Gangtok, October 12: Justice Biswanath Somadder was sworn in as the Chief Justice of High Court of Sikkim in a function held at Ashirwad Hall, Raj Bhawan today.
Ganga Prasad Governor of Sikkim administered the oath of office to the Chief Justice Designate.
The function was attended by Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang, Judge, High Court of Sikkim Justice Meenakshi M. Rai, Judge, High Court of Sikkim, Justice Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, Speaker, Sikkim Legislative Assembly, L. B. Das, Deputy Speaker Sangay Lepcha, Cabinet Ministers, MLAs, Heads of Departments, dignitaries from the Judiciary, and other officials.
Justice Biswanath Somadder after taking the oath signed the solemn oath relating to his assumption of office which was duly attested by the Governor.