Ashish Desai sworn in as new Chief Justice of Kerala High Court

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan administers the oath of office to justice Ashish Jitendra Desai as Chief Justice of Kerala High Court during a ceremony at Raj Bhavan, in Thiruvananthapuram. Credit: PTI Photo

Justice Ashish J Desai was sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Kerala High Court on Saturday.

He succeeds Justice S V Bhatti who was recently elevated to the post of Supreme Court judge. Desai was serving as the acting Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court.

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In a brief ceremony held at Raj Bhavan, Governor Arif Mohammed Khan administered the oath of office to Desai.

Besides Khan, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Law Minister P Rajeeve, Chief Secretary V Venu and senior IAS and IPS officers were also present during the function.