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Aizawl: Mizoram officially stood up its first State Human Rights Commission on Wednesday, July 29. Governor Vijay Kumar Singh swore in the new leadership during a ceremony at Raj Bhavan. The commission now exists as a formal statutory body.
Former Gauhati High Court judge Justice (Retd.) Marli Vankung took charge as the inaugural chairperson. Two others joined her as members: retired Mizoram Judicial Service officer Vanlalenmawia and retired IAS officer K. Lal Nghinglova. State officials including Chief Minister Lalduhoma, Assembly Speaker Lalbiakzama, and Opposition Leader Lalchhandama Ralte watched the proceedings.
Justice Vankung, born in 1964, brings a background in English, Law, and International Legal Studies. She joined the Mizoram Judicial Service in 1989. She climbed to the Gauhati High Court as an additional judge in October 2021, reached permanent status in August 2023, and retired in March 2026. Member Vanlalenmawia served in the state judicial service starting in 2011. He retired in March 2026 after working as the Presiding Officer of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal in Aizawl. The second member, K. Lal Nghinglova, started as a district information and public relations officer in 1983. He joined the Indian Administrative Service AGMUT cadre in 1996 and served as Principal Secretary to the Mizoram government before retiring in November 2016.
The commission’s birth follows a Gauhati High Court order. The court issued the directive after the Zofa Welfare Organisation filed a public interest litigation demanding the body. The commission will operate as an independent mechanism to "examine complaints of human rights violations and recommend appropriate action."
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