Justice Mohammad Rafiq was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court in Shimla .

He was administered the oath of office by Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar in a ceremony held at Raj Bhawan. Chief Secretary Ram Subhag Singh conducted the proceedings of oath ceremony.

About Justice Rafiq:

• Justice Rafiq was appointed as Judge of the Rajasthan High Court on May 15, 2006.
• He also worked as Acting Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court twice.
• He was elevated as Chief Justice of the High Court of Meghalaya on November 13, 2019, and remained there till April 26, 2020.
• He was transferred to the Orissa High Court on April 27, 2020, and then to the High Court of Madhya Pradesh on January 3, 2021.
• Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, Urban Development Minister Suresh Bhardwaj, Judges of the High Court, Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla from the Madhya Pradesh High Court, GoC-in-C, ARTRAC Lt Gen Raj Shukla, Advocate General Ashok Sharma, chairmen of various commissions, DGP Sanjay Kundu, chairmen and vice chairmen of various boards and corporations, V-Cs, senior officers and other prominent people were also present. A Guard of Honour was also presented to the newly appointed Chief Justice.