Justice Ujjal Bhuyan takes oath as Telangana HC Chief Justice
The Hindu
The new CJ is likely to begin hearing the cases at the HC from 12 noon
Justice Ujjal Bhuyan has been sworn in as Chief Justice of Telangana High Court on Tuesday.
Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan administered the oath of office to Chief Justice designate Justice Ujjal Bhuyan at Raj Bhavan here at 10:05 am. Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhara Rao, Speakers of Assembly and Council Pocharam Srinivas Reddy and Gutha Sukhender Reddy, Union Minister G. Kishen Reddy, judges of the HC and several public representatives along with top officials were present.
The oath taking programme began with Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar seeking permission of the Governor to initiate the proceedings. HC official read out the warrant issued by the President appointing Justice Ujjal Bhuyan as Telangana HC CJ.
Later, the Governor administered the oath of office to Justice Ujjal Bhuyan. After completion of the programme, the new CJ is likely to begin hearing the cases at the HC from 12 noon.
Senior BJP leader and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Saturday (November 23, 2024) said the landslide victory of the Mahayuti alliance in the Maharashtra Assembly election was historic, and that it reflected people’s mindset across the country. She added that the DMK would be unseated from power in the 2026 Assembly election in Tamil Nadu and that the BJP would be the reason for it.