Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has approved the appointment of retired Chief Justice of Kerala High Court S. Manikumar as the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) chairperson.
Nevertheless, the government must move the Election Commission of India to ratify the appointment, given the prevalence of the Model Code of Conduct.
Mr. Khan’s reluctance to assent to the controversial appointment had been a sore point between Raj Bhavan and the government, along with other issues such as “belatedly” sending crucial Bills for Presidential assent.
