Mumbai, Jan. 21 -- Justice Alok Aradhe was officially sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court at Raj Bhawan in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan administered the oath to Justice Alok Aradhe. Justice Aradhe succeeds Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, who demitted office on January 17.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar were also present at the ceremony.

Earlier in the day, Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya was officially sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, with the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi administering the oath of office at a ceremony held at Raj Niwas in Civil Lines, Delhi.

The event, which took place at Raj Niwas was attende...