President Ram Nath Kovind administered him the oath of office here at Rashtrapati Bhawan. He succeeds Justice Ranjan Gogoi who retired on Sunday.
During the swearing-in ceremony, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former vice-president Hamid Ansari and former prime minster Manmohan Singh and other dignitaries were also present there.
