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Comment on the functions, duties and powers of the appropriate National Commission as laid down in Clauses (5), (8) and (9) of Article-338 of the Constitution.

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  • Statutory Institutions and Commissions

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The "appropriate" body is the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC). Article 338 originally created only a Special Officer who could investigate and report. The 65th Amendment (1990) replaced him with a multi-member Commission for SCs and STs, and the 89th Amendment (2003) split it, giving STs Article 338A from 2004. The 102nd Amendment (2018)…

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  • Clause (5): six duties, from system to citizen
  • Clause (8): a civil court for inquiry only
  • Clause (9): mandatory consultation
  • Assessment
  • Conclusion
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