The Supreme Court on July 4 decided to examine a plea accusing a “lethargic” Union government of not filling up vacancies in the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud issued notice on a plea by petitioner-in-person Radhakanta Tripathy, who said the NHRC is functioning at half its strength.
In its short order, the Bench recorded the petitioner’s submission that there were three vacancies in the apex human rights body of the country, namely, that of two judicial members and a woman member.
