Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki on Wednesday administered the oath of office and secrecy to new Tripura High Court Chief Justice Sanjay Karol during a simple ceremony held at the old Raj Bhavan complex here.
Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, his council of ministers along with two High Court judges -- Justice Subhashish Talapatra and Justice Arindam Lodh -- and other senior officials were also present at the event.
Justice Karol, who was a judge at the Himachal Pradesh High Court, succeeded Justice Ajay Rastogi, who was elevated to the Supreme Court in October.
Justice Karol, 57, enrolled as a lawyer in 1986, and served as the Advocate General of Himachal Pradesh between 1998 and 2003.
Pak-born Bangladeshi national held in Tripura with Indian documents
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Air India suspends flights to Tel Aviv till April 30 over Iran-Israel conflict
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Assam records 45.12 pc polling, Meghalaya's voter turnout 50.23 pc till 1 PM
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