The National Human Rights Commission shall, while inquiring into the complaints for violation of human rights, have all powers of :
a High Court.
a Civil Court only.
a Criminal Court only.
both Civil and Criminal Courts.
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UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2022
Section 13 of The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, grants the National Human Rights Commission, while inquiring into complaints of violation of human rights, all the powers of a civil court trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. These powers include summoning witnesses, requiring discovery and production of documents, receiving evidence on affidavits, requisitioning public records, and issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses or documents.