Daily Current Affairs / Former Supreme Court judge Indu Malhotra appointed as DDCA Lokpal
Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: September 18 2021
· Former Supreme Court judge, Justice (Retd) Indu Malhotra will be the new Ombudsman cum Ethics Officer of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) for a period of one year.
· The general body headed by DDCA President Rohan Jaitley decided to appoint 65-year-old Justice (Retd) Indu Malhotra.
· In 2007, Malhotra was named a senior advocate by the Supreme Court and has become only the second woman to be nominated by the apex court after a gap of three decades.
Important facts
About Supreme Court
v The Supreme Court of India replaced the Federal Court of India on January 28, 1950, which was established by the Government of India Act 1935 and the Privy Council, which was the country's highest judicial body during the British period.
v The first woman judges and the first woman judges of the Supreme Court of India were Anna Chandy and Fathima Beevi.
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