♦ Justice V. Ramasubramanian assumed charge as the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, on 30 December 2024. He is a former Judge of the Supreme Court of India, Justice (Dr.) Vidyut Ranjan Sarangi also took office as a Member of the Commission.
♦ Ramasubramanian was born on 30 June 1958, in Mannargudi, Tamil Nadu. In 2019, he was appointed Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court and later that year became a Judge of the Supreme Court. Justice Ramasubramanian retired on June 29, 2023.
♦ Justice (Dr.) Vidyut Ranjan Sarangi was born on July 20, 1962, in Nayagarh, Odisha. He was honored with the prestigious Haricharan Mukherjee Memorial Award and Gold Medal in 2002. On June 20, 2013, Dr. Sarangi was appointed as a Permanent Judge of the Orissa High Court. In July 2024, he was appointed Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court.