TNPSC Thervupettagam

State Human Rights Commission’s acting chairperson

February 11 , 2020 1731 days 5277 0
  • Retired district judge D. Jayachandran took over as the acting chairperson of Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commission (SHRC).
  • He was one of the two members of Tamil Nadu SHRC.

About Tamil Nadu SHRC

  • The State Human Rights Commission was constituted in the state of Tamil Nadu on 17.4.1997.
  • It was established under section-21 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.
  • As per the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act 2019, chairperson and members of SHRC will hold office for 3 years or till 70 years of age or whichever is earlier.
  • A person who has been Chief Justice/Judge of High Court will be chairperson of SHRC.

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