The Uttarakhand Human Rights Commission became fully functional in the true sense after appointment of Justice Vijender Jain, a former Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court who took charge as the first Chairperson on 13 May 2013. He was joined by Justice Rajesh Tandon, a former judge of Allahabad High Court & Uttarakhand High Court on 7 June 2013 as supporting member of the commission. The Secretary is Aparna Pandey [1]
Uttarakhand Human Rights Commission | |
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Agency overview | |
Formed | 13 May 2013 (Notification: No. 2388-89 ) |
Preceding agency | |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Federal agency | India |
Operations jurisdiction | India |
Size | 53,483 km2 (20,650 sq mi) |
Population | 10,116,752 (2011) |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
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Website | |
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According to TPHRA, 1993[2] (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.