Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud is an Indian jurist, who is the 50th and Current Chief Justice of India serving since November 2022. He was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of India in May 2016. He has also previously served as the chief justice of the Allahabad High Court from 2013 to 2016 and as a judge of the Bombay High Court from 2000 to 2013. He is also a former executive chairperson (ex officio) of the National Legal Services Authority.
Chandrachud in January 2024
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee meeting with Dr. Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court, at Rashtrapati Bhavan
The President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Dr. Justice Dhananjaya Yashwant Chandrachud as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India
The Chief Justice of India, Dr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud along with his wife Smt. Kalpana Das calling on the President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, at Rashtrapati Bhavan
The chief justice of India is the highest-ranking officer of the Indian judiciary and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of India. The Constitution of India grants power to the president of India to appoint, as recommended by outgoing chief justice in consultation with other judges as envisaged in Article 124 (2) of the Constitution, the next chief justice, who will serve until they reach the age of 65 or are removed by the constitutional process of impeachment.
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