law: Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 
  21.Constitution
  
  of State Human Rights Commissions.-
  (1)
  
  A State Government may constitute a body to be known as the .......................(name of
  
  the State) Human Rights Commission to exercise the powers conferred upon, and
  
  to perform the functions assigned to, a State Commission under this Chapter.
  (2)
  
  The State Commission shall consist of-
  (a) A Chairperson who has been a Chief Justice of a High Court;
  (b) one Member who is, or has bee, a Judge of a High Court;
  (c) one Member who is, or has been, a district judge in that State;
  (d) two members to be appointed from amongst persons having knowledge
  
  of, or practical experience in, matters relating to human rights.
  (3)
  
  There shall be a Secretary who shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the
  
  State Commission and shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions of
  
  the State commission as it may delegate to him.
  (4)
  
  The headquarters of the state Commission shall be at such place as the State
  
  Government may, by notification, specify;
  (5)
  
  A State Commission may inquire into violation of human rights only in respect
  
  of maters relatable to any of the entries enumerated in List II List III in the
  
  Seventh Schedule to the Constitution:
  Provided
  
   that if any such matter is already being
  
  inquire into by the commission or any other commission duly constituted under
  
  any law for he time bring in force, the state Commission shall not inquire into
  
  the said matter;
  Provided
  
   further that in relation to the Jammu
  
  and Kashmir Human Rights commission this sub-section shall have effect as if
  
  for the words and figures "List II and List III in the Seventh Schedule to
  
  the constitution," the words and figures "List III in the Seventh
  
  schedule to he Constitution as applicable to the state of Jammu and Kashmir and
  
  in respect of matters in relation to which the Legislature of that state has
  
  power to make laws" had been substituted.