V Ramasubramanian Appointed As New Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission

Justice V Ramasubramanian, former judge of the Supreme Court of India has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, (NHRC), India and Justice Dr. Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi, former Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court joins as Member, NHRC, India.

V Ramasubramanian Appointed As New Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission

V Ramasubramanian Assumes Charge As Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission

Justice V Ramasubramanian, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India assumed the charge of the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, (NHRC) and Justice Dr. Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi as the Member of the NHRC India.

Apart from this, Priyank Kanoongo, former National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Chairperson, joined the Human Rights Commission as a Member.

About Justice V Ramasubramanian Chairperson NHRC

Born on June 30, 1958 in Mannargudi, Tamil Nadu, Justice V. Ramasubramanian is a distinguished former Judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Ramasubramanian completed his B.Sc. in Chemistry from Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College, Chennai, and later pursued law at the Madras Law College. He was enrolled as a member of the Bar on February 16, 1983, and practised for 23 years in the Madras High Court.

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Justice Ramasubramanian served as an Additional Judge of the Madras High Court in 2006 and was made a permanent judge in 2009. He was transferred to the High Court of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in 2016, and after bifurcation, continued his tenure in the Telangana High Court.

In 2019, he was appointed Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court and, later that year, became a Judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Justice V Ramasubramanian was retired from the Supreme Court on June 29, 2023, after authoring 102 judgments, including in landmark cases such as the 2016 Demonetization policy and matters involving the validity of circumstantial evidence in bribery cases.

About Justice Dr. Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi  Member, NHRC

Justice Dr. Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi, born on July 20, 1962, in Nayagarh district, Odisha. He holds an LL.B. and LL.M. from M.S. Law College, Cuttack, and a Ph.D. in Law from Sambalpur University.

Dr. Sarangi began his legal career in 1985, practising in civil, criminal, constitutional, and administrative law for over 27 years.

He was awarded the prestigious "Haricharan Mukherjee Memorial Award" with a Gold Medal in 2002 for his exceptional performance.

On June 20, 2013, Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi was appointed as a Permanent Judge of the Orissa High Court, where he disposed of over 152,000 cases and authored nearly 1,500 judgments. In July 2024, he became the Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court.

About Priyank Kanoongo Member, NHRC

Priyank Kanoongo from Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, holds a B.Sc. in Microbiology and has been a dedicated advocate for child rights and education in India. He served as Chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) for two terms from 2018 to 2024.

As a Chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Kanoongo emphasized the need for child welfare systems tailored to India’s unique cultural context, advocating for "Indian solutions to Indian problems" rather than adopting foreign models.

Kanoongo launched several initiatives to protect children's rights, including regulating OTT platforms to safeguard children from inappropriate content. He also introduced multiple portals to improve stakeholders engagement and resolved over 100,000 complaints during his tenure.

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) 

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India was established on 12 October, 1993. The statute under which it is established is the Protection of Human Rights Act (PHRA), 1993 as amended by the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2006.

The NHRC is an embodiment of India’s concern for the promotion and protection of human rights.

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• Formation: 12 October 1993
• Headquarters: New Delhi
• Ministers responsible: Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs; Nityanand Rai, Minister of State for Home Affairs; Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Minister of State for Home Affairs
• Chairperson: Justice V. Ramasubramanian