Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia has been sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court in a ceremony held at Raj Bhavan in Shimla, today. The oath of office was administered by Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu was also present on the occasion along with state cabinet ministers.

Earlier on 24th December, the union government notified the appointment of Justice Sandhawalia the senior-most Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court as the next Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.