Justice Indra Prasanna Mukerji Sworn In As Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court

Shillong: Justice Indra Prasanna Mukerji took the oath of office as the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court on Thursday.

Governor CH Vijayashankar administered the oath of office at a ceremony held at Raj Bhavan's Durbar Hall in Shillong. 

Justice Mukerji, previously appointed as a judge in the Calcutta High Court, took on the role following the retirement of Chief Justice S. Vaidyanathan.

On September 21, the Department of Justice issued an order appointing Justice Indra Prasanna Mukerji, a judge of the Calcutta High Court, as the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court.

"In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Justice Indra Prasanna Mukeiji, Judge of the Calcutta High Court, to be Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court, with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office," the official order read. 

Justice Manmohan on Sunday took oath as the 32nd chief justice of the Delhi High Court. Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena administered the oath to the 61-year-old judge at a ceremony at the Raj Niwas, the LG's secretariat. 

After the elevation of then Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma to the Supreme Court, Justice Manmohan was appointed as the acting chief justice of the high court on November 9, 2023.

Justice Manmohan is the son of the late Jagmohan, a famous bureaucrat-turned-politician who also served as the governor of Jammu and Kashmir and the lieutenant governor of Delhi.