CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Justice Arun Kumar Mishra, retired Judge of the Supreme Court who courted controversy by calling the Prime Minister a “versatile genius”, has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

Detailed explanation-2: -Majid Maqbool. Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) among six other important government commissions have been winded up by the Jammu and Kashmir administration, according to the official orders issued by state’s General Administration Department on Wednesday.

Detailed explanation-3: -Arun Kumar Mishra, a former Judge of Supreme Court is current chairperson of the commission (11th chairperson of NHRC). The last chairman of the NHRC was Justice H. L.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Jammu & Kashmir Human Rights Commission was an autonomous state body with quasi-judicial powers tasked to investigate any violation of human rights in Jammu and Kashmir, India. The body was constituted in January 1997 by the National Conference government under the Protection of Human Rights Act.