Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission
| Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission उत्तर प्रदेश मानव अधिकार आयोग | |
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 7 October 2002 (Notification: No. 2388-89) |
| Preceding agency | |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Federal agency | India |
| Operations jurisdiction | India |
| Size | 243,286 km2 (93,933 sq mi) |
| Population | 199,581,477 (2011) |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
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| Website | |
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In the State of Uttar Pradesh, the State Human Rights Commission was established on 4 April 1996. However, the Commission was formally constituted vide notification No. 2388-89 Dt: 7.10.2002 when Justice A.P. Mishra, a former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court and former Judge of Supreme Court of India was appointed as first Chairperson along with Justice V. Saran, Mr. S.R. Arya, Mr. S.V.M. Tripathi and Mr. Sukh Lal Adarsh as supporting members of the Commission. Currently, UPHRC is headed by Justice (Retired) Bala Krishna Narayan.