Surinder S Rathi appointed as an Officer on Special Duty-cum-Registrar to the Hon’ble Chief Justice Delhi High Court

Surinder S Rathi an officer of Delhi Higher Judicial Services is now appointed as an Officer on Special Duty-cum-Registrar to the Hon’ble Chief Justice Delhi High Court July 1 on deputation basis for a period of One year.

Before his appointment Mr. Rathi was serving as the Registrar in the Supreme Court of India. He also worked as a Director of NALSA before his appointment to the Registrar of Supreme Court. He also worked as a Guardian Judge and has a keen interest in Painting, Photography and Web Designing.

On previous occasions he has been appointed as an ‘Officer of the Court’ to assist Courts in matters related to POCSO etc. In one of the matters, the Supreme Court had appointed him to gather data on the status of cases pending under POCSO, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, and how states have fared in handling cases. The Supreme Court bench headed by the then Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi had took note of the report submitted by Mr Rathi and said the POCSO Act provides that the trials in cases of sexual offences against children have to be completed within a year. The Case titled as “In-re Alarming Rise in The Number of Reported Child Rape Incidents”.  Rathi also submitted the Draft Scheme for compensation to the Victims.