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Bhubaneswar.Dec.23: Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal on Sunday appointed former judge of the Orissa High Court, Justice Raghubir Das as a member of the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC).Justice Das will act as a member of the commission with effect from the date he assumes charge of the office, an official notification said.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of the Section 22 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 (Act 10 of 1994), the Governor of Odisha is pleased to appoint Sri Justice Raghubir Das, former judge of Orissa High Court (Retired) to be the Member of Odisha Human Rights Commission with effect from the date he assumes charge of this office,” the official notification added.
It is worth mentioning here that the OHRC chairperson post has been lying vacant after the tenure of Justice Bira Kishore Mishra ended on August 15 this year.
Prasanta Patnaik