Cuttack:Senior advocate Savitri Ratho took oath today as a judge of Orissa HC. The number of judges now rise to 16. Sanctioned strength 27 judges in HC.
HC Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq administered the oath of office and secrecy to Ratho at the conference hall of the court.
With this, the total number of judges in the High Court has gone up to 16.
Daughter of former Director General of Police (DGP) late Prafulla Ratho, Savitri Ratho is the third woman judge of the Orissa HC after Amiya Kumari Padhi and Sanju Panda