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The president of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee meeting with Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court, at Rashtrapati Bhavan The president of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Justice Dhananjaya Yashwant Chandrachud as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of India The chief justice of ...
The Supreme Court serves as the final court of appeal for all civil and criminal cases in India and consists of 33 judges headed by the Chief Justice of India. [1] The High Courts are the top judicial bodies in individual states, controlled and managed by Chief Justices of the respective courts.
Sanjiv Khanna, the incumbent chief justice of India, since 11 November 2024 The chief justice of India is the highest-ranking officer of the Indian judiciary and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of India. As head of the Supreme Court, the chief justice is responsible for the allocation of cases and appointment of constitutional benches which deal with important matters of law. In ...
Sanjiv Khanna (born 14 May 1960) is an Indian jurist currently serving as the 51st Chief Justice of India since 11 November 2024. [1] He is the ex officio Patron-in-Chief of the National Legal Services Authority and the de facto Chancellor of the National Law School of India University. [2] He has also served as a judge at the Delhi High Court.
Uday Umesh Lalit (born 9 November 1957) is an Indian lawyer and former Supreme Court Judge, who served as the 49th Chief Justice of India. [2] Previously, he has served as a judge of Supreme Court of India. [3] Prior to his elevation as a judge of the supreme court, he practised as a senior advocate at the Supreme Court. [4]
The Constitution of India grants power to the president of India to appoint, as recommended by the outgoing chief justice in consultation with other judges, (as envisaged in Article 124 (2) of the Constitution) [5] the next chief justice, who will serve until they reach the age of 65 or are removed by the constitutional process of impeachment.
Justice Sanjiv Khanna (CJI) 9 November 2022 (2 years, 91 days) Joined as 6th Member: 18 June 2023 (1 year, 235 days) Joined on retirement of Justice Ajay Rastogi: 2 Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai: 17 June 2023 (1 year, 236 days) Joined on retirement of Justice K. M. Joseph: 26 December 2023 (1 year, 44 days) Joined on retirement of Justice S ...
Mamata Banerjee the Chief Minister of West Bengal, who has the longest continuous incumbency serving since 20 March 2011 (for 13 years, 270 days) is the only female Chief Minister. Kerala 's Pinarayi Vijayan (aged 79) is the oldest and Pema Khandu (aged 45), the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh is the youngest.