Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur takes oath as Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court

VIJAYAWADA: Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday by Governor S Abdul Nazeer. Thakur succeeded Justice Prasanth Kumar Mishra, who was elevated as a Supreme Court Judge recently.

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. Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, ministers and other officials attended the ceremony.