Oct 11,2022:Chief Justice of India U U Lalit Tuesday recommended the second most senior judge of the Supreme Court Justice Dhananjaya Yashwant Chandrachud as his successor. CJI Lalit handed over the letter to Justice Chandrachud at a gathering of SC judges in the top court’s judge’s lounge Tuesday morning.
When accepted by the government, Justice Chandrachud will be the 50th Chief Justice of India. With CJI Lalit set to retire on November 8, the oath-taking for his successor will be on November 9.
While CJI Lalit has only a short tenure of under three months in office, Justice Chandrachud will have a longer one and will be in office for two years, till November 10, 2024.
