- Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy (age 60 years) has been appointed as the 25th Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court.
- Prior to taking up this assignment, Justice L. N. Swamy served as the Acting Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court from 18th January to 9th May 2019.
- The Governor of Himachal Pradesh Bandaru Dattatreya (age 72 years) administered him the oath of office and Secrecy at Rajbhavan, Shimla.
About Himachal Pradesh
i) Capital - Shimla, Dharamshala (Winter)
ii) Chief Minister - Jai Ram Thakur
iii) Total Area - 55,673 km2
iv) Total Population - 68,64,602 (2011)
v) Official Language - Hindi
Published On : 09 Oct 2019
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