) Is, in the opinion of the president, unfit to continue in office by
reason of infirmity of mind or body.
d) If he is of unsound mind and stand so declared by a competent
court; or
e) If he is convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence.
BODY NHRC SHRC
(Similar to UPSC) President can also remove the chairman or any
other member for misbehavior. However, in this case, the president
REMOVAL
has to refer the matter to the SC for an enquiry. SC after enquiry
PROCEDURE
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advice the president, then the president can remove the chairperson
or a member.
Power to regulate its own procedure and all the powers of a
civil court and its proceedings have a judicial character.
Own Investigation Staff + Help from Govt. Agency.
No inquire into any matter after the expiry of one year from the
MISC.
date of violation.
Functions are mainly recommendatory in nature (Not binding).
It has no power to punish the violators nor to award any relief
including monetary relief to the victim.
BODY NHRC SHRC
Limited role, powers and jurisdiction with respect to members of
the armed forces.
Secretary of the NHRC/SHRC shall exercise all administrative
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and financial powers of the Commission, subject to control of the
chairperson.
NHRC- Submits its annual or special reports to the Central
government and to the state government concerned (SHRC only
MISC.
to State Government).
SHRC- Inquire into only in respect of subjects mentioned in the
State List and the Concurrent List of the Seventh Schedule.
Central government may confer upon the SHRC the functions
relating to human rights being discharged by the union
territories, except the UT of Delhi Functions relating to human
rights in case of UT of Delhi are to be dealt with by the NHRC.
CENTRAL
BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION
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On recommendation of Santhanam Committee on corruption. CBI as setup
through resolution. It derives its powers from DPSE Act, 1946.
It is not a statutory body. It comes under Ministry of Personnel and now it
enjoys the status of an attached office.
Composition: Headed by DIRECTOR, Provide with security of 2 years Tenure
in office by CVC Act, 2003. Additionally, it has a number of joint directors,
deputy inspector generals, superintendents of police and all other usual ranks
of police personnel
Appointment of Director: By Central Government on recommendation of a
3-member committee consisting of the PM as Chairperson, the Leader of
Opposition (LS) and the CJI or Judge of the SC nominated by him.
CBI investigates crime of corruption, economic offences and serious and
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organized crime other than terrorism while NIA investigate terror related
crime such as incidents of terrorist attacks, funding of terrorism and it also
Provide assistance to CVC & Lokpal in investigation.
It acts as the “National Central Bureau” of Interpol in India.
CENTRAL & STATE IC & CENTRAL
VIGILANCE COMMISSIONER
BODY CIC/SIC CVC
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Under an act of Parliament By an act of Parliament
ESTBLISHMENT
(Right to Information Act (Central Vigilance
2005). Commission Act, 2003.).
Statutory Body. Statutory Body.
Multimember body
COMPOSITION Multimember body
Chief Information
Central Vigilance
Commissioners & Other ICs
Commissioners & Other
(Not more than 10).
Vigilance Commissioner (Not
CIC- At Present Chief + 6
more than 2).
Others ICs
BODY CIC/SIC CVC
By PRESIDENT/GOVERNOR. By PRESIDENT.
CIC Selection Committee (3 Selection Committee (3
Members): Members):
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PM, Leader of Opposition (LS) PM, Leader of Opposition (LS)
and Union Minister nominated and Union Home Minister.
APPOINTMENT by PM.
SIC Selection Committee (3
Members):
CM, Leader of Opposition
(SLA) and State cabinet
minister nominated by CM.
BODY CIC/SIC CVC
Term as prescribed by the Term – 4 Years or age of 65
Central Government or age years.
of 65 years. Not eligible for further
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Not eligible for appointment under State or
TENURE reappointment (Information Central Government.
commissioners are eligible
for respective Chief IC but
total term not more than 5
years).
BODY CIC/SIC CVC
Persons of eminence in Salary - allowances of the
QUALIFICATION
public life with wide Central Vigilance Commissioner
/ SALARY
knowledge and experience are similar to those of the
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in law, science and Chairman of UPSC and that of
technology, social service, the vigilance commissioner are
management, journalism, similar to those of a member of
mass media or UPSC.
administration and
governance.
Not be a Member of
Parliament or Member of
the Legislature of any State
or Union Territory.
BODY CIC/SIC CVC
Not hold any other office of profit
or connected with any political
QUALIFICATION party or pursuing any profession.
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/ SALARY Salary decided by the Central
Government and cannot be varied
to his disadvantage during service.
RESIGNATION To PRESIDENT/GOVERNOR. To PRESIDENT.
CIC/CVC - Removed by PRESIDENT and procedure is similar to
REMOVAL NHRC
PROCEDURE SIC – Removed by GOVERNOR and procedure is similar to
NHRC.
LOKPAL
ESTBLISHMENT
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Under an act of Parliament (Lokpal and Lokayukta Act, 2013) Lokpal at
Centre and Lokayukta at State.
Statutory Body.
COMPOSITION
Multimember body
Chairperson with a maximum of 8 members (50% judicial members).
Minimum 50% members shall be from SCs, STs, OBCs, Minorities and
Woman.
QUALIFICATION
Judicial Member - Current or former judges of SC or CJ of HC.
Non-Judicial Member – Eminent person min. 25 years expertise & special
knowledge of Anticorruption Policy, Public Administration, Vigilance, Finance,
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Insurance Banking, Law & Management.
APPOINTMENT
By PRESIDENT (Lokpal), GOVERNOR (Lokayukta).
Selection Committee (3 Members): PM, Speaker, Leader of the Opposition
(LS), the CJI or CJI Nominee from SC and an eminent jurist to be nominated
by the President of India on the recommendations of the first four members
of the selection committee.
Search Committee- To assist the Selection Committee 50% of the members
shall be from SCs, STs, OBCs, Minorities and women.
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TENURE/ SALARY
Term - 5 Years or age of 70 years.
Salary Allowance Chairperson equivalent to CJI and Member-Judge of SC.
RESIGNATION
To PRESIDENT
MISC.
Lokpal’s jurisdiction will cover all categories of public servants, including PM
except armed forces.
Lokpal will have the power of superintendence and direction over any
investigating agency, including the CBI, for cases referred to them by the
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Lokpal.
Institutions which are financed fully or partly by Government are under the
jurisdiction of Lokpal, but institutions aided by Government are excluded.
Incorporates provisions for attachment and confiscation of property of
public servants acquired by corrupt means, even while the prosecution is
pending.
State will have to institute Lokayukta within 1 year.
CBI officer appointed for the investigation by Lokpal cannot be transferred
without permission of Lokpal.
