Odisha Affairs
Ganjam OAV 5th best in country
As per a survey conducted by the Education World India School Ranking 2022-23, Odisha Adarsh Vidyalaya (OAV)at Hatiote under Polasara block in the district has been ranked 5th best school.
This is for the fifth year that the OAV has secured a spot among top Government schools in the country. The OAV secured the rank due to its quality of TEACHING, Leadership, management, curricular activities and technical education imparted to the students.
The Education World India School Ranking is one of the world’s leading school ranking organisations. Education, teachers, guardians, students and prominent persons are associated with the organisation.
National and International Affairs
Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit nominates Justice D.Y. Chandrachud as his successor
Chief Lalits recommendation to the government would start the process for appointment of Justice Chandrachud as the 50th Chief Justice of India.If the government approval comes through, Justice Chandrachud would be the first second-generation Chief Justice of India. His father, Justice Y.V. Chandrachud, was the 16th Chief Justice of India and one of the longest serving ones.
Justice Chandrachuds years in The Supreme Court has seen his hand in almost every notable judgment of the court. His erudite verdicts and dissents on the Bench were marked by a reformist approach, especially in the arena of civil liberties, individual and womens rights.
His latest judgment had held thatsingle Women are equally eligible to the protection of abortion laws. Justice Chandrachud had decriminalised adultery, upheld the right of women short service officers in Army and Navy to be considered for permanent commission and stood by a womans right to marry a partner of her choice. Justice Chandrachud upheld theright of women of menstrual age to enter the Sabarimala temple.
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