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Chief Justice of India List (1950-2023) Who is serving the Office of Chief Justice Of India (CJI) currently? Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of India on 9th November 2022 . Justice Chandrachud is the 50th CJI and has taken over the post from Justice U.U Lalit who served a brief term as India’s 49th Chief Justice. This article gives the list of Chief justice of India and their tenure. Knowing about the Chief justice of India is imperative for candidates preparing for various Government exams as questions based on CJI is asked under the Static GK part of the General Awareness Section. To know more about the About 50th Chief Justice of India: • Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud is known for his description of dissent as the “safety valve of democracy”, and for being part of several Constitution Benches which have delivered landmark verdicts such as the Ayodhya land dispute judgement and • He was also part of the Benches that delivered path-breaking judgments on striking down the parts of • Justice D.Y. Chandrachud will serve as CJI for a term of two years and his father, Y.V. Chandrachud is known for being the longest-serving CJI as held the position from February 22, 1978, to July 11, 1985. • He is a former Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court and a former judge of the Bombay High Court. Significance of the CJI Office: Chief Justice of India is the head of the judiciary system in India. The chief justice is the head of the Sup...

50th Chief Justice of India Chandrachud’s first month of a two-year tenure has been a test of nerves even as miles loom ahead The CJI will head successive combinations of the Supreme Court Collegium responsible for recommending 19 judicial appointments to the apex court till his retirement in November 2024 December 04, 2022 05:44 pm | Updated December 05, 2022 11:21 am IST - NEW DELHI Data | Justice Chandrachud to begin longest tenure for a CJI in a while The last CJI who had a tenure of over two years was the 38th Chief Justice of India, Justice S.H. Kapadia, a little over 28 months, between May 12, 2010 and September 28, 2012. His immediate predecessor, the 37th Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan had a longer tenure of 39 months and 28 days. Such comparatively substantial tenures as Chief Justices of India have been few in the recent past of the court. After Chief Justice Balakrishnan, one has to count back till the 29th Chief Justice of India, Justice A.S. Anand, for a tenure which crossed two years between 1998 and 2001. Justice Anand was CJI for 36 months and 21 days. Justice A.M. Ahmadi too served 28.27 months as the 26th CJI. The year 2023 would see a slow change in the first phase of the Chandrachud Collegium with four of the senior members retiring, starting with Justice S. Abdul Nazeer in January 2023 and ending with the retirement of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, currently the number two judge, in December next year. Besides the length of Chief Justice Chandrachud’s ...

"In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, Hon'ble President appoints Dr. Justice DY Chandrachud, Judge, Supreme Court as the Chief Justice of India with effect from 9th November, 22," Rijiju tweeted. In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, Hon'ble President appoints Dr. Justice DY Chandrachud, Judge, Supreme Court as the Chief Justice of India with effect from 9th November, 22.— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) Chandrachud succeeds the current CJI UU Lalit, who has a brief tenure of 74 days. Chandrachud will serve as the CJI for two years, leaving office on November 10, 2024. On October 7, the Union government wrote to Lalit to recommend the name of his successor. On October 11, Lalit recommended the name of Chandrachud, paving way for his appointment. Even before Chandrachud's name was recommended by Lalit, he was widely believed to be the successor of Lalit, as he was the second senior-most judge in the Supreme Court after Lalit. Chandrachud is the second person from his family to be the CJI. His father YV Chandrachud was also the CJI during 1978-85. (With PTI inputs)

Uday Umesh Lalit has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of India on 27th August 2022. The newly appointed President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Justice Lalit at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.Before him NV Ramana was appointed as the 48th CJI of India. About 49th Chief Justice Of India The 49th and current Chief Justice Of India was born on 9th November 1957. During his early career, Lalit got enrolled with the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa as an advocate in June 1983. He has also served as a Judge of Supreme Court of India and was one among the six senior counsels. CJI Justice Lalit is the second direct appointee from the Bar to be appointed as the Chief Justice of India. List of Chief Justices of India The first chief justice of India was appointed in 1950. From then to date there have been 49 Chief Justices in India.The list of total chief justice of India is given below: • H.J Kania (26 January 1950- 6 November 1951) • M. Patanjali Sastri (7 November 1951 – 3 January 1954) • Mehr Chand Mahajan (4 January 1954 – 22 December 1954) • Bijan Kumar Mukherjea (23 December 1954 – 31 January 1956) • Sudhi Ranjan Das (1 February 1956 – 30 September 1959) • Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha (1 October 1959 – 31 January 1964) • P. B. Gajendragadkar (1 February 1964 – 15 March 1966) • Amal Kumar Sarkar (16 March 1966 – 29 June 1966) • Koka Subba Rao (30 June 1966 – 11 April 1967) • Kailas Nath Wanchoo (12 April 1967 – 24 February 1968) • Mohammad Hidayatullah (25 Fe...