NHRC to hold an Open Hearing and Camp Sitting at Gyan Bhawan, Patna, on 7 and 8 October
6 October 2026
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India will hold an Open Hearing and Camp Sitting at Gyan Bhawan, Patna, on 7 and 8 October 2026. On 7 October a full Commission sitting will be held with Chairperson Justice V. Ramasubramanian and Members Justice (Dr.) Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi and Smt. Vijaya Bharathi Sayani. On 8 October the Chairperson will hear bonded labour cases, while a Division Bench of Justice Sarangi and Smt. Sayani will take up compliance and other human rights complaints. The Commission will also interact with civil society organisations, NGOs and human rights defenders and meet senior state officers. The NHRC has held such camp sittings in states since 2007.
In plain words
Camp Sitting Commission sitting held outside Delhi — The NHRC meets in a state to hear complaints on the spot.
Bonded labour Labour under debt bondage — A practice abolished by law in India.