New Delhi:

Justice Manmohan on Sunday took oath as the 32nd chief justice of the Delhi High Court.

Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena administered the oath to the 61-year-old judge at a ceremony at the Raj Niwas, the LG’s secretariat.

The ceremony was attended by several dignitaries, including Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, judges of the Delhi High Court as well as senior officers of the city government and the police.

Chief Minister Atishi took to social media platform ‘X’ to extend her wishes to Chief Justice Manmohan.

“My heartiest congratulations to Hon’ble Justice Manmohan on being sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. I am confident that under your leadership, the Delhi High Court will uphold the highest ideals of justice – delivering it with fairness, empathy, and integrity. Wishing you success in this important role,” she said.

The lieutenant governor also congratulated and extended best wishes to Chief Justice Manmohan and shared pictures of the ceremony on X.

A senior AAP leader claimed that no invitation was received by any Cabinet minister of the Delhi government except the chief minister for the swearing-in ceremony of the chief justice of the Delhi High Court.

In the past, the ministers were invited every time, he said.

The LG office in a statement said that the swearing-in-ceremony at the Raj Niwas was attended by Chief Minister Atishi, the judges of the Delhi High Court, Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi apart from senior officers of the Delhi government, Delhi Police and judiciary amongst others and dignitaries from different walks of life.

After the elevation of then Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma to the Supreme Court, Justice Manmohan was appointed as the acting chief justice of the high court on November 9, 2023.

Justice Manmohan is the son of late Jagmohan, a famous bureaucrat-turned politician who also served as the governor of Jammu and Kashmir and the lieutenant governor of Delhi.

On July 11, the top court collegium recommended that Justice Manmohan, who will retire on December 16, be appointed the chief justice of the Delhi High Court.

The Central government cleared the proposal on September 21.

Justice Manmohan, who was then a senior advocate, was appointed as an additional judge of Delhi High Court on March 13, 2008. He was appointed as a permanent judge on December 17, 2009.

Justice Manmohan enrolled as an advocate in 1987 after he completed the law course from Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi.

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