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Post the December 16 incident in Delhi, the govt. appointed two people - Justice J S Verma Committee and Usha Mehra Commission. What is the difference between a Committee & a Commission? Why the need for two bodies?
@Shreya not sure about the difference but the usha mehra commission's jurisdiction is limited to delhi and the ncr, it's an inquiry into one incident specifically, though it also requested for suggestions to improve women's safety (but for ncr n delhi area only).
Justice verma's committee had an all india jurisdiction covering women's safety in general. It was not an inquiry into just one case.
A Committee is set up by the executive to quickly get a report, as in the case of J S Verma Committee. Who does the Committee submit its report to? - To the govt. or department which set it up.
A commission, on the other hand, is set up under the Inquiries Act. Who does a Commission submit its report to? - To the Parliament/ Legilstaure. This is the major difference between them. Hence a Commission's report is deliberated by the legislature. You must have noticed that govt's policies and bills are more or less modelled on the Committee reports rather than the Commission's report.
@Neyawn thanks. But what about sc/st/minority commissions and ncw. Don't they either have a constitutional or statutory mandate other than the inquiries act?
@Neyawn thanks. But what about sc/st/minority commissions and ncw. Don't they either have a constitutional or statutory mandate other than the inquiries act?
The Commissions that you've mentioned above are either Constitutional or Statutory, created by the Parliament. They are permanent.
The one I am talking about is by an Executive Resolution under the Inquiries Act, whereby its mandate is to submit its report to the Legislature. They dissolve once their purpose is solved. They are temporary.
The benefit with the Committee system is that the report first comes to Govt. and it may choose to make only parts or none of it public. It screens any sort of criticism of the govt, since the govt sees it first. In the Commission, the report is first seen by the legislature and hence the super duper criticism. Hence Govts. are very cautious with forming Commissions.
Source: Class by R. S. Gupta, former Delhi Police Commissioner.
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I tried googling it but did not find a satisfactory answer anywhere on the web.
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Justice verma's committee had an all india jurisdiction covering women's safety in general. It was not an inquiry into just one case.
Who does the Committee submit its report to?
- To the govt. or department which set it up.
A commission, on the other hand, is set up under the Inquiries Act.
Who does a Commission submit its report to?
- To the Parliament/ Legilstaure. This is the major difference between them. Hence a Commission's report is deliberated by the legislature. You must have noticed that govt's policies and bills are more or less modelled on the Committee reports rather than the Commission's report.
The one I am talking about is by an Executive Resolution under the Inquiries Act, whereby its mandate is to submit its report to the Legislature. They dissolve once their purpose is solved. They are temporary.
The benefit with the Committee system is that the report first comes to Govt. and it may choose to make only parts or none of it public. It screens any sort of criticism of the govt, since the govt sees it first. In the Commission, the report is first seen by the legislature and hence the super duper criticism. Hence Govts. are very cautious with forming Commissions.
Source: Class by R. S. Gupta, former Delhi Police Commissioner.
I tried googling it but did not find a satisfactory answer anywhere on the web.
http://hindu.com/2001/06/19/stories/13190179.htm
Difference bwtween Verma committe and Mehra Commission in particular:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Delhi_gang_rape_case
Ctrl+f: "Verma", "Mehra" (Read mandate)
@Neyawn So, you were also present in that class.
And I just misused my privilege to un-highlight the fact :-)