[Solved] Consider the following organizations/bodies in India. The National Commission for Backward Classes The National Human Rights Commission The National Law Commission The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission How many of the above are constitutional bodies?

Q65. Consider the following organizations/bodies in India.

1. The National Commission for Backward Classes
2. The National Human Rights Commission
3. The National Law Commission
4. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

How many of the above are constitutional bodies?

1. Only one
2. Only two
3. Only three
4. All four

Answer: 1

Option 1 is correct: Although the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) was originally constituted as the Statutory body by establishing it under the provisions of the National Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993. Recently the NCBC was accorded constitutional status by the 102nd Constitutional Amendment Act (CAA) which inserted Article 338B, forming a National Commission for Backward Classes. Hence NCBC is a constitutional body.

Option 2 is incorrect: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India is a statutory body constituted in 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. Hence NHRC is not a constitutional body.

Option 3 is incorrect: The National Law Commission is neither a constitutional body nor a statutory body, it was constituted by a notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Law & Justice, Department of Legal Affairs. Its purpose is to carry out research in the field of law and the Commission makes recommendations to the Government and provides excellent thought provoking and vital review of the laws in India.

Option 4 is incorrect: The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission of India is a statutory body established under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. To provide inexpensive, speedy redressal of consumer disputes, the act established quasi-judicial bodies have been set up in each District and State and at the National level, called the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions, the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions and the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission respectively.