Anoop Kumar Mendiratta

Anoop Kumar Mendiratta
Anoop Kumar Mendiratta
Law Secretary
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 23 October 2019
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Minister	Ravi Shankar Prasad
Preceded by	Alok Srivastava
Personal details
Nationality	Indian

Anoop Kumar Mendiratta is a serving Judicial Service Officer from Delhi, currently deputed as the Law Secretary of India. Before posting on central deputation as Union Law Secretary, he was serving as the District and sessions judge of the North-East Delhi District Court. Also in his earlier deputation he had served as Principal Secretary Law Department with the Government of Delhi.

Career

As a judge, Mendiratta headed the North-East Delhi District Court as its district and sessions judge, headed the Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal, and served as a CBI special judge in 2012.[1]

He also served as the Principal Secretary (Law) in the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, during which he had disagreements with Delhi law minister Kailash Gahlot, resulting in his repatriation to his parent judicial cadre.[2]

Law Secretary

Mendiratta was appointed Secretary (Legal Affairs), heading the Department of Legal Affairs in the Ministry of Law and Justice, on deputation from the judicial service,[3] by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, on the advice of a search-cum-selection committee, which interviewed more than 60 people for the job.[1][2][4] His appointment marked the first time a serving judge was appointed Law Secretary, breaking the earlier tradition of appointing Indian Legal Service officers to the post.[1][2][4]

References

"For the first time, serving judge appointed Union Law Secretary". The Economic Times. New Delhi. ET Bureau. 21 October 2019. ISSN 0013-0389. OCLC 61311680. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
M., Kaunain Sheriff (15 October 2019). "A K Mendiratta appointed Union law secretary". The Indian Express. New Delhi. OCLC 70274541. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
"Delhi Confidential: A View On Room". The Indian Express. New Delhi. Express News Service. 23 October 2019. OCLC 70274541. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
"Anoop Kumar Mendiratta appointed new Law Secretary". Business Standard. New Delhi. Press Trust of India. 14 October 2019. OCLC 496280002. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

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[:0-1] "For the first time, serving judge appointed Union Law Secretary". The Economic Times. New Delhi. ET Bureau. 21 October 2019. ISSN 0013-0389. OCLC 61311680. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

[:1-2] M., Kaunain Sheriff (15 October 2019). "A K Mendiratta appointed Union law secretary". The Indian Express. New Delhi. OCLC 70274541. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

[:22-3] "Delhi Confidential: A View On Room". The Indian Express. New Delhi. Express News Service. 23 October 2019. OCLC 70274541. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

[:2-4] "Anoop Kumar Mendiratta appointed new Law Secretary". Business Standard. New Delhi. Press Trust of India. 14 October 2019. OCLC 496280002. Retrieved 12 January 2020.