Retired Karnataka HC Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi appointed chairperson of 22nd Law Commission
New Delhi: Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, retired Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court, has been appointed the chairperson of the Law Commission by the Central government.
Justice Awasthi is the chairperson of the 22nd Law Commission, which is being constituted after four years.
Former Kerala High Court judge Justice K T Sankaran, Prof Anand Paliwal, Prof D P Verma, Prof Raka Arya and Shri M Karunanithi have been appointed members of the Commission, reported Bar and Bench.
Justice Awasthi had been in spotlight recently for heading the Karnataka High Court bench that upheld the government decision to prohibit wearing hijab in educational institutes.
Following his graduation in Law from the Lucknow University in 1986, Justice Awasthi worked as an advocate from February 1987. He was made Additional Judge of the Allahabad High Court in April, 2009 and permanent judge in December 2020.
He was appointed Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court in October 2021 and retired in early July this year.
Justice B S Chauhan retired as chairperson of the 21st Law Commission in August 2018.
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18 injured in amusement ride mishap at Jatra Mahotsava in Gadag
Gadag: At least 18 people were injured, four of them critically, after an amusement ride malfunctioned during the Jatra Mahotsava held at the premises of Tontadarya Mutt on Sunday night.
According to Deccan Herald, the incident occurred around 9 pm when the ‘Dancing Play’ ride (also known as Break Dance or Crazy Dance) reportedly developed a mechanical fault, causing three chairs to tilt dangerously while in motion.
The people inside these chairs were injured and rushed to Gadag Institute of Medical Sciences and Karnataka Medical College and Research Institute (KMC-RI) Hubballi.
Police said that among the injured, two are from Koppal district, one from Tumakuru, and the remaining are from Gadag district. The identities of some victims are yet to be confirmed.
The four victims, who are in critical condition, are severely injured in the head and have been shifted to KMC-RI, officials said.
Meanwhile, members of the Hindu Veerashaiva Lingayat Yuva Vedike staged a protest, demanding strict action against the contractor responsible for organizing the amusement rides, as well as the Jatra Mahotsava committee.
