▁a ▁former ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁of ▁Del hi ▁High ▁Court ▁and ▁former ▁Judge ▁of ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁India ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁first ▁Chair person ▁along ▁with ▁Justice ▁V . ▁Sar an , ▁Mr . ▁S . R . ▁A ry a , ▁Mr . ▁S . V . M . ▁Tri path i ▁and ▁Mr . ▁Su kh ▁L al ▁Ad ar sh ▁as ▁supporting ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Commission . ▁ ▁Currently , ▁UP H RC ▁is ▁head ed ▁by ▁Justice ▁( Ret ired ) ▁S ▁Raf at ▁Al am . ▁ ▁Function s ▁According ▁to ▁T PH RA , ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁( with ▁am end ment ▁act ▁ 2 0 0 6 ), ▁the ▁commission ▁is ▁entitled ▁to ▁perform ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁functions : ▁▁ ▁Aut onom ously ▁investigate ▁on ▁a ▁pet ition ▁file d ▁by ▁a ▁victim ▁or ▁any ▁person ▁on ▁his / her ▁beh alf ▁as ▁a ▁compla int ▁of ▁ ▁Vi olation ▁of ▁human ▁rights ▁and ▁inst ig ation ▁or ▁ ▁Neg lig ence ▁in ▁the ▁prevent ion ▁of ▁such ▁viol ations ▁by ▁any ▁public ▁servant . ▁ ▁Get ▁involved ▁in ▁any ▁proceed ing ▁under ▁alleg ation ▁or ▁viol ation ▁of ▁human ▁right ▁pending ▁before ▁a ▁court ▁with ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁that ▁court . ▁ ▁Ins pect ▁living ▁conditions ▁of ▁the ▁in m ates ▁in ▁any ▁j ail ▁or ▁any ▁other ▁institution ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Government ▁where ▁persons ▁are ▁det ained ▁or ▁lod ged ▁for ▁purposes ▁of ▁treatment , ▁re formation ▁or