Section 21 of The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, specifically outlines the procedure to be followed by the National Human Rights Commission when dealing with complaints regarding the violation of human rights by members of the armed forces. All three steps listed in the question are part of this procedure: seeking a report from the Central Government (either on its own motion or on a petition), making recommendations to the Central Government after receiving the report, and the Central Government being required to inform the Commission of the action taken on the recommendations within a specified timeframe (usually three months or extended time).