Jagdish Mukhi sworn in as Lt Guv of Andaman and Nicobar

Port Blair, Aug 22 (PTI) Senior BJP leader Jagdish Mukhitoday assumed office as the 12th Lieutenant Governor of theunion territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He was administered the oath of office and oath of secrecyby Justice Girish Chandra Gupta, acting chief justice ofCalcutta High Court at a formal swearing-in-ceremony heldat Raj Niwas here. Mukhi took over from Lt General A K Singh (Retd) who wasappointed in July 2013. At the function, Chief Secretary Anindo Majumdar read outthe warrant of appointment. Mukhi had been a minister and Leader of Opposition in theDelhi Assembly in the past. Mukhi was a professor in Delhi University and has authoreda book titled ‘Company Law and Secretarial Practice’. PTI NIKKKSMJ