Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad was sworn in as an Additional Judge of the Odisha High Court on Thursday. Acting Chief Justice Pradeep K Mohanty administered the oath of office to the new judge, who was transferred here from the Jharkhand High Court.
law Minister Arun Kumar Sahu, other HC judges, Advocate General Surya Prasad Mishra and members of the bar were present at the swearing-in ceremony held in the HC premises.
With Justice Prasad’s joining, the number of Odisha HC judges went up to 19 against a sanctioned strength of 22. But this strength is going to be further reduced soon as Justice Biswanath Mohapatra is scheduled to retire on March 31 after serving as a judge since November 2007.