Manjula Chellur takes oath as Chief Justice Of Bombay High Court

Manjula Chellur takes oath as Chief Justice Of Bombay High Court
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Justice Manjula Chellur today took oath as the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, the second woman to occupy the post.

​Mumbai: Justice Manjula Chellur today took oath as the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, the second woman to occupy the post.

Chellur, who was the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, was transferred following the retirement of D H Waghela as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court on 10 August.

Waghela held the post for six months.

Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao administered the oath of office to Justice Chellur at a brief swearing-in ceremony held at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai.

Chellur is the second woman Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, after Sujata Manohar in 1994.

The Governor's wife C Vinoda, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, ministers Vinod Tawde, Chandrakant Patil, Ram Shinde, Jaikumar Rawal and Mahadev Jankar, Minister of State Deepak Kesarkar, Acting Chief Justice of Bombay High Court Vijaya Kapse Tahilramani, judges of Bombay High Court, senior government officers and invitees were present, a Raj Bhavan spokesperson said.

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