Under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, who among the following can be Chairperson of the…

Section 3(2)(a) of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, as amended by the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2019, requires the NHRC Chairperson to be a person who has been Chief Justice of India or a Judge of the Supreme Court. Among these choices, only a retired Chief Justice of India or a retired Supreme Court Judge meets that requirement; serving judges and a retired High Court Chief Justice do not.

Before the 2019 amendment, only a person who had been Chief Justice of India could be Chairperson.