ADMINISTRATIVE WING

COMPOSITION
The Administrative Wing is headed by the principal Secretary who is also the Chief Executive Officer of the Commission.

The Administrative Wing is has been further subdivided into an Accounts Section and an Administrative Section headed by the Deputy controller Finance and Accounts respectively.

The Deputy Controller Finance and Accounts (DCFA) manages the accounting and financial functions of the Commission. There is a Section Officer directly under the DCFA, who is further assisted by an Auditor, a Junior Auditor and a Cashier.

The Under-Secretary of the Commission is in-charge of the Administration Section and is assisted by the Administrative officer cum Superintendent who exercises supervision over the Establishment Assistant, Librarian, Dispatch Clerk, Receptionist and Senior Assistant Housekeeping, who is further assisted by a Caretaker Clerk.

FUNCTIONS

The Administrative Wing is responsible for overall administrative tasks and day to day running of the Commission. A number of tasks are performed by the Administrative Wing and may be classified under the following sub heads:

SERVICE MATTERS-All administrative matters pertaining to the Chairperson, Members and other staff, which includes payment of salaries, increments, release of gratuity allowances, medical reimbursements, conditions of service, leave appointments, etc. are handled by the Administrative Wing.

ACCOUNTING-Preparation of Annual and Quarterly budgets, maintenance of accounts, disbursal of funds for works and purchases of the Commission, maintenance of financial records come within the purview of the Administrative Wing.

IINFRA-STRUCTURAL FUNCTIONS- the administrative wings is responsible for the premises of the commission, etc. The administrative wing is responsible for arranging transport to the members and other officials of the commission, hence is in charge of purchase and maintenance of vehicles.

FUNCTION IN RELATION TO PROJECTS ETC- all projects, seminars, workshops, etc., that the commission undertake are supported and financed by the administrative wing. Reception, hospitality and other functions relating to dignitaries who visit the commission are performed by the administrative wing.

JUDICIAL WING

The commission is headed by the Chairperson and four other members. The chair-person and four members from the adjudicating body of the commission and undertake scrutiny of complaint and issue direction/recommendations for compliance by the State Government, other agencies or statutory bodies.

PROCEDURE-A complaint may be brought to the notice of the Commission either by the victim or anyone on her/his behalf. A complaint may be brought in person or sent by post depending on the will of the complainant. In some cases where the Commission feels that a violation of human rights has taken place suo-moto notice may be taken.

All complaints are received by the Central Diarist who then forwards the complaints to the Judicial Wing. The Judicial Wing after serializing the complaint brings it to the notice of the Chairperson who may further allocate the case to any Member including him/herself or to the appropriate Bench of the Commission as per regulations framed by the Commission which came into effect on 1st March 1999.

Ordinarily the complaint are examined in the first instance by a Single Bench, except which are involving vital or complex issues and such complaints may be listed before a Division Bench. All custodial death, custodial torture, custodial rape, illegal detention complaints shall normally be heard by a Division Bench of the state Commission, while the cases of other types shall go to Single Benches unless otherwise required by the Chairperson keeping in view the nature of a particular case. The Single or Division Bench,. as the case may be, may recommend the placing of a particular case before a Full Bench of the State Commission or before the Full Commission itself.

COMPOSITION

Though the Judicial Wing is supposed to be headed by a Registrar, the Addl. Registrar has been heading the wing and is been assisted by Joint Registrar. He is assisted by the Superintendent Judicial Wing who is further assisted by the Assistant In-charge Branch, who has five Senior Assistants; one for each Member for maintenance of records and action taken reports of various complaints that are brought before the Commission.

There is also a Miscellaneous Assistant to handle matters various matters, such as looking after the record room and paper-work of the Judicial Wing.

Two translators have also been provided to the Judicial Wing for translating the complaints to English from the vernacular language or the national language for the convenience of the Chairperson and the Members.

FUNCTIONS

The Judicial Wing is responsible for maintaining files and records of the various cases that are adjudicated by the Commission. Whenever an order is issued by the Commission, the Judicial Wing communicates the same to the authority concerned. All action-taken reports are also received by the Judicial Wing and forwarded to the Chairperson and Members of the Commission. The Judicial Wing also prepares the roster of cases that are to be put up before the Chairperson and Members of the Commission.

INVESTIGATION WING

COMPOSITION

The Investigation Wing of the commission is headed by the DGP of the commission who is the chief investigating officer. The DGP has six personnel as part of Personal Staff Section. This Section assists the DGP in typing reports, correspondence, maintaining records of investigations and in projects entrusted to the DGP.

Two officers of the rank of Inspector and one Sub-Inspector are on deputation to the Commission as investigating officers. The Inspectors have been given a Constable reader each to provide assistance in investigations.

FUNCTIONING

The main responsibility of the Investigation Wing is to carry out investigations into complaints that are assigned to it by the Chairperson, the Member/Bench may choose to order for a report by the State through the Inspector General Litigation of the Police Department or may ask the in charge of the department concerned to finish a report. However if it is a delicate issue of if the complaint is dissatisfied with the report of the State, the complaint may be got investigated by the Investigative Wing of the Commission. The Investigation Wing on completing its investigation submits its report to the Member/Bench, who then decides what further action is required to be taken in the case.

Normally complainants come to the office of the Commission themselves to record their statement, however in special cases where the complainant is old, unwell or otherwise unable to come, the investigating team may visit her/his residence to record the testimony.

The Investigation Team makes field visits during the course of its investigations in cases where it is so warranted.

The Investigation Wing provides a forum for independent and impartial inquiry into the grievance of the complainant.