Ranjan Gogoi as the 46th Chief Justice of the country sworn in on Wednesday. Gogoi’s tenure will be held till November 2019.

The Chief Justice of India, Deepak Mishra, in September, appointed Gogoi as the Chief Justice of the State for the Chief Justice of India. After the approval by President Ramnath Kovind to his appointment, the Law Ministry had issued notification notifying Gogoi’s appointment. Deepak Mishra’s tenure ends and Ranjan Gogoi is sworn in as Chief Justice on Wednesday. President Rammath Kovind administered the oath of office and confidentiality to Gogoi at a function organized at Rashtrapati Bhawan. Gogoi’s tenure will be till November 2019 and he will get a total of 13 months’ tenure.

In January, four senior judges of the Supreme Court had held a press conference against the work of Deepak Mishra. Justice J. Chelameshwar, justice Madan B. Lokur, Justice Justice Kurian Joseph Ranjan Gogoi was inducted. The four had expressed their displeasure over the functioning of Deepak Mishra.

Justice Most of Ranjan Gogoi’s career went to the Guwahati High Court. In 2001, he was appointed as a Judge of Guwahati High Court. In 2010, he was posted in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. He has been working as a judge in the Supreme Court since April 23, 2012.