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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...

Melanie has worked in the criminal justice field for over seven years, including directing programming at the Denver Sheriff Department and leading multidisciplinary problem-solving court teams for Colorado’s 18th Judicial District. At CJI, Melanie provides support to the Justice Reinvestment Initiative, advancing policies that improve outcomes for impacted youth, adults, and communities. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and a Master of Public Policy from the University of Michigan. Mackenzie Kushner joined CJI in March 2023 and works primarily on CJI’s Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) projects to support the formation and implementation of evidence-based reforms. Formerly, Mackenzie worked as a research analyst in Consumer Insights for Universal Destinations & Experiences where she wrote surveys and conducted advanced statistical analyses to enhance data-driven decision making in the corporate sphere. Her research has been published in peer-reviewed journals including Justice Quarterly, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, and the American Journal of Criminal Justice. She is committed to applying her skills and passion for evidence-based justice reform to strengthen criminal and juvenile justice systems in local communities across the U.S. Mackenzie received her M.S. in Criminology & Justice Policy from Northeastern University in 2019 and her Ph.D. in Criminology & Law from the University of Florida in December 2022, where s...

Just three days before former CJI NV Ramana retired, the Supreme Court published Interestingly, this revival of the top court's role of interpreting the Constitution rather than merely functioning as an appellate court, was scheduled to begin only after current CJI UU Lalit was sworn in. At the time, 492 Constitution Bench matters, involving 53 main cases, were pending before the apex court. Cases - 27 main cases (plus connected matters) have been listed so far. A verdict was delivered in • • • Extent of Supreme Court's power under Article 142 to grant divorce decree Parameters for hearings - The Bench headed by CJI Lalit appointed four lawyers as nodal counsel and Green Bench - The Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud said that it will be a completely paperless, New cases referred - The issue of framing guidelines on how and when mitigating circumstances are to be considered during trial in death penalty cases was Live Streaming - Pursuant to an 1. Declaring Muslims as a whole as SEBC Question of Law: Can Muslims, as a community, be declared socially and educationally backward class (SEBC) as per Articles 15 and 16 of the Constitution? Cause title: State of Andhra Pradesh v. B Archana Reddy Registered: December 14, 2005 | Admitted - February 29, 2016 | Last listed - September 6, 2022 Status: Pending, No orders. 2. Reservation for Sikhs in Punjab Question of Law: Challenge to notification declaring Sikh educational institutions in Punjab to be ‘minorities’, thereby, perm...

The judges who are set to retire in the order of retirement date are: Justice R Subhash Reddy – January 4 Justice Vineet Saran – May 10 Justice L Nageswara Rao – June 7 Justice AM Khanwilkar – July 29 CJI NV Ramana - August 26 Justice Indira Banerjee - September 23 Justice Hemant Gupta – October 16 Justice UU Lalit - November 8 (will retire as CJI) Aside from current CJI NV Ramana, Justices UU Lalit and DY Chandrachud will helm the Court at different points of 2022. CJI Ramana will retire on August 26, following which Justice Lalit will take over as CJI, albeit for a short period. He will retire on November 8, after which the Justice Chandrachud will take over the top post. Justice Chandrachud will have one of the longest tenures of any CJI in the recent past and will hold the post till November 10, 2024, for a tenure that will last more than 2 years.