Justice Ranjan Gogoi sworn in as 46th Chief Justice of India
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Justice Ranjan Gogoi was Wednesday sworn in as the 46th Chief Justice of India.
He succeeds Justice Dipak Misra.
President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath to the 63-year-old Justice Gogoi at a brief ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan's Darbar Hall.
Justice Gogoi will have a tenure of a little over 13 months and would retire on November 17, 2019.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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