Gujarat State Human Rights Commission

Autonomous state body in Gujarat, India

The Gujarat State Human Rights Commission is an autonomous state body with quasi-judicial powers, tasked with investigating any violation of human rights in the western state of Gujarat, India.[1]

The Commission was formed on 12 September 2006, with Justice D.S. Sinha as its first chairperson.[citation needed] The current chairperson is Justice Kaushal Jayendra Thaker.[2]

Law enforcement agency
(Operations jurisdiction)IndiaOperations jurisdictionIndiaMap of Gujarat State Human Rights Commission's jurisdictionSize196,024 km2 (75,685 sq mi)Population60,383,628 (2011)Legal jurisdictionGujarat stateGeneral natureOperational structureHeadquartersGandhinagar, GujaratMembers2Agency executive
  • Dr. Justice (Retd.) Kaushal Jayendra Thaker, Chairperson
WebsiteOfficial website

Significant incidents

The commission has been involved in these incidents:

  • Best Bakery case
  • Godhra train burning

References

  1. ^ "BOOK.p65" (PDF). Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Gujarat Human Rights Commission | National Human Rights Commission India". nhrc.nic.in. Retrieved 29 March 2024.