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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 ...
The Indian judiciary consists of the Supreme Court of India, which is the highest court in the country and the constituent courts. 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 chief justice of India (CJI) (ISO: Bhārata kē Mukhya Nyāyādhīśa) is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of India and the highest-ranking officer of the Indian judiciary.
Name Portrait Since Ref. President of the Republic of India: Droupadi Murmu: 25 July 2022 [1] Vice President of the Republic of India: Jagdeep Dhankhar: 11 August 2022 [2] Prime Minister of the Republic of India: Narendra Modi: 26 May 2014 [3] Chief Justice of the Republic of India: Sanjiv Khanna: 11 November 2024 Speaker of Lok Sabha: Om Birla ...
There are currently 32 judges (including the Chief Justice) in the Supreme Court of India. In August 2021, then President Ram Nath Kovind signed the warrant of appointments of nine judges, including three women , to the Supreme Court, taking the total number of judges to 33, against the sanctioned strength of 34. [ 2 ]
In 2024 Caravan Magazine published an article that critically examined the legacy of Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, highlighting his perceived inconsistencies, majoritarian and politically savvy mindset, questionable integrity and the long-term impact of his term as judge and Chief Justice on Indian judicial system. [19]
The order of precedence of the Republic of India is a list in which the functionaries, dignitaries and officials are listed for ceremonial purposes and has no legal standing and does not reflect the Indian presidential line of succession or the co-equal status of the separation of powers under the Constitution of India.
This is a list of women judges of the Supreme Court of India, the highest court in the Republic of India. The list is ordered according to chronology. The list is ordered according to chronology. The first woman to become a justice in the court was Fathima Beevi , appointed on 6 October 1989.