By IANS,
New Delhi : Justice Dipak Misra Monday took over as the new chief justice of the Delhi High court.
Chief Justice Misra, 56, who was the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court before his new appointment, was administered the oath of office by Lieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna at Raj Bhavan here.
A Raj Bhavan official said the ceremony was attended among others by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, her cabinet colleagues and high court judges.
Born Oct 3, 1953, the chief justice started practice as an advocate in 1977 at the Orissa High Court. He was appointed additional judge of the high court in 1996.
In 1997, he was transferred to the Madhya Pradesh High Court where he became a permanent judge.
He became chief justice of the Patna High Court in 2009.
Former chief justice of Delhi High Court A.P. Shah retired Feb 13. Justice Madan B. Lokur was working as the acting chief justice since then.