New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Centre and several states on a plea against the delay in filling up the vacancies in the state human rights commission (SHRCs).
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud sought the response of Ministry of Home Affairs and 16 states including Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and others on a plea filed by retired lecturer Jammula Choudariah.
In his plea filed through advocate Sravan Kumar, Choudariah said that currently there were no chairpersons in 10 states while posts of members were lying vacant in many states.
"There has been a common state commission for both states, but for the past one year, the post of chairman and members is lying vacant. Andhra Pradesh Human Rights Commission office exists in Hyderabad without a chairman and member. In case of Telangana there is no commission itself," the plea said.
The Supreme Court on July 24, 2015 had directed Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland to set up state human rights commissions within a period of six months.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud sought the response of Ministry of Home Affairs and 16 states including Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and others on a plea filed by retired lecturer Jammula Choudariah.
In his plea filed through advocate Sravan Kumar, Choudariah said that currently there were no chairpersons in 10 states while posts of members were lying vacant in many states.
"There has been a common state commission for both states, but for the past one year, the post of chairman and members is lying vacant. Andhra Pradesh Human Rights Commission office exists in Hyderabad without a chairman and member. In case of Telangana there is no commission itself," the plea said.
Advertisement
The Supreme Court on July 24, 2015 had directed Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland to set up state human rights commissions within a period of six months.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Patient Dies After Oxygen Mask Catches Fire In Rajasthan, Probe Ordered Kerala Rights Panel Files Case After Volunteer Dies During Flood Relief Drill Madras High Court Upholds Retired Judge's Appointment As Rights Body Head Over 300 Indian Students Return Home As 105 Bangladeshis Die In Protests "Jindal Group Executive Showed Porn, Groped Me On Flight": Woman To NDTV Full Recovery From Global IT Outage Could Take Time: 10 Points India Hints At Roles Of Pakistan, China That Could Undermine Shanghai Bloc Deadly Viper On The Rise: Bangladesh Grapples With Snake Crisis SBI Recruitment 2024: Registration Begins For 1,040 SCO Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.