Union Law Secy appointed Delhi HC judge
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
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
