Guwahati: Justice Sandeep Mehta was sworn in as the new chief justice of Gauhati High Court.
The swearing-in function was held at Durbar Hall of the Raj Bhavan in the presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, several high court judges and senior officials of the state government.
Sixty-two-year-old Mehta had served as a judge in the Rajasthan High Court from 2011, before his appointment as the chief justice of Gauhati High Court.
The Gauhati High Court is the principal seat overseeing also the states of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh.