Utpalendu Bikas Saha, retired Judge of the High Court of Tripura, has been appointed as the Manipur Human Rights Commission chairman, and advocate Kangjam Khagendra Singh as member.
A notification issued by the Manipur governor stated “By VIRTUE of the power vested in me by Sub-section (1) of Section 22 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 (Central Act No. 10 of 1994), I, La. Ganesan, Governor of Manipur do hereby appoint Shri Utpalendu Bikas Saha, Judge (Retd.), High Court of Tripura, to be the Chairperson {under Section 21(2)(a)} of the Manipur Human Rights Commission with effect from the date he assumes charge of office”.
The governor also appointed Kangjam Khagendra Singh as a member of Manipur Human Rights Commission (MHRC).
The warrant of appointment was given on the recommendation of the Committee under the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 22 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 (No. 10 of 1994).
"By virtue of the power vested in me by Sub-section (1) of Section 22 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 (Central Act No. 10 of 1994), I do hereby appoint Kangjam Khangendra to be a member of MHRC with effect from the date he assumes charge of office," said a notification issued by the Law commissioner in the name of the governor in a notification issued on Friday.
It may be mentioned that the MHRC had become non-functional from September since the retirement of Khaidem Mani from the post of acting chairman of the commission after a stint of four years. Mani took charge of the post on August 30, 2018 and retired on August 31, 2022.
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