8 years ago
New Delhi:
Justice Ranjan Gogoi has been sworn in today as the 46th Chief Justice of India. Justice Gogoi succeeds Justice Dipak Misra, who retired on October 1. Justice Gogoi was administered oath of office by President Ram Nath Kovind in the Rastrapathi Bhavan. He is the first person from the North East to become the Chief Justice of India.
Justice Gogoi was among four most senior judges who called a press conference in January and criticised Justice Dipak Misra on various issues, especially the manner of allocation of cases to certain benches. Justices J Chelameswar (since retired), Madan B Lokur and Kurian Joseph were among those who addressed the press conference, perhaps a first in the history of the Indian judiciary.
