Dipak Misra sworn in as new Chief Justice of India

NEW DELHI: Justice Dipak Misra was sworn in as the 45th Chief Justice of India on Monday.

He was administered the oath of office by President Ram Nath Kovind during a brief ceremony in the Darbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan.

He is succeeding Justice

JS Khehar

, who retired as CJI on Sunday.

64-year-old Justice Misra is the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court after Justice Khehar. He will be the third person from Odisha to be appointed the Chief Justice of India, after Justices Ranganath Misra and G B Pattanaik.