Punjab State Human Rights Commission

The Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) of Punjab, India is a Statutory public body constituted on 17 March 1997.[2] It was given a statutory basis by the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 (PHRA).[3] The PSHRC is the State Human Rights Commission of Punjab, 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."

Punjab State Human Rights Commission
Agency overview
Formed17 March 1997
Preceding agency
  • National Human Rights Commission
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionPunjab, India
Size50,362 km2 (19,445 sq mi)
Population27,704,236 (2011)
Legal jurisdictionPunjab, India
Constituting instrument
  • Protectionn of Human Rights Act 1993 [1]
Operational structure
HeadquartersChandigarh, India
Agency executives
Website
Official website

Background

The decision to set up Punjab State Human Rights Commission was taken vide notification by State Government on 17 March 1997 under the Protection of Human Rights Act 1993 No.10 of 1994 to protect the Rights of Human as granted by Constitution of India. The Commission started functioning on 16th July 1997.[4]

List of Chairpersons
S. No. Name Tenure
1 Justice V. K. Khanna 16 July 1997 15 July 2002
2 Justice N. C. Jain 27 February 2003 28 February 2006
3 Justice R. S. Mongia 12 November 2007 9 June 2010
4 Justice Jagadish Bhalla 22 March 2011 22 March 2016
5 Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari 1 August 2017 Incumbent

References
  1. "All about Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 By: Shivani Johri". Latest Laws.
  2. PSHRC Official website of Punjab State Human Rights Commission
  3. The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, as amended by the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2006
  4. About PSHRC pshrc.net
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