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INTEGRATED MAINS AND PRELIMS MENTORSHIP (IMPM) KEY (09/08/2024)

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Critical Topics and Their Significance for the UPSC CSE Examination on August 09, 2024

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NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR MINORITIES

For Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance

For Mains Examination: GS II - Indian Polity & Governance

Context:

The judicial powers of NCM are similar to the powers of NCSC and NCST except for point (vi) wherein the NCSC and NCST the provision is “any other matter which the President may, by rule, determine”. While for the NCM it is “any other matter which may be prescribed”

 

Read about:

What is the National Commission for Minorities?

What is the National Commission for Scheduled Caste(NCSC)?

Key takeaways:

 

The judicial authority of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), as outlined in Article 338 (8) of the Indian Constitution, and the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST), as per Article 338A (8) of the Constitution, includes the following powers:
 
“The Commission, when investigating matters under sub-clause (a) or examining complaints under sub-clause (b) of clause (5), possesses the powers of a civil court in a suit, specifically in relation to:
 
(i) Summoning and enforcing the presence of individuals from any part of India and questioning them under oath;
(ii) Requiring the discovery and production of documents;
(iii) Receiving evidence through affidavits;
(iv) Requesting any public records or copies from courts or offices;
(v) Issuing commissions for witness and document examinations;
(vi) Any additional matters as prescribed by the President’s rules.”
 
Regarding the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), Section 9(4) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992, grants the Commission the following powers while performing functions mentioned in sub-clauses (a), (b), and (d) of sub-section (1):
 
(i) Summoning and compelling the attendance of individuals from anywhere in India and questioning them under oath;
(ii) Demanding the discovery and production of documents;
(iii) Receiving evidence through affidavits;
(iv) Requesting any public records or copies from courts or offices;
(v) Issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses and documents;
(vi) Any other matters that may be prescribed
 
 
Follow Up Question
 

1.Which of the following powers are granted to the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) under Section 9(4) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992?

  1. Summoning and enforcing the attendance of individuals from any part of India and examining them on oath.
  2. Requiring the discovery and production of documents.
  3. Receiving evidence through affidavits.
  4. Requisitioning public records from any cour
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