On Sunday, Justice Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria took the oath of office as the Karnataka High Court‘s new Chief Justice.
In a ceremony conducted in the “Glass House” of the Raj Bhavan, Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath of office to him.
Among the dignitaries in attendance were Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, and Minister of Law and Parliamentary Affairs H K Patil.
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court Collegium recommended Anjaria, who had previously served as a Gujarat High Court judge.
He assumed charge as the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court after Justice P S Dinesh Kumar demitted office on February 24 on attaining the age of 62 years.
Justice Anjaria was appointed as a judge of the Gujarat High Court in November 2011 and has been functioning there since then.
Before his elevation as a judge, he had practised in the Gujarat High Court in civil, constitutional, company law, labour and service matters, the collegium had noted while recommending his name.
