Act Number: 10

Act Name: The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993

Year: 1994

Enactment Date: 1994-01-08

Long Title: An Act to provide for the constitution of a National Human Rights Commission, State Human Rights Commissions in States and Human Rights Courts for better protection of human rights and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 30: Human Rights Courts.
    For the purpose of providing speedy trial of offences arising out of violation of human rights, the State Government may, with the concurrence of the Chief Justice of the High Court, by notification, specify for each district a Court of Session to be a Human Rights Court to try the said offences:
     Provided that nothing in this section shall apply if—
         (a) a Court of Session is already specified as a special court; or
         (b) a special court is already constituted,
for such offences under any other law for the time being in force.
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