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Elevation of Union Law Secretary as HC Judge

February 26, 2022

In October 2019, Anoop Kumar Mendiratta became the first serving judge to be appointed as Union Law Secretary, among 60 candidates. On February 25, 2022, he became the first Union Law Secretary to be appointed as a judge in High ..

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Workshop on Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace

February 24, 2022

On February 23, 2022, Union Law Secretary Anoop Mendiratta asserted that sexual harassment at workplace is a violation of Fundamental Rights guaranteed in the Indian Constitution. Highlights He further asserted that, until and unless women come out in open against it, it will ..

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What is ‘Presidential Fleet Review’?

February 22, 2022

On February 21, President Ram Nath Kovind conducted a Fleet Review of Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam. Highlights President Kovind is in Visakhapatnam for a three-day visit to Eastern Naval Command. Visakhapatnam is hosting the Fleet Review for the second time. ..

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SC on Gender Cap in Orchestra Bars

February 21, 2022

The Government of Maharashtra had placed a restriction limiting the number of female and male performers in orchestra bars to four each, but the Supreme Court (SC) overturned it. Overview: The SC said the limit of performers should not exceed ..

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SC on Krishna Water Dispute

February 19, 2022

On February 18, 2022, government of Karnataka moved to Supreme Court and sought to set up of a bench to hear a plea related to dispute over allocation of water of Krishna River. Key Facts The Krishna River flows in ..

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SC on Tribunal Appointments

February 17, 2022

On February 16, 2022, Supreme Court rued the knee jerk actions in filling up vacant posts in tribunals, stating that, bureaucracy has been taking up this issue lightly. Highlights A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana has been ..

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