NHRC pays tribute to Justice Ranganath Misra on his demise<br>

The National Human Rights Commission pays tribute to its founder Chairperson, Justice Ranganath Misra who passed away on the 13th September, 2012 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha after prolonged illness, and is survived by his wife Sumitra Misra. He was 86.
An eminent jurist, and parliamentarian, Justice Misra distinguished himself in high public offices he held. Born on the 25th November, 1926 in Banpur, Orissa to the legendry Odia poet and politician Godavaris Misra, he studied at Banpur High School; P.M. Academy; Ravenshaw College in Cuttack before enrolling himself in the Allahabad University. After completing M.A. and LL.M, he started his practice as an advocate at Orissa High Court on the 18th September, 1950 and handled all types of cases before being appointed as a Judge of the Orissa High Court on the 4th July, 1969. He became Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court on the 16th January, 1981. He was elevated to the position of a Judge in the Supreme Court of India on the 15th March, 1983 and was appointed as the 21st Chief Justice of India on the 25th September, 1990 and retired on the 24th November, 1991.
Justice Misra was appointed as the first Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission on the 12th October, 1993 and served it till the 24th November, 1996. He was credited with pioneering the cause of human rights in the country under the aegis of Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 under which the NHRC was set up. Justice Ranganath Misra also chaired the National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities constituted by the Government of India on the 29th October, 2004.