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Notes 4. The headquarters of the State Commission shall be at such place as the State Government
may, by notification, specify.
5. A State Commission may inquire into violation of human rights only in respect of matters
relatable to any of the entries enumerated in List II and List III in the Seventh Schedule to
the Constitution:

30.5 Functions of State Human Right Commission

The functions of the SHRC include considerable scope and range of the functions envisaged for
the Commission under sec 12 of the Act, "all or any" of which except what is stated under clause
(f) of the section relating to treaties and other International instruments on Human Rights
which can be dealt with by the National Human Rights Commission only, are to be performed
by this Commission. These functions are to:
(a) inquire suo motu or on a petition presented to it, by a victim, or any person on his be into
complaint of
(i) Violation of human rights or abetment thereof;
(or)
(ii) negligence in the prevention of such violation by a public servant.
(b) Intervene in any proceeding involving any allegation of violation of human rights, per
before a Court with the approval of such Court.
(c) visit under intimation to the State Government, any jail or any other institution under the
control of the State Government where persons are detained or lodged for purposes of
treatment, reformation or protection to study the living conditions of the inmates and
make recommendations thereon:
(d) review the safeguards provided by or under the constitution of any law for the time being
in force for the protection of human rights and recommend measures for their effective
implementation.
(e) Review the factors, including acts of terrorism that inhibit the enjoyment of human rights
and recommend appropriate remedial measures.
(f) Not applicable to State Human Rights Commission.
(g) undertake and promote research in the field of human rights.
(h) spread human rights literacy among various sections of society and promote awareness
of the safeguards available for the protection of these rights through publications, the n
seminars and other available means.
(i) encourage the efforts of Non-Governmental organisations and institutions working in the
field of human rights.
(j) such other functions as it may consider necessary for the promotion of human rights.
30.5.1 Objectives of State Human Rights Commission
Protection and promotion of human rights constitute the principal concern of the Commission.
Pursuant to this objective, the Commission is committed to discharge its functions assigned to
it under the Act with transparency and autonomy. The autonomy of the Commission emanates,
inter alia, from the procedures relating to the appointment of the Members, the security of their
tenure, their stature, the safeguards provided under Section 23 and 24 of the Act and the status
accorded to the Commission under overall scheme of the Act. The financial autonomy of the
Commission is implied under provisions of Section 33 of the Act. The procedures adopted by
the Commission to conduct its proceedings, the suo motu action taken on complaints regardless
of the sources received, the openness of its proceedings and the placement of its reports before
the State Legislature are key to the strength and transparency of the Commission's functioning.

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