Justice MM Shrivastava to be sworn in as CJ of MHC on July 21
Governor RN Ravi will administer the oath of office at 4 pm at the Bharathiar Mandapam within the Raj Bhavan premises
Justice MM Shrivastava sworn in as Chief Justice of Madras HC (Credit: RSLSA website)
CHENNAI: Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava will be sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court on Monday (July 21) in a formal ceremony to be held at the Raj Bhavan.
Governor RN Ravi will administer the oath of office at 4 pm at the Bharathiar Mandapam within the Raj Bhavan premises.
Chief Minister MK Stalin, several State Ministers, senior judges and top bureaucrats are expected to attend the event. Justice Shrivastava served as the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court and was recently appointed to helm the Madras High Court. The current Chief Justice of Madras HC, KR Shriram, has been transferred to the Rajasthan High Court.
Born on March 6, 1964, Justice Shrivastava was enrolled with the Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh in October 1987. He practised law at the Raigarh district court, Madhya Pradesh High Court and later at the Chhattisgarh High Court.
Designated as a senior advocate in January 2005, he was elevated to the bench as a judge of the Chhattisgarh High Court on December 10, 2009. In October 2021, he was transferred to the Rajasthan High Court and took oath as its Chief Justice on February 6, 2024.
During his 14‑year tenure as a high court judge, Justice Shrivastava authored more than 505 reported judgments, with expertise spanning constitutional, service, taxation, labour, civil, and criminal law.
On July 14, 2025, the Union government formally appointed him as Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, where he will serve until his retirement on March 6, 2026.
