Chairperson and members of the State Human Rights Commission are appointed by the Governor on the recommendations of a committee. Who of the following are included in that committee:

1. Chief Minister

2. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly

3. Law Minister of the state

4. Leader of the opposition

5. Chief Justice of High court or any other judge nominated by him

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

Solution

The chairperson and members are appointed by the Governor on the recommendations of a committee consisting of the chief minister as its head, the speaker of the Legislative Assembly, the state home minister and the leader of the opposition in the Legislative Assembly. In the case of a state having a Legislative Council, the chairman of the Council and the leader of the opposition in the Council would also be the members of the committee. • Option 1 is correct: Chief Minister of state is the head of the committee which appoints members of SHRC. • Option 2 is correct: Speaker of the Legislative Assembly is also included in committee • Option 3 is incorrect: It is Home minister of a state and not Law Minister who is part of the committee • Option 4 is correct: Leader of opposition in state legislative assembly is also part of committee • Option 5 is incorrect: There is no member of judiciary in the committee which appoints members of SHRC