Justice KG Balakrishnan

In July 2010, India legal news reports indicate that the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), which has restricted jurisdiction over human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir, wants the limitation to be removed. This action was prompted by recent allegations of transgressions in the state.

Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan was born on 12^th May, 1945 at Thalayolaparambu, near Vaikom. Born in a poor family, he rose to occupy the country’s highest position in the judiciary, as the 37^th Chief Justice of India. In June 2007, he was sworn in as the Chief Justice of India by President APJ Abdul Kalam.