President Droupadi Murmu appointed Justice D.Y. Chandrachud as the 50th Chief Justice of India (CJI), Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said on October 17.
Key points
- In exercise of the power conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President appointed Dr. Justice Dhananjaya Yashwant Chandrachud, Judge of the Supreme Court, as the Chief Justice of India, with effect from 09th November, 2022.
- 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.
- While Justice Lalit has a brief tenure of 74 days, Justice Chandrachud will serve as the CJI for two years.
- Justice Chandrachud was elevated to the Supreme Court on May 13, 2016.
- 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.
