Who is chief justice of india

Apart from being an Indian citizen, the person must (a) have been for at least five years a Judge of a High Court or of two or more such Courts in succession or (b) have been for at least ten years an advocate of a High Court or of two or more such Courts in succession, or (c) be, in the opinion of the President, a distinguished jurist. (Photo Source: PTI) Speaking at the farewell of outgoing Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana, organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association, the new CJI UU Lalit said he “will strive hard to make the process of listing cases as simple as transparent as possible”, and laid out his priorities, such as making sure at least one constitutional bench was functioning throughout the year. Justice Lalit will have a relatively short tenure of over three months with his retirement scheduled for November 8. He will also only be the second CJI to have been appointed directly from the Bar, without serving as a judge of a high court. How was it decided that Justice UU Lalit will be Ramana’s successor and appointed the 49th CJI of India? We explain the procedure behind the appointment of India’s highest judicial post, and the debate about its strengths and flaws. Apart from being an Indian citizen, the person must (a) have been for at least five years a Judge of a High Court or of two or more such Courts in succession or (b) have been for at least ten years an advocate of a High Court or of two or more such Courts in succession, or (c) be, in the opini...

In a landmark moment, President Ram Nath Kovind approved the appointment of Justice BV Nagarathna, and eight others to the Supreme Court, paving the way for her to be the first woman Chief Justice of India (CJI) in 2027. After the new judges take oath, the Supreme Court will have a working strength of 33, with just one vacancy. Justice Nagarathna is presently a judge at Karnataka high court, and is among the three women judges whose names were cleared by the President on Thursday. Justice Nagarathna is presently a judge at Karnataka high court, and is among the three women judges whose names were cleared by the President on Thursday. The two other women judges are, Telangana high court chief justice Hima Kohli and justice Bela Trivedi of the Gujarat high court. The Supreme Court currently has only a lone woman judge, Justice Indira Banerjee, who is set to retire in 2022. Till date the apex court has had only eight women judges. The other names recommended for elevation were that of Karnataka high court chief justice Abhay Oka, Gujarat court chief justice Vikram Nath, Sikkim high court chief justice JK Maheshwari, justice CT Ravikumar of Kerala high court, and justice MM Sundaresh of the Madras high court. The collegium in the Supreme Court comprising CJI NV Ramana, and justices Uday U Lalit, AM Khanwilkar, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud and L Nageswara Rao had cleared the nine names for appointment to the country’s top court on August 17. As an advocate she dealt with cases pert...

Chief Justice of India visits Federal Constitutional Court Press Release No. 52/2023 of 13 June 2023 The Hon'ble Dr. Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud , Chief Justice of India and President of the Supreme Court of India, visited the Federal Constitutional Court on 12 June 2023. He was received by President Prof. Dr. Stephan Harbarth and other members of the Federal Constitutional Court for an exchange of views and experiences.

President Droupadi Murmu appointed Justice Chandrachud will take oath on November 9, a day after incumbent CJI Justice Uday Umesh Lalit demits office on attaining the age of 65. “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,” Mr. 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) While Justice Lalit has a Justice Chandrachud, presently the seniormost Supreme Court judge after Justice Lalit, was elevated to the Supreme Court on May 13, 2016. Also read: Before his appointment to the top court, Justice Chandrachud served as the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court from October 31, 2013. He also served as a Judge of the Bombay High Court from March 2000 to October 2013. Justice Chandrachud, who sees dissent as the “safety valve” of democracy, is known for his profound judgments and his dissenting opinions have not only pricked the conscience of the powerful but, at times, even overshadowed the main judgment. His notable Supreme Court judgments include recognising the right to privacy as a fundamental right, decriminalisation of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and allowing women to enter Kerala’s Sabarimala temple amon...