Ex Supreme Court Judge V Ramasubramanian Appointed Rights Panel Chief
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A former chief justice of India or a retired judge of the Supreme Court are appointed as NHRC chairperson by the President on the recommendation of the selection committee.
Retired Supreme Court judge V Ramasubramanian was on Monday appointed the new chairman of the National Human Rights Commission or NHRC, the nodal body which can inquire into violations of human rights by government or a public servant.
The post of NHRC chairperson had been lying vacant since former Supreme Court Justice (retd) Arun Kumar Mishra completed his tenure on June 1. Vijaya Bharathi Sayani, a member of the NHRC, became its acting chairperson after Justice Mishra retired.
A former chief justice of India or a retired judge of the Supreme Court are appointed as NHRC chairperson by the President on the recommendation of the selection committee. Former CJIs HL Dattu and KG Balakrishnan have been at the helm of the rights body in the past.
