Justice Jaswant Singh, Judge, High Court of Orissa was sworn-in as the seventh Chief Justice of High Court of Tripura on Wednesday during a simple programme held at Raj Bhavan in Agartala.

Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya administered the oath of office and secrecy to the Justice Jaswant Singh at Raj Bhavan. Justice Singh was serving in the Orissa High Court before being transferred to Tripura High Court as Chief Justice.

The post of Chief Justice in the Tripura High Court was vacant after Indrajit Mahanty retired from service in November last year and Justice T. Amarnath Goud was acting as Chief Justice of the High Court. The High Court of Tripura set up in March, 2013 along with the full-fledged High Courts in Meghalaya and Manipur. It may be recalled here that all the Northeastern states excluding Sikkim were earlier under the Guwahati High Court.