Bhubaneswar: Justice Satrughana Pujahari has been appointed as the new Chairman of Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC). Justice Pujahari, a former Judge of Orissa High Court will take over as OHRC Chairman from Justice Bijoy Krishna Patel who was appointed to the post in November 2020.
Justice Pujahari was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Orissa High Court in November, 2013 and as Judge of the Madras High Court in November, 2017. On November 19, 2018, Justice Pujahari was sworn in as a Judge of Orissa High Court.
The OHRC enquires into violation of Human Rights by a public authority, such as – rights relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual guaranteed by the Constitution or embodied in the International Covenants and enforceable by Courts in India, and issues appropriate direction necessary for the protection of such rights.
