Chennai, March 6 -- Mr Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari was on Friday sworn in as Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.
Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi administered the oath of office and secrecy to Justice Dharmadikari at a simple function held at the Bharathiar Mandapam in Lok Bhavan.
He succeeds Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, who retired on Thursday.
The Supreme Court Collegium had on February 27 recommended his appointment as the Madras High Court CJ.
Prior to assuming charge as CJ of Madras High Court, he was serving as the Judge of Kerala High CourtPresident Droupadi Murmu approved it yesterday and announced his appointment.
Justice Dharmadikari completed his Graduation in commerce and law from Nagpur University and...