Abdul Sathar vs The Principal Secretary To Government on 26 June, 2019
418. In fact, learned Counsel Mr.Sarath Chandran has also drawn
analogy on scope and power of the Human Rights Commission with that of
the National Commission for SC and ST established under Article 338 of
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the Constitution of India. The National Commission for Schedule Castes
and the National Commission for Schedule Tribes enjoy the power pari
materia to the Commission established under H.R.Act. The Hon'ble Spreme
Court dealt with the power of National Commission for Schedule Castes
Act, in a case reported in (1996) (6) SCC 606 (All Indian Overseas Bank
SC and ST Employees Welfare Association and others versus Union of
India and others) (relevant paragraph nos.3, 5, 6 & 10 are extracted supra),
and held that merely because the Commission has power of Civil Court,
such power do not confer the Commission into a Civil Court The power of
Civil Court is only to fine, conduct enquiry within the frame work of the Act
and nothing more as to what the Supreme Court ultimately held.