Calcutta High Court Chief Justice sworn-in

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 18:36 [IST]

Kolkata , Mar 7 (UNI) Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar was sworn-in as the Chief Justice of the century-old Calcutta High Court at a function today.

Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi administered the oath to Justice Nijjar.

Justice Nijjar, a former judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court, succeeded Vikash Sridhar Sirpurkar, who was promoted to the Supreme Court nearly three months back.

Justice Nijjar took over the charge from the acting-Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya.

Justice Nijjar was the 33rd Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, which was established in 1862.

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Topics: LAW-BENGAL-CHIEF JUSTICE

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