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