Ex-Supreme Court judge Justice V Ramasubramnian is new NHRC chief

Former Supreme Court judge V Ramasubramanian was on Monday appointed as the new chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

The post of NHRC chairperson had been lying vacant since Justice (retd) Arun Kumar Mishra completed his tenure on June 1.

“Hon’ble President of India appoints Shri Justice V. Ramasubramanian (Retd.) as the Chairperson, and Shri Priyank Kanoongo and Dr. Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi (Retd.) as the Members of the National Human Rights Commission(NHRC), India,” the NHRC posted on X.