Justice Amitava Roy was on Wednesday sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Odisha High Court. Governor SC Jamir administered the oath of office to him in the presence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
With the appointment of the Chief Justice, the number of judges in the High Court increased to 20. Earlier, Justice Roy was officiating as the Chief Justice of Rajasthan.
All the judges of the High Court, former judges and members of the bar, including the Advocate General Ashok K Mohanty were present at the swearing-in ceremony.
At the outset, Chief Secretary GC Pati read the Presidential Warrant of Appointment of Justice Roy. Home Secretary UN Behera, DGP Sanjeev Marik, Twin City Commissioner of Police Dr RP Sharma were among the dignitaries present on the occasion.