Justice Syed Rafat Alam sworn-in as Chief Justice of MP High Court

BHOPAL: Justice Syed Rafat Alam was on Sunday day sworn in as chief justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court.

Madhya Pradesh Gov. Rameshwar Thakur administered the oath of office to Justice Alam at a function held at Raj Bhawan. The oath-taking ceremony was conducted by Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary Rakesh Sahni.

The office of Madhya Pradesh Chief Justice had fallen vacant after the elevation of Justice A.K. Patnaik to Supreme Court of India as a judge.

Justice Alam has become the 20th Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court. Prior to this, he was a senior judge at the Allahabad High Court.

Later in the day Chief Minister Chouhan hosted a lunch in honor of Justice Alam at his residence.