Uttarakhand Human Rights Commission
| Uttarakhand Human Rights Commission | |
|---|---|
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 13 May 2013 (Notification: No. 2388-89 ) |
| Preceding agency | |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Federal agency | India |
| Operations jurisdiction | India |
| Size | 53,483 km2 (20,650 sq mi) |
| Population | 10,116,752 (2011) |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
| Agency executive |
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The Uttarakhand Human Rights Commission became fully functional in the true sense after the appointment of Justice Vijender Jain, a former Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court who took charge as the first Chairperson on 13 May 2013 and served there till 16 August 2018. He was joined by Justice Rajesh Tandon, a former judge of Allahabad High Court & Uttarakhand High Court on 7 June 2013 as a supporting member of the commission and served there till 30 June 2016. Currently, the chairperson is Akhilesh Chandra Sharma.