Justice Ranjan Gogoi takes over charge as 46th Chief Justice of India

He took and subscribed to the oath of office before the President.

At a ceremony held today (October 3, 2018) at 1045 hrs in the Durbar Hall, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Shri Justice Ranjan Gogoi was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India.  He took and subscribed to the oath of office before the President.

Born on 18th November 1954, Justice Gogoi was enrolled as an advocate in 1978. He practised in the Gauhati High Court on constitutional, taxation and company matters. He was appointed as a Permanent Judge of the Gauhati High Court on 28th February 2001. On 9th September 2010, he was transferred to the Punjab & Haryana High Court. He was appointed as Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court on 12th February 2011. He was appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India on 23rd April 2012.

(With inputs from PIB)