Hyderabad: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday issued notices to the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana governments on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the constitution of state human rights commissions (SHRC) in both states.
Hearing a PIL filed by J. Choudaraiah, a retired lecturer from Rajamahendravaram, a three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Deepak Mishra issued notices to both Telugu states, directing them to file affidavits explaining the steps being taken to set up HRC in their states.
The petitioner told the court that while there is a common SHRC for both states, the posts of chairperson and other member posts have been lying vacant for the past year.
He submitted that while the AP SHRC office in Hyderabad has no chairman and members, Telangana does not have a separate commission.
Counsel for the petitioner K. Sravan Kumar contended that the SC directive in the case of Dilip K. Basu vs. State of Bengal mandates that vacancies against the posts of chairperson or members of any SHRC shall be filled as expeditiously as possible, and not later than three months from the date on which such vacancies occur.
