Faced challenges as law secy due to Centre, state clashes

Delhi high court justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta, who stepped down as a judge upon reaching superannuation on Wednesday, bid farewell to the court as he reminisced on his days as the Delhi law secretary, stating that during his tenure, he faced extreme political challenges owing to differences between the Central and state governments.

- HT Correspondent

NEW DELHI:

"The tenure was full of challenges owing to political differences between the Central and state governments. Secretaries prior to my posting had already chosen to return to the parent department within a few months... I had to face extreme political challenges, as well as the grim situation which followed, pursuant to an alleged assault on the then chief secretary government of NCT of Delhi," he said.