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Dr Anju Rathi Rana becomes India’s first woman law secretary
Dr Anju Rathi Rana took charge as India's law secretary in 2025, becoming the first woman to head the Department of Legal Affairs in the Ministry of Law and Justice. She began…
The Story in Brief
Dr Anju Rathi Rana took charge as India's law secretary in 2025, becoming the first woman to head the Department of Legal Affairs in the Ministry of Law and Justice. She began legal practice at Muzaffarnagar district court in 1994, served as Additional and Assistant Public Prosecutor at Tis Hazari courts for nearly 18 years, then joined the ministry as joint secretary and legal advisor in 2017.
Promoted to additional secretary in 2022, she now also serves as member secretary of the 23rd Law Commission with tenure till August 2027. Rana holds an LLB, LLM and PhD in law, won two gold medals in her LLB and has represented India at SCO and BRICS platforms.
The Indian Opinion
The coverage rightly celebrates Dr Rana but slides into a 'glass ceiling shattered' script that ignores how the legal establishment still resists women in trial courts. Her climb from Muzaffarnagar district court to North Block is exceptional; the bigger story is that 18 years in prosecution before a joint secretary post suggests an uncommonly long slog. Watch whether her tenure at the Law Commission actually produces the criminal law reforms pending for years, not just another committee report.
Source: timesnownews.com
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