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Express News Service NEW DELHI: India will see six Chief Justices in a span of six years beginning this year. The current Chief Justice of India N V Ramana will head the institution for a year or so only. With a sanctioned strength of 34 judges, six positions of judges are lying vacant in the Supreme Court and four judges will retire by the end of this year. Three more judges will retire by August 2022, and with this, CJI Ramana will have an opportunity to recommend the names of around 13 Supreme Court judges during his tenure ending next year in August. The line of succession till 2027 will also see the youngest Justice D Y Chandrachud as the Chief Justice of India, who will head the institution for over two years. With the exception of unforeseen circumstances, such as death, early retirement or impeachment, the order of upcoming Chief Justices of India is all set. With the Law Commission of India’s recommendation that the Chief Justice of India should have a minimum tenure of two years in the apex court, an analysis of the future CJIs based on their seniority reveals that no judge would be able to stay there beyond a year and a half. At the age of 65, Supreme Court judges retire. But for becoming Chief Justice of India, the date on which the judge was appointed to the apex court plays a crucial role rather than his age. In case, two judges are elevated to the Supreme Court the same date, the one who takes oath first will get the priority followed by the judge who has pu...

Overview of current Indian chief justices This is a list of current Supreme Court [ ] Court Jurisdiction Date of Appointment as CJI Date of Retirement Appointed By Ref. ( 9 November 2022 ( 214days) 10 November 2024 ( −1year, 152days) High Courts [ ] Court Jurisdiction Chief Justice Date of Appointment as CJ/ACJ Date of Retirement Appointed By Ref. 26 March 2023 ( 77days) 21 November 2023 ( −163days) Akula Venkata Sesha Sai (Acting) 19 May 2023 ( 23days) 2 June 2024 ( −357days) ( (Acting) 31 May 2023 ( 11days) 9 June 2026 ( −2years, 363days) 11 May 2023 ( 31days) 15 September 2025 ( −2years, 96days) 29 March 2023 ( 74days) 4 September 2026 ( −3years, 85days) 28 June 2022 ( 348days) 29 November 2023 ( −171days) 15 February 2023 ( 116days) 10 January 2025 ( −1year, 213days) ( (Acting) 26 February 2023 ( 105days) 4 July 2024 ( −1year, 23days) ( 30 May 2023 ( 12days) 6 August 2028 ( −5years, 56days) 15 February 2023 ( 116days) 28 February 2025 ( −1year, 262days) 20 February 2023 ( 111days) 28 December 2023 ( −200days) 15 October 2022 ( 239days) 22 June 2024 ( −1year, 11days) 1 June 2023 ( 10days) 5 May 2024 ( −329days) 14 October 2021 ( 1year, 240days) 24 May 2024 ( −348days) 28 May 2023 ( 14days) 23 May 2024 ( −347days) (Acting) 6 February 2023 ( 125days) 15 April 2024 ( −309days) 24 November 2021 ( 1year, 199days) 1 November 2023 ( −143days) 4 January 2021 ( 2years, 158days) 7 August 2023 ( −57days) ( 29 March 2023 ( 74days) 24 April 2025 ( −1year, 317days) 6 October 2019 ( 3...

Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud is set to become the 50 th Chief Justice of India (CJI) in November 2022. Key facts • The current CJI Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit nominated Justice DY Chandrachud as his successor during a meeting involving other judges of the Supreme Court held on October 11, 2022. • The CJI’s recommendation to the government will kick off the process for the appointment of the 50 th Chief Justice of India. • If this appointment is approved by the Central Government, Justice DY Chandrachud would be the first second-generation Chief Justice of India. • Justice DY Chandrachud’s father – Justice YV Chandrachud – was the 16 th Chief Justice of India. • Justice YV Chandrachud became the CJI in 1978. He held this position for the longest tenure of seven years. His son, Justice DY Chandrachud, has been a Supreme Court Justice for two years – the longest in the recent past. • Justice YV Chandrachud sentenced Sanjay Gandhi to jail in a case concerning the film “Kissa Kursi Ka” – a political satire film that was banned during the time of National Emergency. • During his tenure as a SC judge, DY Chandrachud had overturned two of the judgements made by his father. These cases concern adultery and the right to privacy. • In 2017, the top court involving Justice DY Chandrachud and other judges overruled the 1975 ruling in the infamous Habeaus Corpus case, which allowed the suspension of the right to life during emergency. In 1975, the former CJI Chandrachud...

Male 13 February 2023 ( 123days) 13 July 2027 ( −4years, 27days) 4years, 152days 32 Male 19 May 2023 ( 28days) 28 August 2029 ( −6years, 73days) 6years, 102days 33 Male 19 May 2023 ( 28days) 12 August 2030 ( −7years, 57days) 25 May 2031 ( −7years, 343days) 8years, 7days 287days Members of Collegium [ ] Currently, the Collegium consists of five members. • Chief Justice • Justice • Justice • Justice • Justice See also [ ] • • • • • References [ ] • Supreme Court of India . Retrieved 24 August 2014. • The Times of India . Retrieved 28 August 2021. • Supreme Court Observer . Retrieved 2021-11-24. • The Times of India. 31 August 2021 . Retrieved 1 September 2021. • Supreme Court Observer . Retrieved 2021-11-24. • Supreme Court Observer . Retrieved 2021-11-24. • The Hindu. 24 April 2021 . Retrieved 28 August 2021. • The Hindu. 10 August 2022 . Retrieved 11 August 2022. • External links [ ] •

Justice N.V. Ramana was on Saturday sworn in as the The ceremony to administer the oath of office, held as per COVID-19 protocol, was attended by Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, among others. Justice Ramana will have a tenure of one year and four months as CJI and will demit office on August 26, 2022. After Justice K. Subba Rao, Justice Ramana is the second CJI from Andhra Pradesh. He practised at the Andhra Pradesh High Court, Central and A.P. Administrative Tribunals and the Supreme Court before being appointed permanent Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on June 27, 2000. He functioned as acting Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court between March 10 and May 20, 2013, and was elevated as the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court on September 2, 2013. He was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court on February 17, 2014. Born to agriculturist parents in 1957, Justice Ramana was known for his activism regarding issues involving farmers and industrial workers. Before turning to legal practice, he was a journalist with a prominent Telugu newspaper to a first-generation lawyer. He was Additional Advocate General for Andhra Pradesh before being called to the State High Court Bench in 2001. Justice Ramana was the Delhi High Court Chief Justice prior to his elevation to the apex court. As CJI, Justice Ramana has a tenure of 16 months. Outgoing CJI Sharad A. Bobde had recommended...