Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant, Member, National Human Rights Commission, NHRC India, has been appointed as its Chairperson with effect from 25 th April, 2021.
A former Supreme Court judge, Justice Pant was appointed member of the NHRC on April 22, 2019. The post of chairperson has been vacant since Justice H.L. Dattu, a former Chief Justice of India, completed his tenure on December 2, 2020.
