Governor administers oath at Raj Bhavan

· Justice Rajiv Shakdher sworn in as Chief Justice of HP High Court

Justice Rajiv Shakdher was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court during an official ceremony held at Raj Bhavan today. The oath of office was administered by Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla in the presence of several dignitaries.

Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena conducted the formal proceedings of the ceremony and read out the Warrant of Appointment issued by the President of India.

Lady Governor, Janaki Shukla, Agriculture Minister Chander Kumar, Public Works Department Minister Vikramaditya Singh Town & Country Panning and Technical Education Minister Rajesh Dharmani Judges of Himachal Pradesh High Court, Judges of Delhi High Court, State Congress President Pratibha Singh State BJP President Rajiv Bindal, Advocate General, Anup Kumar Rattan, Director General of Police Dr. Atul Verma, Chairman HP State Human Rights Commission, Justice P.S. Rana, State Election commissioner Anil Khachi, 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.

Justice Rajiv Shakdher

Born on 19th October, 1962, Justice Rajiv Shakdher holds a B.Com (Hons.), CA and LL.B. degree. He was enrolled as an advocate on 19th November, 1987 and has since practised extensively in civil, constitutional, taxation and corporate law. His legal expertise spans cases before the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court.

Justice Shakdher was appointed an Additional Judge of the Delhi High Court on 11th April, 2008, and later became a permanent judge on 17th October, 2011. He served at the Madras High Court after being transferred there on 11th April, 2016 and was subsequently transferred back to the Delhi High Court on 15th January, 2018.