Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari on Monday took oath as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court in a simple ceremony held at the Raj Bhavan. Governor R N Ravi administered the oath of office to Justice Bhandari in the swearing-in event, in which Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, Chief Secretary V Irai Anbu and other dignitaries participated.
Governer Ravi handed over the Warrant of Appointment issued by President Ram Nath Kovind appointing Acting Chief Justice Bhandari as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.
- From Allahabad to Madras: Justice Bhandari was transferred from the Allahabad High Court, had taken oath as a judge of the Madras High Court on November 22, 2021 and was serving as an acting Chief Justice.
- Learned Predecessor: Justice Sanjib Banerjee was the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court from January 4, 2021 to November 16, 2021. He was transferred to the Meghalaya High Court.
- Rajasthan High Court as Judge: Born on September 13, 1960, appointed as the Judge of the High Court of Rajasthan High Court on Jul 5, 2007. He was transferred to Allahabad High Court and took oath as Judge on March 15, 2019.
- Posting in Allahabad High Court: He remained the Acting Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court from June 26, 2021 upto October 10, 2021.
- Transfer to Madras:He was transferred to Madras High Court and took oath as judge on Nov 22nd 2021. Performed the duties of the office of the Chief Justice as Acting Chief Justice from 22.11.2021 to 13.02.2022. Appointed as Chief Justice on 10.02.2022 and assumed the office of Chief Justice on 14.02.2022.
