Cuttack: Justice Harish Tandon will be sworn in as the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court on March 26.
Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati will administer the oath of office to Justice Tandon at a ceremony on the premises of court premises in Cuttack city at 10 am. Judges of the High Court, Bar Association members and other dignitaries will attend the ceremony.
The office of the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court has been vacant since the retirement of Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh on January 19 this year. Justice Arindam Sinha has since been officiating as Acting Chief Justice.
On March 6, the Supreme Court collegium had recommended appointment of Justice Tandon as Chief Justice of Orissa High Court. His appointment was cleared by the central government on March 21.
Justice Tandon graduated in law from Calcutta University in 1983. He enrolled as an advocate in 1989 and extensively practised in civil matters in Calcutta High Court before being elevated as judge in the same court on April 13, 2010.
