Justice M S Ramachandra Rao has been sworn in as 28th chief justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday. Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla administered the oath of office to the newly-appointed Chief Justice at Raj Bhawan in the presence of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu.

• After taking the oath at Raj Bhawan, the chief justice was given a red carpet welcome and guard of honour at the high court. Full-court welcome address in the honour of the new Chief Justice was held in the court for the chief justice.
• Speaking on the occasion, the new chief justice said steps needed to be taken for the disposal of cases that are more than five years old and cases of senior citizens.
• Criminal appeals also need to be heard expeditiously, he added.