Ranganath Misra First Chairman National Human Rights Commission India

Ranganath Misra MA, LLM was the first chairman of the National Human Rights Commission of India. He was born on 25 November 1926 in Banapur, Odisha. Ranganath Misra was the 21st Chief Justice of India.

Born: 25 November 1926, Banapur, Odisha
Died: 13 September 2012, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Chief Justice: 21st Chief Justice of India

Ranganath Misra First Chairman National Human Rights Commission India

Legal career

 Advocate of Orissa High Court
 1950
 Permanent Judge of the Orissa High Court
 1969
 Acting Chief Justice of Orissa High Court
 1980 -1981
 Permanent Chief Justice of the Orissa High court
 1981
 Judge of the Supreme Court of India
 1983
 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India
 1990
 Retirement
 24 -11- 1991

He served as the Chief Scout of the All India Boy Scouts Association and also served as a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha between 1998-2004.  Rangnath Misra died on 13 September 2012 at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar.

H. L. Dattu is the current Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (joined February 2016).

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