Rajasthan records over 51% turnout in first phase polls in 12 LS seats
It was an incident-free and fair poll across 12 districts in Rajasthan", Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Vishal Bansal told The Statesman.
Governor of Rajasthan Kalraj Mishra, on Friday, administered the oath of office and the constitution to newly-appointed Chief Justice of Rajasthan Justice Pankaj Mithal at Raj Bhawan here.
Justice Mithal took oath in Hindi language.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Speaker of the Assembly C P Joshi, Leader of Opposition Gulab Chand Kataria, members of the cabinet, public representatives, judges of Rajasthan High Court, officers, advocates and family members of Justice Mithal were present at the swearing-in ceremony which lasted for a couple of minutes.
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Justice Mithal has been shifted from J&K and Ladakh High Courts where he was the chief justice. As the post of the Rajasthan chief Justice was lying vacant after the retirement of Sambhaji Shivaji Shinde on August 1 Justice M M Srivastava was acting as chief justice till now.
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