Bhubaneswar: Former judge of Orissa High Court, Justice Bijay Krishna Patel has been appointed as the new Chairperson of Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC).
A native of Sundargarh district, Justice Patel had served as judge of the Orissa high court from January 17, 2008 till January 23, 2015.
The OHRC chairman post was vacant since November 14 after the retirement of Justice B P Das.