Former Supreme Court judge, Justice HL Dattu completed his tenure as the seventh Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on December 2. .Dattu began his career at the Bar in the year 1975. He would make the switch to the Bench 20 years later, appointed as a judge of the Karnataka High Court.Justice Dattu went on to become Chief Justice of two High Courts – Chhattisgarh and Kerala, before being elevated to the Supreme Court of India on December 17, 2008. Nearly six years later, on September 28, 2014 Justice Dattu was made the 42nd Chief Justice of India..Love’s Labour Lost – CJI HL Dattu.Justice Dattu retired from Supreme Court on December 2, 2015 before he took over as chairperson of NHRC on February 29, 2016. .During his tenure at the helm, NHRC registered a total of 3,91,937 complaints of human rights violations. 4,20,913 cases, including some old and new cases, were disposed of and Rs. 84.3 crore was paid in 268 cases as monetary relief by the public authorities as per the recommendations of the Commission..The Verdictum: Ex-Chief Justice of India HL Dattu
Former Supreme Court judge, Justice HL Dattu completed his tenure as the seventh Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on December 2. .Dattu began his career at the Bar in the year 1975. He would make the switch to the Bench 20 years later, appointed as a judge of the Karnataka High Court.Justice Dattu went on to become Chief Justice of two High Courts – Chhattisgarh and Kerala, before being elevated to the Supreme Court of India on December 17, 2008. Nearly six years later, on September 28, 2014 Justice Dattu was made the 42nd Chief Justice of India..Love’s Labour Lost – CJI HL Dattu.Justice Dattu retired from Supreme Court on December 2, 2015 before he took over as chairperson of NHRC on February 29, 2016. .During his tenure at the helm, NHRC registered a total of 3,91,937 complaints of human rights violations. 4,20,913 cases, including some old and new cases, were disposed of and Rs. 84.3 crore was paid in 268 cases as monetary relief by the public authorities as per the recommendations of the Commission..The Verdictum: Ex-Chief Justice of India HL Dattu
