Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia was sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court in a simple but impressive ceremony held at Raj Bhavan today. The oath of office was administered by Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla. Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu was also present on the occasion.
Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena conducted the formal proceedings of the ceremony and read out the Warrant of Appointment issued by the President of India. Speaker Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Kuldeep Singh Pathania, Industries Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan, Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi, Judges of Himachal Pradesh High Court, Judges of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chairman HP Tourism Development Corporation R.S. Bali, Political Advisor to Chief Minister Sunil Sharma, Pr. Media Advisor to the Chief Minister Naresh Chauhan, Advocate General Anup Kumar Rattan, Chairman HP State Human Rights Commission Justice P.S. Rana, Lokayukta Justice Chander Bhushan Barowalia, Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of various boards and corporations, senior officers of the state government, family members of Chief Justice of HP High Court and other prominent people were also present on the occasion.
New Chief Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia – Himachal Pradesh High Court
Nurturing Creativity – Keekli Charitable Trust, Shimla
