Shillong, Oct 8: Justice Soumen Sen was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court today.
Governor Chandrashekhar H Vijayashankar administered the oath to Justice Sen at the Durbar Hall of the Raj Bhavan here in the presence of dignitaries and distinguished guests.
Justice Sen takes over from Justice Indra Prasanna Mukerji, who retired on September 5. Following his retirement, Justice Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew had been serving as the Acting Chief Justice until Justice Sen’s formal appointment.
A distinguished jurist, Justice Sen was born on July 27, 1965, in Kolkata. He completed his schooling from St. Lawrence High School and went on to pass the LL.B. examination from the University of Calcutta in 1990, securing the highest mark and standing first in the examination.
Justice Sen enrolled as an Advocate under the Bar Council of West Bengal in January 1991 and practiced law at the Calcutta High Court before being elevated as a Judge of the same court on April 13, 2011.
