Gangtok: Justice Narendra Kumar Jain was sworn in as Chief Justice of High Court of Sikkim, today at a simple ceremony in Raj Bhavan.
The Governor Shrinivas Patil administered the oath of office to Justice Jain at a function organized at Ashirwad Hall in Raj Bhavan.
62-year-old Justice Jain was born in Tonk district, Rajasthan. He did his Ll.B. from Delhi University and joined the Bar Council of Rajasthan in 1978.
He was appointed judge of Rajasthan High Court in 2004.
He was appointed acting chief justice of Rajasthan High Court in 2012, and was then transferred to Sikkim High Court in September 2013.
He was till recently the acting Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court.
