Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar was sworn in as 21st Chief Justice of HP High Court on Thursday. Governor Urmila Singh, administered the oath of office and secrecy to the Chief Justice in a simple but impressive ceremony held at Raj Bhawan.
Justice Khanwilkar hails from Pune in Maharashtra and was appointed additional Judge of Bombay High Court in March 2000 and confirmed as Permanent Judge in April 2002.
He has been in the legal profession for the last 31 years. He did his degree in Commerce from Mulund College of Commerce, Mumbai University and degree in law from KC law College, Mumbai University.
Justice Khanwilkar enrolled as an advocate in the year 1982 and handled civil, criminal and constitutional matters before the subordinate courts, tribunals and High Court of judicature at Bombay on the appellate side as well as the original side. Then he started practice exclusively in the Supreme Court of India from the year 1984.