During the ceremony, the governor also administered the oath to three newly appointed State Information Commissioners -- Ravindra Thakre, Prakash Indalkar, and Gajanan Nimdev.
Justice Gavai is set to assume office as the 52nd Chief Justice of India on May 14, succeeding CJI Khanna, who will retire on May 13. President Droupadi Murmu will administer the oath of office.
Allahabad High Court Bar Association has written to the High Court Chief Justice to express displeasure over the "clandestine" manner in which Justice Yashwa Verma was administered the oath of his office on Saturday.
"March 28 (2025) is the blackest day in the Indian Judicial system. A man who is facing charges of corruption is going to take oath in Allahabad High Court," the Bar association president told ANI.
Speaking at the oath-taking ceremony of the Gorakhpur Journalist Press Club, CM Yogi emphasised that no constitutional institution--whether the legislature, executive, or judiciary--can remain detached from public concerns.
Canada's Governor General Mary Simon's office has said the swearing-in ceremony of the prime minister and members of the Canadian ministry will take place in the Rideau Hall ballroom at 11 am EDT.
Delhi Public Works Department (PwD) Minister Parvesh Verma on Tuesday took oath as a member of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) in the presence of BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj.