The swearing in ceremony of the Andhra Pradesh High Court judges was held at Indira Gandhi stadium in Vijayawada today.
The senior-most judge Justice Praveen Kumar was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the court. Governor E S L Narasimhan administered the oath of office to Kumar.
Later, the Chief Justice administered the oath of office to the others appointed as High Court judges.
Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, Supreme Court judge Justice N V Ramana and others witnessed the swearing in ceremony.
The state government made all the necessary arrangements for the functioning of the High Court. The camp office of the Chief Minister is being used as the temporary location for the court. Eight court halls have been set up in the camp office. Another hall for the court has been set up at the R&B office located on M G Road in the city.
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