Justice Vipul Pancholi, sworn in as Chief Justice of Patna High Court

Patna: A former judge of the Gujarat High Court, Justice Vipul M Pancholi, was sworn in on Monday as the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court. The oath of office was administered by Governor Arif Mohammed Khan during a ceremony at Raj Bhavan.

Born in Ahmedabad on October 28, 1968, Justice Pancholi began his legal career in September 1991, practicing at the Gujarat High Court. He also served as assistant government pleader and additional public prosecutor there for seven years until March 2006.

He was appointed as an additional judge of the Gujarat High Court on October 1, 2014, and became a permanent judge on June 10, 2016. Justice Pancholi was later transferred to the Patna High Court, where he took oath as a judge on July 24, 2023.

An alumnus of St Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad, with a Bachelor of Science degree in electronics, Justice Pancholi pursued his Master of Law (Commercial Group) from Sir L A Shah Law College under Gujarat University. In addition to his judicial responsibilities, he also served as visiting faculty at Sir L A Shah Law College from December 1993 for over two decades. DeshGujarat