In the State of Uttar Pradesh, the State Human Rights Commission was established on 4 April 1996. However, the Commission was formally constituted vide notification No. 2388-89 Dt: 7.10.2002 when Justice A.P. Mishra, a former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court and former Judge of Supreme Court of India[1] was appointed as first Chairperson along with Justice V. Saran, Mr. S.R. Arya, Mr. S.V.M. Tripathi and Mr. Sukh Lal Adarsh as supporting members of the Commission.[2] Currently, UPHRC is headed by Justice (Retired) Bala Krishna Narayan.
Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission उत्तर प्रदेश मानव अधिकार आयोग | |
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Formed | 7 October 2002 (Notification: No. 2388-89) |
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Federal agency | India |
Operations jurisdiction | India |
Size | 243,286 km2 (93,933 sq mi) |
Population | 199,581,477 (2011) |
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Headquarters | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
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According to TPHRA, 1993[3] (with amendment act 2006), the commission is entitled to perform any of the following functions:
It is clarified that though the Commission has the power to inquire in violation of human rights (or instigation thereof) by a public servant. Instances where the human rights are violated by any individual citizen then the Commission can intervene, if there is failure or negligence on the part of a public servant to prevent any such violation.