The commission when functional has taken suo motu cognizance of several incidents of gross human rights violations and made suitable recommendations, including awarding compensations.

Two members of the commission - which has a sanctioned strength of three, including its chairperson - Justice (retd.) N.C. Sil and Sourin Roy retired earlier following the expiry of their term.

While former Supreme Court judge A.K. Ganguly stepped down as the panel chief earlier this month following accusations of sexually harassing a former law intern.