At a ceremony held on November 18, 2019 in the Durbar Hall, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Shri Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde was sworn in as the 47th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India. He made and subscribed to the oath of office before the President.
Justice Bobde succeeds Justice Ranjan Gogoi, who retired on November 17, 2019.
About Justice Bobde
Shri Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde has been a Judge of the Supreme Court since April 12, 2013. Earlier he served as the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court for about six months since October 16, 2012.
He has also been an Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court from March 29, 2000 and a Permanent Judge from March 28, 2002.
Shri Justice Bobde, born on April 24, 1956, was enrolled as an Advocate on September 13, 1978.
He started his practice at the High Court Bench at Nagpur and the District Court at Nagpur and occasionally at the High Court at Bombay and the Supreme Court of India in civil, constitutional, labour, company, election and taxation matters. He specialized in constitutional, administrative, company, environmental and election laws.
