Pranab Mukherjee [ Images ] will be sworn in as the 13th President of the country on July 25.
Chief Justice of India [ Images ] S H Kapadia will administer the oath to Mukherjee at a ceremony in the Central Hall of Parliament House at 1100 hrs on Wednesday.
Soon after the swearing-in ceremony, Mukherjee will go to Rashtrapati Bhawan where he will be received at the forecourts by outgoing President Pratibha Patil [ Images ].
Mukherjee will then escort Patil to her temporary accommodation in Tughlak Lane where she will stay till her post-retirement home in Pune is ready.
Patil will deliver a farewell speech in the Central Hall on Monday evening.
Returning Officer to the Presidential election and Rajya Sabha Secretary General V K Agnihotri will send a copy of the result and the victory certificate to the Law Ministry to enable the government initiate the process of installing the new President.
A similar copy will be sent to the Election Commission.
© Copyright 2012 PTI. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of PTI content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent.
