Justice D Y Chandrachud takes oath as 50th CJI

Wednesday, 9 November 2022newsdesk
Justice D Y Chandrachud takes oath as 50th CJI
Justice D Y Chandrachud today took oath as the new Chief Justice of India. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Justice Chandrachud as the 50th Chief Justice of India at Rashtrapati Bhawan.

New Delhi, 09 November 2022

As per news report of AIR, Justice D Y Chandrachud succeeded Justice UU Lalit, who retired yesterday. In his first statement to the media after the swearing-in ceremony, Justice Chandrachud said serving the ordinary citizen is his  priority. He also said he will work for reforms in registry and judicial processes. Born in 1959, Justice Chandrachud was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of India in May 2016. Earlier, he served as Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court. He had completed his LLB  from Delhi University and obtained an LLM degree and a Doctorate in Juridical Sciences from Harvard Law School in the USA.

Source -AIR

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