Format for filing a complaint with the pshrc

 

A.        Complainant’s Details

 

 

1.         Name                                                              

 

 

2.         Sex                Male                Female

 

 

3.         State

 

                                                                                   

4.         Full Address                                            

 

 

                                                                           

            District

 

            Pin Code

 

 

B.         Incident Details

 

1.         Incident Place (Village/Town/City)

 

 

2.         State                                                   

 

 

3.         District

 

 

4.         Date of Incident

 

 

C.        Victim’s Details

 

1.         Name of the victim                                           

 

 

2.         No. of Victims 

 

 

3.         State

 

4.         Full Address                                                    

         

          District

 

            Pin Code

                                                                                   

                                                                                                                       

7.         Religion            8. Caste              9. Sex           10. Age            11. Whether Disabled

                                                                                                                        person

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D.        Brief summary of facts/allegations of human rights involved before filing go through
            Guidelines on how to file complaint with the PSHRC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E.         Whether complaint is against Members of Armed Forces/

            Para-Military                                                                Yes                  No

 

 

 

F.         Whether similar complaint has been filed before any Court/State Human Rights
            Commission any other Commission in the State National

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

G.        Name, designation & address of the public servant against whom

            Complaint is being made

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H.        Name, designation & address of the authority/officials to whom the public servant is answerable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I.          Prayer/Relief if any, sought before filing go through Guidelines on how to file
            complaint with the PSHRC

 

 

 

                                                                                                           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guidelines on how to file complaint with the PSHRC

 

1.                  Complaint may be made to the Commission by the victim or any other person on his behalf.

 

2.                  Complaint should be in writing either in English or Punjabi or in any other language included in the eighth schedule of the Constitution. Only one set of complaint needs to be submitted to the Commission.

 

3.                  Complaint may be sent either by Post or Faxed at Nos. 0172-2608463 or though e-mail complaint @pshrc.net.

 

4.                  No feel is chargeable on such complaints.

 

5.                  The complaint shall disclose i) violation of human rights or abetment thereof of; (ii) negligence in the prevention of such violation, by a public servant.

 

6.                  The jurisdiction of the Commission is restricted to the violation of human rights alleged to have been committed within one year of the receipt of complaint  by the Commission.

 

7.                  Documents, if any enclosed in support of the allegations in the complaint must be legible.

 

8.                  Name of the victim, his/her age, sex, religion/caste, State and District to which the incident relates, incident date etc. should invariably be mentioned in the complaint.

 

9.                  The submission of the complaint in the enclosed format helps the Commission to expedite the disposal.

 

10.              Following types of Complaint(s) are not ordinarily entertainable:

 

i.                     illegible

ii.                   Vague, anonymous or pseudonymous;

iii.                  Trivial or frivolous in nature;

iv.                 The matters which are pending before a State Human Rights Commission or any other Commission

v.                   Any matter after the expiry of one year from the date on which the act constituting violation of human rights is alleged to have been committed;

vi.                 Allegation is not against any public servant;

vii.                The issue raised relates to civil dispute, such property rights, contractual obligations, etc.

viii.              The issue raised relates to service matters;

ix.                 The issue raised relates to labour/industrial disputes;

x.                   Allegations do not make out any specific violation of human rights;

xi.                 The matter is sub-judice before a Court/Tribunal;

xii.                The matter is covered by judicial verdict/decision of the Commission

 

11.              As far as possible complainants are encouraged to make use of the format given above to file their complaints. The guidelines indicate the kind of information, which would facilitate in processing a complaint.

12.              Action will be initiated only after the receipt of relevant petition

13.              Don’t hesitate to contact the Madad counter setup to help complaints

14.              If still in doubt, please click here for help and faq.