Sanjay Kishan Kaul sworn-in as Chief Justice of Madras HC Saturday July 26,2014

Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul was on Saturday sworn-in as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court. Earlier, he was the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

The Governor, K. Rosaiah, administered the oath of office at a brief ceremony at the Durbar Hall of the Raj Bhavan.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, her cabinet colleagues, Judges of the High Court, Advocate-General, A.L. Somayaji, Additional Advocates-General, and members of the Bar, were among those who attended the swearing-in.

Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul will be the 27 Chief Justice of the Madras High Court since Independence. At present, Justice Satish K. Agnihotri is the Acting Chief Justice of the High Court. Justice R.K. Agrawal was the last regular Chief Justice, who was later elevated to the Supreme Court