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New Delhi: Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud has been appointed as the Chief Justice of India (CJI), with effect from November 9, 2022, by the President. He will take over as the 50th Chief Justice of India after the retirement of the incumbent CJI U U Lalit. The outgoing CJI recommended Justice Chandrachud as his successor on October 11. As the CJI, Justice Chandrachud will have a term of over two years till November 10, 2024 - making it one of the longest terms for a CJI in the recent past, according to Live Law. Justice Chandrachud is known for his liberal and progressive judgments, the most recent one being the verdict upholding the rights of unmarried women to seek abortion of pregnancy up to 24 weeks. As per Live Law, he was part of the Constitution Benches which decriminalized consensual homosexuality, recognised privacy as a fundamental right under Article 21, and decriminalized adultery. He was part of the majority which upheld the right of women of all ages to enter the Sabarimala temple. Justice Chandrachud was also a member of the five-judge bench which decided the Ayodhya-Babri Masjid case. Justice Chandrachud was elevated to the Supreme Court on May 13, 2016. Before that, he was the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court from October 31, 2013. His judicial career started with his appointment as a judge of the Bombay High Court on March 29, 2000. He was the Additional Solicitor General of India from 1998 until his appointment as a Judge. He was designated as...

President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday administered the oath of office to Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud as he took over as the 50th Chief Justice of India (CJI), President Murmu administering oath to Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud as the 50th Chief Justice of India (CJI). (PTI) Justice Chandrachud was last month appointed as the 50th CJI following the ratification of his appointment by Murmu. Union law minister Kiren Rijiju announced the appointment through his tweets and also congratulated the most senior judge of the top court. On October 11, Justice Lalit put in motion the process of the appointment of his successor by recommending the name of Justice Chandrachud to the Union government. On October 7, the government sent a letter to CJI Lalit, who retired on November 8 following a tenure of 74 days, to recommend his successor. As per convention, the Union law ministry writes to the outgoing CJI a little over a month before retirement, seeking name of his or her successor. The incumbent then writes back sending the recommendation to the ministry between 28 to 30 days before retirement. According to the Memorandum of Procedure, which governs the process of appointment and transfer of judges of the constitutional courts, appointment to the office of CJI should be of the most senior judge of the Supreme Court considered fit to hold the office. Justice Chandrachud, who was elevated to the Supreme Court in May 2016, will have a term of two years as the head of the judiciary and will reti...

By India Today Web Desk: Justice DY Chandrachud took oath as the 50th Chief Justice of India (CJI) on Wednesday, after over six years as a judge of the Supreme Court. He will have a tenure of two years at the Supreme Court. His father was former CJI YV Chandrachud. Justice Chandrachud and his father are the only father-son duo to have reached the position of the CJI in the country’s judicial history. Over all these years, Justice Chandrachud, who will be at the helm of affairs at the Supreme Court during crucial events in the future, has been known as someone who always speaks his mind by some and ‘ the liberals’ favourite and a progressive judge by others. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated DY Chandrachud for being sworn in as India’s Chief Justice.

Incumbent since9 November 2022 Type Status Presiding Judge Abbreviation CJI 5, Krishna Menon Marg, Sunehri Bagh, Nominator Outgoing Chief Justice of India on the basis of Seniority Appointer Until the age of 65 Constituting instrument Formation 28January 1950 ;73 years ago ( 1950-01-28) First holder Salary ₹280,000 (US$3,500) (per month) Website This article is part of a series on • v • t • e The Chief Justice of India ( Bhārat kē Mukhya Nyāyādhīśa) is the As per convention, the name suggested by the incumbent chief justice is almost always the next senior most judge in the Supreme Court. However this convention has been broken twice. In 1973, Justice As head of the Supreme Court, the chief justice is responsible for the allocation of cases and appointment of constitutional benches which deal with important matters of law. On the administrative side, the chief justice carries out functions of maintenance of the roster, appointment of court officials and general and miscellaneous matters relating to the supervision and functioning of the Supreme Court. The 50th and present chief justice is Appointment [ ] As the incumbent chief justice approaches retirement, the Removal [ ] Article 124(4) of Constitution of India lays down the procedure for removal of a judge of Supreme Court which is applicable to chief justices as well. Once appointed, the chief justice remains in the office until the age of 65 years. There is no fixed tenure provided in the constitution. [ citation neede...

Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud was on Wednesday administered oath as the 50th Chief Justice of India. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to the new CJI at a swearing-in ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan. He succeeds Justice Uday Umesh Lalit. Since his elevation as a Supreme Court judge in 2016, CJI Chandrachud has been part of several significant judgments of the top court that have dealt with matters both social and political. Tainted Netas: Data shows alarming rise in candidates with criminal cases contesting elections – Decriminalisation of adultery (2018): In Joseph Shine vs Union of India, the apex court on September 27, 2018, decriminalised adultery, and unanimously struck down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Codeas violative of Articles 14, 15 and 21 of the Constitution. Justice DY Chandrachud had concurred with the majority opinion, and held that the man is not the “owner of his wife’s sexuality”; by marrying, a woman does not consent to refrain from sexual relations outside of marriage. Also Read: – Constitutionality of Aadhaar Act (2018): In the Justice KS Puttaswamy versus Union of India case, Justice Chandrachud, who was the sole dissenter, held that Aadhaar was unconstitutionally passed as a Money Bill, and had also reviewed arguments on specific provisions of the Act which affected an individual’s privacy, dignity, and autonomy. The SC had delivered its judgment on September 26, 2018. – Decriminalising homosexuality (2018): In th...