LIVE: Telangana High Court Chief Justice Alok Aradhe Oath Taking Ceremony

Hyderabad: Justice Alok Aradhe was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court on Sunday. The oath-taking ceremony took place at Raj Bhavan, where Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan administered the oath of office. The ceremony was attended by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and several members of his cabinet. Justice Alok Aradhe takes over the esteemed position from Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, who has been elevated to the post of judge in the Supreme Court. Born on April 13, 1964, in Raipur, Justice Alok Aradhe began his legal journey by enrolling as a lawyer on July 12, 1988. His professional experience includes practicing at the High Court of Madhya Pradesh in Jabalpur, where he handled Civil and Constitutional, Arbitration, and Company matters. On December 29, 2009, he assumed the role of an Additional Judge in the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, and then on February 15, 2011, he was appointed as a Permanent Judge. Subsequently, on November 17, 2018, Justice Alok Aradhe took oath as a Judge of the Karnataka High Court and later assumed the position of the Acting Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court on July 3, 2022.