Dhananjaya y chandrachud

Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, who took over as India's 50th chief justice of India on Wednesday, has played a pivotal role in the digitisation of the judiciary and been part of benches that delivered landmark verdicts on issues such as the Ayodhya land dispute, Section 377, and right to privacy. The apex court's most senior judge follows in the footsteps of his father and former chief justice of India, the late Y V Chandrachud, who was at the helm of the judiciary from February 22, 1978, to July 11, 1985, and was India's longest serving CJI. This is the first instance of a father and son occupying the highest seat of justice. READ |Justice DY Chandrachud sworn in as 50th CJI, over 37 years after his father demitted office Who is CJI Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud? Justice Chandrachud, born on November 11, 1959, and considered a Delhi University product who studied at St Stephen's College and the Campus Law Centre before going to Harvard, was elevated to the top court on May 13, 2016. Counted as a judge who enriched the 'verdict docket' of the apex court, Justice Chandrachud is viewed as sharp, articulate, and forward-looking. Expected to advance judicial frontiers, he was a member of benches that delivered judgments on decriminalising part of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and the entry of women into the Sabarimala temple. READ |Justice DY Chandrachud set to be India's 50th CJI: Two instances when he overturned judgments of his father Justice Chandrachud was chief just...

New Delhi: Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud has been appointed as the 50th Chief Justice of India (CJI) and will take over on November 9. He will serve as the chief of the expansive Indian judicial system for two years till November 10, 2024. Chandrachud will replace CJI Uday Umesh Lalit who had recommended him as his successor on Oct 11. Chandrachud carries on his father Y V Chandrachud's legacy who had served as CJI between 1978 to 1985. D Y Chandrachud has been a part of several landmark judgements such as the decriminalisation of same-sex relationships. With his unconventional and progressive viewpoint, he has even overturned a few judgements made by his father in the past. For instance, he deemed the offence of adultery unconstitutional. 50th CJI: Who is DY Chandrachud? Born on November 11, 1959, Justice Chandrachud is the senior-most Supreme Court judge. He was elevated to the top court on May 13, 2016. In a recent conversation with law students, Chandrachud advised imbibing a feminist approach in their careers. This advice comes after the SC bench that he was a part of extended the right to safe and legal abortion up to 24 weeks to unmarried and single women. He was also part of the benches which ruled on the validity of the Aadhaar schemes, and the Sabrimala temple issue which had created a furore in the nation. Second-wave of Covid-19 A Justice Chandrachud-led bench had also passed several directions to mitigate the miseries faced by people during the COVID-19 cri...

It was the first time ever that a sitting Chief Justice of India was taking live questions at a forum, and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud rose to the occas­ion with characteristic finesse at the India Today Conclave. Batt­ing finely for the institution (a la Rahul Dravid, since we asked), he defended the existing system, while emphasising the need to modernise it and make the judicial process more transparent and accessible.

Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud on Wednesday took oath as CJI Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud. (PTI) Part of the benches that had delivered landmark judgments, including the Ayodhya land dispute, Section 377, and right to privacy, CJI Chandrachud follows in the footsteps of his father and former Chief Justice of India, late YV Chandrachud, who was India’s longest-serving CJI. Here are a few things on India's new Chief Justice: - Chandrachud served as the chief justice of the Allahabad high court from 31 October 2013, before being elevated to the Supreme Court in 2016. He was also a judge of the Bombay high court. - He had served as the additional solicitor general of India from 1998 until his appointment as a judge. - His father was at the helm of the judiciary from February 22, 1978, to July 11, 1985 - the longest tenure served by any Chief Justice till late. - After completing BA Honours in Economics from Delhi's St Stephen's College, Justice Chandrachud did his LLB from Campus Law Centre, Delhi University, and obtained LLM degree and a Doctorate in Juridical Sciences (SJD) from Harvard Law School, US. - Justice Chandrachud is married and father to two daughters. - He has been a visiting professor of comparative constitutional law at the University of Mumbai. (With agency inputs)