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The Protection of Human Rights Act 1993

  • February 19, 2021
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The Protection of Human Rights Act 1993

Subject: Polity

Context: THE DELHI High Court has ruled that Delhi, as a Union Territory, can designate human rights courts in each district

Concept:

  • The court was hearing a petition filed by an activist, arguing that since Delhi is a ‘Union Territory’ and not a ‘State’ within the meaning of Constitution, the notification specifying a Court of Sessions as a Human Rights Court under The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 can only be issued by the Centre.
  • It challenged notification last year designating the court of Additional Sessions Judge-2 in each district as a Human Rights Court in Delhi.
  • The court held that merely because the enactment is a Central legislation, it does not follow that its implementation can only be undertaken by the Central Government.
  • The court said that for the purpose of Section 30 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, the expression ‘State’ would include the Union Territory.

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