West Bengal CM congratulates Ranjan Gogoi on his appointment as 46th CJI
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday congratulated Justice Ranjan Gogoi on being sworn in as the 46th chief justice of India.
"My humble congratulations and best wishes to the 46th Chief Justice of India, Hon'ble Justice Ranjan Gogoi, on assuming office. We are all very proud of you," Banerjee wrote on her Twitter handle today.
Justice Gogoi, who took the oath in English in the name of god, will have a tenure of a little over 13 months and will retire on November 17, 2019. He succeeds Justice Dipak Misra who retired Tuesday on attaining 65 years of age.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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