The Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) of Punjab, India is a statutory public body constituted on 17 March 1997.PSHRC Official website of Punjab State Human Rights Commission It was given a statutory basis by the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 (PHRA).The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, as amended by the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2006 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."
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 human rights as granted by Constitution of India. The Commission started functioning on 16 July 1997.About PSHRC pshrc.net
List of Chairpersons S. No.NameTenure 1Justice V. K. Khanna 16 July 199716 July 2002 years2Justice N. C. Jain27 February 200328 February 20063Justice R. S. Mongia 12 November 20079 June 20104Justice Jagadish Bhalla22 March 201122 March 2016 years5Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari 1 August 20171 August 2022 years6Justice Sant Prakash31 March 2023Incumbent
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