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Justice S Vaidyanathan sworn in as chief justice of Meghalaya HC

Justice S Vaidyanathan took oath as the chief justice of the High Court of Meghalaya on Sunday.

Governor Phagu Chauhan administered the oath of office to Justice Vaidyanathan at the swearing-in ceremony held at the Raj Bhavan here, officials said.

He succeeds Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee who superannuated in November last year.

Justice Vaidyanathan served as a judge of the Madras High Court since October 2013

Srushti Sharma

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