Human Rights Commission Cannot Decide Disputes Arising Out Of Exercise Of Statutory Powers And Duties: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

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8 Jun 2020 12:23 PM IST

"The very nature and power of the Human Rights Commission is recommendatory, when it is called upon to decide the rights of the individual which otherwise available to him collectively."

The Human Rights Commission cannot decide any dispute which arises out of an exercise of statutory powers and duties, the Kerala High Court has observed. The Court was considering a writ petition filed by Kerala State Electricity Board challenging an order of State Human Rights commission directing it to remove four stay wires from the property of the complainant. The Commission has...

Human Rights Commission Cannot Decide Disputes Arising Out Of Exercise Of Statutory Powers And Duties: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

LIVELAW NEWS NETWORK

"The very nature and power of the Human Rights Commission is recommendatory, when it is called upon to decide the rights of the individual which otherwise available to him collectively."

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