Telangana High Court on Tuesday instructed the State government to apprise it by which date the government would appoint chairperson and members to the Telangana State Human Rights Commission (TSHRC).
A bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar passed this direction, expressing concern over the delay in filling up the key posts of the rights body. The bench was hearing a PIL petition filed by an advocate Adnan Mahmood seeking instruction to the government to fill up the posts of chairperson and members of the Commission which were lying vacant for over past 10 months.
Special Government Pleader Harender Pershad, presenting a communication sent by Chief Secretary (CS) of the State in the matter, sought four weeks of time to explain progress of the steps taken by the government. The CS’s communication stated that the government had already commenced the process of appointing chairperson and members to the Commission. Ten applications were received by the government for the post of chairperson.
