Justice Bijoy Krishna Patel takes charge as OHRC Chairperson
Bhubaneswar: Justice Bijoy Krishna Patel today took charge as the Chairperson of Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC).
Former High Court judge Justice Patel was appointed as the Chairperson of OHRC on November 27, after Governor Ganeshi Lal accorded seal of approval to the recommendation made by a committee headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
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He will replace Justice BP Das, who was retired on November 14.
Justice Patel had served as Orissa High Court (HC) Judge from January 17, 2008 to January 23, 2015. Earlier, he served as Principal Secretary to Government of Odisha, Law Department between May 2, 2007 and January 16, 2008.
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