Vijayawada, Jul 28 (PTI) Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court here on Friday by Governor S Abdul Nazeer.

Thakur succeeds Justice Prasanth Kumar Mishra, who was elevated as a Supreme Court Judge recently.

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Born on April 25, 1964, Thakur enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of Delhi on October 18, 1989. He was appointed as a permanent Judge of Jammu and Kashmir High Court on March 8, 2013.

Later, he was transferred to the High Court of Judicature at Mumbai on June 10, 2022.

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Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, ministers and officials attended the ceremony.

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