Ex-CJI
HL Dattu selected as new Chairman of NHRC
Ø Union
Government has selected former Chief Justice of India (CJI) H L Dattu as new Chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
Ø He will
succeed Mr. K.G. Balakrishnan who had demitted office after his five-year term
ended in May 2015. Since then Justice C Joseph is functioning as the acting
Chairman.
Ø Justice
Dattu was selected by the high-powered committee headed by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi.
Ø The
committee also included Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Union Home Minister
Rajnath Singh, Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha P J Kurien and leader of
Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad.
Ø His
name will be sent to the President Pranab Mukherjee for his approval.
Ø As per
the provisions of Protection of Human Rights Act,
1993,
President appoints the Chairman and members of the NHRC on the recommendation
of the high-powered committee headed by the Prime Minister.
Ø Justice
H L Dattu was 42nd Chief Justice of India from September 28, 2014 to December
2, 2015.
About NHRC: It is apex statutory supervisory body of
human rights in the country, i.e. the rights related to life, liberty, equality
and dignity of the individual guaranteed by the Constitution or embodied in the
international convents.
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