Nitin Madhukar Jamdar sworn in as Chief Justice of Kerala High Court

Justice Nitin Madhukar Jamdar was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Kerala at Raj Bhavan here on Thursday (September 26, 2024).

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan administered the oath of office. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was also in attendance during the swearing-in ceremony. Chief Secretary Sarada Muraleedharan read out the warrant of appointment of the Chief Justice on the occasion.

Speaker A.N. Shamseer, Law Minister P. Rajeeve and Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan were among those who turned up for the ceremony. The other attendees included Kerala High Court Acting Chief Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque, judges Anil K. Narendran, Dinesh Kumar Singh and N. Nagaresh, State Police Chief Sheikh Darvesh Saheb, Kerala High Court Registrar General P. Krishna Kumar and Advocate General Gopalakrishna Kurup K.

Former Bombay HC judge

The Chief Justice, who succeeded Ashish Jitendra Desai, was previously a judge of the Bombay High Court. A native of Solapur in Maharashtra, Justice Jamdar practised at the Bombay High Court in diverse fields, primarily in administrative and constitutional law.

He represented various public bodies such as zilla parishads, municipal councils, municipal corporations and universities. He had also represented the Bar Council of India and the High Court administration, and served as a Senior Standing Counsel for the Union of India.