Which of the following statement is not correct in relation to Protection of Human Rights Act ?

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This is a grace question — the commission's key credits A, B or C (all three accepted). The task is to spot the statement that is NOT correct about the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, and each of A, B and C is untrue. A — 'Chairman holds office for a term of five years': the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2019 cut the Chairperson's term from five years to three years (still capped at age 70, whichever is earlier), so 'five years' is no longer correct. B — 'Members hold office for a term of five years': the same 2019 amendment reduced Members' term from five years to three years, so this too is incorrect. C — 'Member is not eligible for re-appointment for another term of five years': a Member IS eligible for re-appointment, so a blanket 'not eligible' is wrong (the original Act expressly allowed re-appointment, and the 2019 amendment retained eligibility). Only D is a true provision — on ceasing office a Chairperson or Member is barred from further employment under the Government of India or any State Government — so D is correct and cannot be the answer. Because A, B and C are each 'not correct', marks were given for all three.

Why the other options are wrong — (d) This is a genuine provision of the Act — a post-tenure bar on government employment to avoid conflict of interest. Because it is a correct statement, it cannot be the 'not correct' answer, which is why D was not credited.

Concept: Under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, the NHRC's Chairperson and Members originally held office for five years. The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2019 changed the tenure to three years (the Chairperson still retires at 70), made Members eligible for re-appointment, and widened who may chair the Commission. On leaving office a Chairperson or Member cannot take further employment under the Centre or a State.

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