President Doupadi Murmu appointed Justice D Y Chandrachud as the 50th Chief Justice of India, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Monday.
He is set to take oath on October 9, the same day that incumbent CJI Justice Uday Umesh Lalit demits office. Justice UU Lalit will retire after attaining the age of 65. Justice Chandrachud would have a tenure of two years as the CJI and is due to retire on November 10, 2024.
"In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, Hon'ble President appoints Dr. Justice DY Chandrachud, Judge, Supreme Court as the Chief Justice of India with effect from 9th November, 22," Rijiju tweeted.
Who is Justice DY Chandrachud?
Justice Chandrachud is the son of Chief Justice Y V Chandrachud who was the longest-serving Chief Justice of India. Justice Chandrachud earlier served as the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court from October 31, 2013. He was a judge of the Bombay High Court from March 29, 2000, until his appointment as the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court.
Justice Chandrachud was designated as a senior advocate by the Bombay High Court in June 1998 and became Additional Solicitor General in the same year till his appointment as a judge.
After completing a BA with Honours in Economics from St Stephen's College, New Delhi, Justice Chandrachud did his LLB from Campus Law Centre, Delhi University, and obtained an LLM degree and a Doctorate in Juridical Sciences (SJD) from Harvard Law School, USA. He practiced law at the Supreme Court and the Bombay High Court and was a visiting professor of comparative Constitutional law at the University of Mumbai.
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