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".
Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan is an Indian judge who served as Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission of India. He is a former Chief Justice 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 16th January 1999 to 18th March 1999.In 2010,he was conferred with an honorary doctorate by Cochin University of Science and Technology.
Nepal does not recognize same-sex marriages,civil unions,domestic partnerships,or any other form of recognition for same-sex couples. In 2011 and 2012,as the country was undergoing a political transition,there was an attempt to add LGBT-inclusive language to the proposed constitution. However,negotiations among political factions failed in spring 2012 and the drafting of a new constitution was placed on hold until new elections were held. A constitution was approved by the Constituent Assembly on 16 September 2015,and while it includes several provisions pertaining to the rights of LGBT people,it does not address same-sex marriages.
Upadhyaya is a Brahmin name from Sanskrit upādhyāya "teacher". People of Jogi caste also use Upadhyay surname
Events from the year 2002 in Nepal.
Bihar Human Rights Commission was established on 3 January 2000 by Notification No. 207. The Commission became functional by notification No. 6896 on 25 January 2008 with appointment of the first chairperson,Justice S. N. Jha former Chief Justice of the Jammu &Kashmir and Rajasthan High Court along with Justice Rajendra Prasad,a former Judge of the Patna High Court and R. R. Prasad,a former Director General of Police,Bihar as supporting members of the commission.
Kedar Nath Sahoo was an Indian classical dancer,known as one of the leading exponents of the Seraikella tradition of Chhau dance. He served as the founder director of the Government Chhau Dance Centre of the Government of Jharkhand where he served from 1974 to 1988. During the early stages of his career,he performed with the troupe led by Kumar Bijay Pratap Singh Deo,but later led his own group of dancers for performance in many places in India and abroad including Eastern Europe,South America and Southeast Asia. His students included many notable dancers like Sharon Lowen,Gopal Prasad Dubey and Shashadhar Acharya. He was a recipient of the 1981 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and the Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri,in 2005,for his contributions to arts. Towards the latter part of his life,his health failed and he died on 8 October 2008 at his home in Kansari tola,aged 88,survived by his wife,five sons and four daughters.
Gandhi Mandela Awards is a highly prestigious International award,for promoting Gandhian and Nelson Mandela’s values,community service and social development,selected by the top constitutional jury members Justice K. G. Balakrishnan,Justice Dipak Misra,Justice Kedar Nath Upadhyay,Justice M D Tafazzul Islam,Justice Gyan Sudha Misra Established in 2019,by "The Gandhi Mandela Foundation".
Kedar Prasad Chalise is a Nepalese judge. He is currently a justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal.
Anup Raj Sharma was the Chief Justice of Nepal from 11 February 2010 to 25 March 2010. He was preceded by Min Bahadur Rayamajhi and succeeded by Ram Prasad Shrestha. He was appointed chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in 2014.
Min Bahadur Rayamajhi was a Nepalese judge who served as 19th Chief Justice of Nepal,in office from 8 May 2009 to 10 February 2010. He was appointed by the then-president of Nepal,Ram Baran Yadav.
Kedar Prasad Giri was a Nepalese judge who served as 18th Chief Justice of Nepal,in office from 5 October 2007 to 7 May 2009. He was appointed by Girija Prasad Koirala.
Keshav Prasad Upadhyaya was a Nepalese judge who served as 13th Chief Justice of Nepal,in office from 16 December 1999 to 5 December 2002. He was appointed by the then-king of Nepal,Birendra.
Mohan Prasad Sharma was a Nepalese judge who served as 12th Chief Justice of Nepal,in office from 13 April 1998 to 15 December 1999. He was appointed by the then-king of Nepal,Birendra. Sharma was preceded by Om Bhakta Shrestha and succeeded by Keshav Prasad Upadhyaya. He died on 19 January 2022,at the age of 87.
Savarna or Savarni/Shavarna is a Brahmin gotra that comprises Kanyakubja Brahmins and Saryupareen Brahmins who are the descendants of sage Savarna Muni. The origins of Savarna gotra can be traced back to the origins of Kanyakubja Brahmins in Kannauj,Uttar Pradesh.
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