Chinmayanand extortion case hearing adjourned to Oct 26

Shahjahanpur (UP): A magisterial court prosecuting a woman law student and her three male friends for allegedly trying to extort money from Chinmayanand, BJP leader accused of sexually exploiting the woman, on Monday adjourned the hearing to October 26 after briefly taking it up through video conferencing. PTI

Serving judge Mendiratta new Union Law Secretary

New Delhi: In a first, a serving district and sessions judge was on Monday appointed as Union Law Secretary. Anoop Kumar Mendiratta has been appointed new Law Secretary (Secretary, Legal Affairs) in the Union Law Ministry, according to a Personnel Ministry order. Mendiratta is at present the District and Sessions Judge, North-East District, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi. PTI

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