Justice A P Sahi sworn-in as Madras High Court Chief Justice

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath-of-office to Sahi during the swearing-in ceremony held at the Raj Bhavan.

Governor Banwarilal Purohit handsover the form of oath to justice Amreshwar Pratap Sahi who is swearing as Chief Justice of Madras High Court at a ceremany held at Raj Bhavan in Chennai on Monday. (Photo | EPS/ P Jawahar)

CHENNAI: Justice Amreshwar Pratap Sahi was sworn-in the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court on Monday.

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath-of-office to Sahi during the swearing-in ceremony held at the Raj Bhavan in the presence of Chief Minister K Palaniswami, Assembly speaker P Dhanapal and senior government officials.

Prior to the current posting, Sahi was the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court.

Sahi succeeds Vijaya Tahilramani who had resigned as chief justice after the Supreme Court collegium declined her request for a reconsideration of her transfer to Meghalaya.

After her resignation was accepted, Justice V Kothari was designated the acting chief justice.