New Delhi Feb 25 PTI In a first a union law secretary has been appointed as a judge of a high courtAccording to the Department of Justice in the Law Ministry Union Law Secretary Anoop Kumar Mendiratta has been elevated as a judge of the Delhi High CourtMendiratta was appointed as judge based on his seniority as a judicial officer sources in the government saidHis name was recently recommended by the Supreme Court collegiumMendiratta was a judicial officer in Delhi when he was made the law secretary in October 2019Even that was a first when a serving district and sessions judge was made the union law secretaryHe was appointed as law secretary on a contractual basis till March 30 2023 till his attaining the age of 60 years the order had saidBesides Mendiratta three other judicial officers -- Neena Bansal Krishna Dinesh Kumar Sharma and Sudhir Kumar Jain -- have also been elevated as judges of the Delhi High CourtThe Department of Justice tweeted about the fresh appointments on Friday PTI NAB DV DV
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