President of India has appointed Justice DY Chandrachud as the next Chief Justice of India with effect from November 9, 2022.
Justice Chandrachud will take over as the 50th Chief Justice of India after the retirement of the incumbent CJI UU Lalit.
As the CJI, Justice Chandrachud will have a term of over two years astill November 10, 2024 – making it one of the longest terms for a CJI in the recent past.
As per protocol, the senior most judge Supreme Court judge serves as the Chief Justice of India.
He was part of benches that decriminalised homosexuality, decriminalised adultery, and allowed women in the Sabrimala shrine.
Orders for live streaming of the apex court proceedings for the public, the judgment in the long-standing Babri Masjid case and a permanent commission for women in the armed forces were also passed by benches that Justice Chandrachud was part of.
