Madhya Pradesh High Court's New Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait Takes Oath

Bhopal:  Justice Suresh Kumar Kait took oath as the new Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday.

He was administered the oath of office by Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel at a function in the Raj Bhawan here.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and his cabinet colleagues were among dignitaries present on the occasion.

Born on May 24, 1963 at Kakaut village in Kaithal district of Haryana , Kait obtained the bachelor's degree in law from the Campus Law Center, Delhi University and was enrolled as an advocate in the year 1989.

He was elevated as the additional judge of the Delhi High Court on September 5, 2008 and became a permanent judge on April 12, 2013, as per the MP High Court's website.

Justice Kait later served in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh High Court at Hyderabad from April 12, 2016 and was transferred back to Delhi HC on October 12, 2018.

He was appointed the Chief Justice of the MP High Court on September 21.

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