Ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi takes oath as Rajya Sabha MP
By ANI | Published: March 19, 2020 11:19 AM2020-03-19T11:19:27+5:302020-03-19T11:30:02+5:30
Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi took oath as Rajya Sabha MP on Thursday.
Ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi takes oath as Rajya Sabha MP
New Delhi [India], Mar 19 : Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi took oath as Rajya Sabha MP on Thursday.
Gogoi's wife Rupanjali Gogoi, daughter, and son in law were also present in Parliament.
Congress staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha over Gogoi's membership to the House.
Meanwhile, Union Minister Ravishankar Prasad welcomed Gogoi in the Rajya Sabha.
President Ram Nath Kovind had nominated the former CJI to the Rajya Sabha on March 16.
Gogoi served as the 46th Chief Justice of India from October 3, 2018, to November 17, 2019.
On November 9, 2019, a five-judge Bench headed by him had delivered the verdict in the long-pending Ramjanmabhoomi case.
( With inputs from ANI )
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