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INTRODUCTION
and appointed under the provisions of Sections 3(2) and 4 of the Act, Justice
Smt. Sujata V. Manohar and Shri Virendra Dayal continued in office
throughout the period under review.
1.8 As regards those who are "deemed to be Members of the Commission"
under the provisions of Section 3(3) of the Act, Dr. Bizay Sonkar Shastri and
Dr. Poornima Advani continued in office as the Chairpersons, respectively, of
the National Commission for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and
the National Commission for Women. However, Justice Shri Mohammed
Shamim, Chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities, completed his
term of office on 23 January 2003 and was succeeded by Dr. Tarlochan Singh,
who assumed charge of that office on 10 February 2003.
1.9 Shri P.C. Sen remained Secretary-General and Chief Executive Officer of
the Commission during the period under review, with Shri Y.N. Srivastava
continuing to serve as Director-General (Investigation). Shri S.C. Verma,
Registrar (Law) completed his term with the Commission on 15 November
2002.
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