Tag: Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee

HISTORY

Important Days Telangana Foundation Day 2024 ▪ The day is observed on June 2 to commemorate the formation of the Telangana state on June 2, 2014. ▪ Telangana was carved out of Andhra Pradesh with Hyderabad as its capital as India’s 29th state. Note ▪ ‘Jaya Jaya he Telangana’ was announced as the State Song of Telangana on June 2, 2024. ▪ The song was written by poet Ande Sri and the music was composed by M M Keeravani. Appointments Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee ▪ Justice Hima Kohli has been recently appointed as the Chairperson of the Supreme Court’s Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee. ▪ The committee is formed under the Gender Sensitisation & Sexual Harassment of Women at the Supreme Court of India (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Regulations, 2013. ▪ The committee should have not less than seven members and not more than 13 members. Note ▪ Justice B.V. Nagarathna who set to become the First woman Chief Justice of India is also a member of the Committee. About Supreme Court of India ✓ Formation - January 28, 1950. ✓ Constituted under Article 124 of the Constitution of India. ✓ Members – 34 (33+CJI) ✓ Chief Justice of India - Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud