- Governor Acharya Devvrat administers the oath of office at a ceremony at Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar
- Born on April 30, 1966, Justice Agarwal graduated in law from Awadh University in 1989 and embarked on her journey as an advocate on December 16, 1990
- Justice Agarwal will serve in her new position until her retirement date on April 9, 2028
NE NEWS SERVICE
GANDHINAGAR, JULY 23
Justice Sunita Agrawal was on Sunday sworn in as the 29th Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court.
श्रीमती सुनीता अग्रवालजी को आज गुजरात हाईकोर्ट के मुख्य न्यायाधीश के पद की शपथ दिलवायी। राजभवन में आयोजित शपथविधि समारोह में मुख्यमंत्री श्री भुपेंद्रभाई पटेल, विधानसभा अध्यक्ष श्री शंकरभाई चौधरी, कानून मंत्री श्री ऋषिकेशभाई पटेल और मुख्य सचिव श्री राजकुमार उपस्थित रहे। pic.twitter.com/ZeHl58sPdV
— Acharya Devvrat (@ADevvrat) July 23, 2023
She is the second woman CJ of the Gujarat High Court.
Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath of office at a ceremony at the Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar.
માનનીય રાજ્યપાલ શ્રી આચાર્ય દેવવ્રતે ગુજરાત વડી અદાલતના નવનિયુક્ત મુખ્ય ન્યાયમૂર્તિ માનનીય જસ્ટિસ સુનિતા અગ્રવાલને ગાંધીનગરમાં રાજભવન ખાતે હોદ્દાના શપથ લેવડાવ્યા હતા. મુખ્યમંત્રી શ્રી ભૂપેન્દ્ર પટેલે માનનીય જસ્ટિસ સુનિતા અગ્રવાલને પુષ્પગુચ્છ અર્પણ કરી નવા પદભારની શુભેચ્છાઓ પાઠવી… pic.twitter.com/dFatdf2QMk
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) July 23, 2023
Born on April 30, 1966, Justice Agarwal graduated in law from Awadh University in 1989 and embarked on her journey as an advocate on December 16, 1990.
Attended the oath taking ceremony of Hon'ble Smt. Justice Sunita Agarwal ji as the Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court in the august presence of Governor Shri @ADevvrat ji.
Wished her the best of everything in the endeavours ahead in the presence of CM Shri @Bhupendrapbjp ji and… pic.twitter.com/ak8LaBmlEw
— Rushikesh Patel (@irushikeshpatel) July 23, 2023
Over the years, Justice Agarwal built her expertise mainly on the civil side at the Allahabad High Court. She first stepped into the judicial side as an Additional Judge on November 21, 2011, followed by her elevation as a Permanent Judge on August 6, 2013, at Allahabad High Court.
The Supreme Court collegium had, on July 5, proposed the appointment of Justice Agarwal as the Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court.
The apex court had stated she would be the only woman chief justice of an HC as presently there is no woman among the chief justices of the high courts in the country.
Before her, Justice Sonia Gokani was Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court for a few days till her retirement on February 25, 2023, after which Justice AJ Desai was serving as the acting CJ.
Justice Agarwal will serve in her new position until her retirement date on April 9, 2028. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel, Speaker Shankar Chaudhary, and Minister of Law and Justice Rushikesh Patel, Chief Secretary, fellow judges and Gandhinagar Mayor were among those present during the swearing in ceremony.