The National Human Rights Commission of India is a statutory body constituted on 12 October 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights Ordinance of 28 September 1993. It was given a statutory basis by the Protection of Human Rights Act,1993 (PHRA). The NHRC is responsible for the protection and promotion of human rights,defined by the act as "Rights Relating To Life,liberty,equality and dignity of the individual guaranteed by the constitution or embodied in the international covenants and enforceable by courts in India".
Adarsh Sein Anand was the 29th Chief Justice of India,serving from 10 October 1998 to 31 October 2001.
The High Court of Kerala is the highest court in the Indian state of Kerala and the Union territory of Lakshadweep. It is located in Kochi. Drawing its powers under Article 226 of the Constitution of India,the High Court has the power to issue directions,orders and writs including the writs of habeas corpus,mandamus,prohibition,quo warranto and certiorari for ensuring the enforcement of the Fundamental Rights guaranteed by the Constitution to citizens or for other specified purposes. The High Court is empowered with original,appellate and revisional jurisdiction in civil as well as criminal matters,and the power to answer references to it under some statutes. The High Court has the superintendence and visitorial jurisdiction over all courts and tribunals of inferior jurisdiction covered under its territorial jurisdiction.
Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan is an Indian judge who served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India and later the chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission of India. He was the first judge from Kerala to become the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. His tenure lasting more than three years has been one of the longest in the Supreme Court of India. While being Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court,he was appointed as the acting governor of Gujarat from 16 January 1999 to 18 March 1999. In 2010,he was conferred with an honorary doctorate by Cochin University of Science and Technology.
Vettath Balakrishna Eradi was a Judge of Supreme Court of India. He also served as the Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court and as President of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) and the Chairman of Ravi &Beas Waters Disputes Tribunal. Eradi was also noted for his role in several spiritual,cultural,and social organizations.
Cyriac Joseph was a judge of the Supreme Court of India from 7 July 2008 to 27 January 2012.
Justice Jacob Benjamin Koshy was born on 13 May 1947 to Mr. Koshy who was then Principal of the Brickfield Higher Secondary School in Malaysia. Justice Jacob Benjamin Koshy is the chairman of Kerala Human Rights Commission. He was Chief Justice of Patna High Court. Justice Koshy was appointed Acting Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court following the elevation of Chief Justice H.L. Dattu as Supreme Court Judge. Appointed as Permanent Judge in 1996,Mr. Koshy was the Executive Chairman of the Kerala State Legal Services Authority.
Pallavoor Bharatharaj Sahasranaman also referred to as P.B.Sahasranaman,is an Indian lawyer,who specializes in environmental laws. He primarily practices at the Kerala High Court but also appears in the Supreme Court of India and the National Green Tribunal. He is also a popular author in Environment Law.
Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu is a former Chief Justice of India,and the former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission. As the chief justice,he served for nearly 14 months,from 28 September 2014 to 2 December 2015. Before his elevation as a judge of the Supreme Court of India on 17 December 2008;he had served as the Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court and the Chhattisgarh High Court.
The Government Law College,Ernakulam,also known as His Highness the Maharajas Government Law College,Ernakulam is an prestigious institution for undergraduate and post-graduate legal education in Kochi,Kerala,India. Founded in 1874,it is the first law college in the state of Kerala and one of the oldest law colleges in India. The Campus is situated on the banks of Vembanad Lake and is near to Marine Drive and High Court of Kerala. Blanketed by tall and rare species of trees,its campus features a mix of old and modern architecture. The college is recognised by Bar Council of India and affiliated to the Faculty of Law,Mahatma Gandhi University in Kottayam and is a reputed Research Centre in Law. The college’s prestigious alumni includes former Chief Justice of India K. G. Balakrishnan,Noted Indian actor Padma Shree Mammootty,former Defence Minister of India A. K. Antony,and former Chief Minister of Kerala Oommen Chandy. It is popularly known as Ernakulam Law College or Maharajas Law College.
K. Sukumaran is an Indian lawyer who served as a judge in the high courts of Kerala and Mumbai in India. He has led several inquiries into human rights abuses. He is the author of several books on legal topics.
V. S. Malimath was an Indian jurist,who served as Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court and Karnataka High Court. He also was the Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal,and then member of the National Human Rights Commission of India. He headed the Committee on Reform of Criminal Justice System.
Kuttiyil Mathew Joseph is a former judge of Supreme Court of India;he retired on 16 June 2023. He is former chief justice of Uttarakhand High Court. Before his appointment as chief justice of the High Court of Uttarakhand on 31 July 2014,he had served as a judge of Kerala High Court for more than nine years.
Justice S. R. Bannurmath (born 23 January 1948 in Dharwad) is the former Chief Justice of Kerala High Court and he was Chairman of Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission from September 2013 to January 2018. Bannurmath was also the Judge of Karnataka High Court and served as State Public Prosecutor and Government Advocate of the Government of Karnataka. He is a graduate of Raja Lakhamgouda Law College,Belgaum. He is the first chief justice in India to declare his assets in 2009 along with all judges.
Kallupurackal Thomas Thomas is an Indian former judge who served on the Supreme Court of India and is known for his strong opinions on Indian socio-political matters. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Indian government in 2007 for services in the field of social affairs.
The Kerala State Human Rights Commission was constituted on 11 December 1998 with the appointment of the first Chairperson Justice M.M. Pareed Pillay,a former Chief Justice Kerala High Court along with Dr. S. Balaraman and Shri. T.K. Wilson as supporting members by notification S.R.O No. 1066/1998 Dt:11-12-98. The former Chief Justice of Kerala High Court Justice S. Manikumar is the present chairperson. The Chairperson and members are appointed by the Kerala Governor.
Hrishikesh Roy is a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He is former Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court. He is also former judge of the Gauhati High Court.
N. Anil Kumar was a judge of the Kerala High Court. The High Court of Kerala is the highest court in the Indian state of Kerala and in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep. The High Court of Kerala is headquartered at Ernakulam,Kochi.
Darmar Murugesan is a former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court. He has occupied many key posts in the Judiciary of India. He was elevated as a Judge of the Madras High Court from the Bar. He had formerly occupied the post of Member National Human Rights Commission of India.
Chudalayil Thevan Ravikumar is a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He is former judge of the Kerala High Court.
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