Justice Rajiv Shakdher was sworn in as the chief justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday. He was administered the oath of office by Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla.
The notification for his appointment was issued on September 21. Justice Shakdher will have a short tenure as Himachal High Court chief justice as his retirement is due on October 18. Talking to media persons after the oath ceremony, the chief justice said, "Our tenure is short but it does not mean that we will not do what should be done and what people expect from us." Born on October 19, 1962, Justice Shakdher was appointed as an additional judge of the Delhi High Court on April 11, 2008 and became permanent judge on October 17, 2011. He has also served at the Madras High Court.
During his tenure, he delivered several landmark judgements on a variety of issues, including the criminalisation of marital rape.
