Telangana HC slams govt for not appointing chairman, members of SHRC

Hyderabad: Telangana High Court slammed the BRS government for not appointing the chairman and members of the State Human Rights Commission.

A division bench of Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice N. Tukaramji lambasted the government for not appointing the chairman and members to TSHRC despite issuing notices on April 18.

“Human Rights Commission in Telangana is dysfunctional as there is no chairman and members. It is a very important institution… it is completely deserted… Section 22 of the Human Rights Act, 1993 mandates the state to appoint members and chairman to the Human Rights Commission… We are forced to summon the Chief Secretary of the state to the court on this issue… it is not the case that there are no human rights violations,” Chief Justice Ujjal Bhuyan told Harender Prasad, a special government pleader, who was present in the Court.

Harender Prasad told the court that he would come up with a government response.

On April 18, the court issued notices to the Chief Secretary and made it clear that the pendency of this PIL would not be a bar for the BRS government in appointing the chairman and members to the Telangana State Human Rights Commission.

The matter has been adjourned till July 21.