Justice Mohammad Rafiq was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court here on Thursday. He was administered the oath of office by Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar in a ceremony held at Raj Bhawan.
The ceremony took place at the Darbar Hall of Raj Bhawan, where Chief Secretary Ram Subhag Singh conducted the proceedings of the oath ceremony and read out the notification issued by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice regarding transfer of Justice Mohammad Rafiq as Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur and his wife Dr Sadhna Thakur were also present on the occasion.
Earlier, Justice Rafig was the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court. He was the Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court from November 13, 2019 to April 26, 2020. Justice Rafiq was administered the oath of office of the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court on April 27, 2020, on being transferred from the Meghalaya High Court. He was administered the oath of office of the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court on January 3 on being transferred from the Orissa High Court.