Who is not included in the Committee to recommend name for the appointment of Chairperson and Members of State Human Rights Commission?

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Correct — D, the Governor. Under Section 22 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, the Chairperson and Members of a State Human Rights Commission are appointed by the Governor — but on the recommendation of a committee headed by the Chief Minister and comprising the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, the Minister in charge of the Home Department and the Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly (in States with a Legislative Council, the Council's Chairman and its Leader of the Opposition are added). The Governor makes the appointment; he is not himself a member of the recommending committee. So the Governor is the one not included.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) The Chief Minister heads (chairs) the recommending committee, so he is included.  (b) The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly is a member of the committee.  (c) The Minister in charge of the Home Department is a member of the committee.

Concept: State Human Rights Commissions are created under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. The Governor appoints the Chairperson and Members, but only on the recommendation of a high-level committee headed by the Chief Minister. The Governor's role is to make the formal appointment - he sits outside the selecting committee.

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