State Human Rights Commission’s acting chairperson
February 11 , 2020 1671 days 5114 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.