Shillong, Nov 24 (PTI) Justice Sanjib Banerjee was on Wednesday sworn in as chief justice of Meghalaya High Court here.

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Governor Satya Pal Malik administered the oath of office to the newly appointed chief justice at the Raj Bhavan in the presence of Meghalaya Law Minister James K Sangma, Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh, Leader of Opposition Mukul Sangma and senior officials, they said.

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Banerjee succeeded Justice Ranjit Vasantrao More who superannuated on November 3.

A former sports journalist, Banerjee enrolled as an advocate in 1990 before being elevated as a judge of the Calcutta High Court in 2006.

A graduate of St Paul's School in Darjeeling, Banerjee graduated with economics in 1983 and completed BA LLB in 1986-87 from the University of Calcutta.

He was transferred as the new chief justice of Meghalaya High Court on November 15, 2021.

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