Justice Chandrachud will become the new chairman of the National Human Rights Commission?

15 Nov 2024

There are reports in the national capital that Justice D. retired from the post of Chief Justice of the country. Y. Chandrachud may be appointed as the next chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Internal sources of the Modi government say that after Justice Arun Mishra left office in June 2024, the government appointed N. H. R. C. The high post of was kept vacant.

After holding the post vacant for almost 6 months, it has become a basis for speculation that Justice Chandrachud would be the ideal person for it. After the retirement of Justice Arun Mishra on June 5, 2024, N. H. R. C. Member Vijay Bharti Sayani is holding the post of president. According to the news, it was new. J. I. Sanjeev Khanna has recommended Chandrachud’s name for this prestigious post. There was already a possibility that Chandrachud could be given an important role after retirement. Its recommendation has gone to the Law Ministry and the selection process has been initiated.

According to the rules, the Chairman should be a retired or present Chief Justice of the Supreme Court or High Court of India. Before this, it was a condition that N. H. R. C. The Chairman will be the retired Chief Justice of India. But this created a problem as not many people were available for the post. The Act was amended by increasing the scope.

The Chairman and members of the Commission are appointed by the President on the recommendations of a committee, which has as Chairman the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the Home Minister, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.