Discussion
A Sitting Judge of the High Court or a Sitting District Judge can be appointed as a member of the State Human Rights Commission after consultation with
Answer: B
The consultation is with the Chief Justice of the High Court of the concerned State.
Under the proviso to section 22(1) of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, no sitting Judge of a High Court or sitting District Judge can be appointed to a State Human Rights Commission except after consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court of that State. This protects the independence of the judiciary over the deployment of its judges.
The Governor makes the appointment on the recommendation of a committee, but the consultation required for sitting judges is with the Chief Justice of the High Court, not with the Governor, the President or the Chief Justice of India.
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