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Who administers the oath of office to the President of India?

Article 60 requires the President to take the oath or affirmation in the presence of the Chief Justice of India or, in the Chief Justice’s absence, the senior-most available…

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Who administers the oath of office to the President of India?

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Article 60 requires the President to take the oath or affirmation in the presence of the Chief Justice of India or, in the Chief Justice’s absence, the senior-most available judge of the Supreme Court. None of the named alternatives is that authority: the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court is a different office.

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