President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of workplace to Justice DY Chandrachud on the swearing-in ceremony held in Rashtrapati Bhavan
New Delhi: Justice DY Chandrachud on Wednesday was sworn in as Chief Justice of India after Justice Uday Umesh Lalit demitted workplace.
President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of workplace to Justice DY Chandrachud on the swearing-in ceremony held within the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union Residence Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and others have been current on the event.
Justice Chandrachud succeeds Chief Justice UU Lalit who retired on November 9.
The senior-most choose of the Supreme Court docket of India Justice D Y Chandrachud on Wednesday has change into the fiftieth head of the Judiciary of the nation. He may have a tenure until November 10, 2024.
Final Month the Centre Authorities had notified the identify of Dr Justice Dhananjaya Yashwant Chandrachud, Decide of the Supreme Court docket, because the Chief Justice of India, with impact from November 9, 2022.
The press assertion issued on this regards acknowledged that “In train of the facility conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Structure of India, the President is happy to nominate Dr Justice Dhananjaya Yashwant Chandrachud, Decide of the Supreme Court docket, because the Chief Justice of India, with impact from November 9, 2022.”
Justice Chandrachud’s father Justice YV Chandrachud was the sixteenth Chief Justice of India serving from February 2, 1978, to July 11, 1985.
This has change into the primary time within the historical past of the judiciary, Father and son have change into CJI.
Justice Chandrachud is called a progressive and liberal choose of the nation. He’s additionally thought of as very delicate to the elemental rights of residents and essentially the most distinctive function of Justice Chandrachud is understood for his robust angle in the direction of the abusers.
Justice Chandrachud, born on November 11, 1959, was appointed choose of the Supreme Court docket on Might 13, 2016.
He was the Chief Justice of the Allahabad Excessive Court docket from October 31, 2013, till his appointment to the Supreme Court docket.
Justice Chandrachud was the choose of the Bombay Excessive Court docket from March 29, 2000, till appointment as Chief Justice of the Allahabad Excessive Court docket.
He had additionally served as Extra Solicitor Basic of India from 1998 till appointment as a choose within the Bombay Excessive Court docket. He was designated as a senior advocate by the Bombay Excessive Court docket in June 1998.
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