Who is the Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India?
N. V. Ramana
| Chief Justice of India | |
|---|---|
| Incumbent N. V. Ramana since 24 April 2021 | |
| Supreme Court | |
| Abbreviation | CJI |
| Residence | 6, Krishna Menon Marg, Sunehri Bagh, New Delhi, Delhi, India |
Who is the previous Chief Justice of Supreme Court?
Former Chief Justices
| Sr.No. | Name of the Justice | Date of appointment as CJI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | H. J. Kania | 26 January 1950 |
| 2 | M. Patanjali Sastri | 7 November 1951 |
| 3 | Mehr Chand Mahajan | 4 January 1954 |
| 4 | Bijan Kumar Mukherjea | 23 December 1954 |
Who is the 40th Chief Justice of India?
Justice P Sathasivam
Justice P Sathasivam was today sworn in as the 40th Chief Justice of India (CJI) by President Pranab Mukherjee.
Who is the 17th Chief Justice of the United States?
John G. Roberts, Jr.
The Honorable John G. Roberts, Jr., is the 17th Chief Justice of the United States, and there have been 103 Associate Justices in the Court’s history.
What is the old name of Supreme Court?
The first CJI of India was H. J. Kania. The Supreme Court of India came into being on 28 January 1950. It replaced both the Federal Court of India and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council which were then at the apex of the Indian court system.
Who is the 48 Chief Justice of India?
Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana
Supreme Court of India (1950–present)
| No. | Name (birth–death) | Appointed by (President of India) |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | Dipak Misra (1953–) | Ram Nath Kovind |
| 46 | Ranjan Gogoi (1954–) | |
| 47 | Sharad Arvind Bobde (1956–) | |
| 48 | Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana (1957–) |
Who will be the 49th Chief Justice of India?
Lalit Lalit J
Lalit. Lalit J practiced at the Bombay High Court and the Supreme Court, largely in criminal law. He will be the 49th Chief Justice of India for just three months. Further, he will be the first CJI to have been directly elevated from the Supreme Court Bar.
Who was the second chief justice of India?
Federal Court of India (1937–50)
| No. | Name (birth–death) | Period of office |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Maurice Linford Gwyer (1878–1952) | 25 April 1943‡ |
| Acting | Sir Srinivas Varadachariar | 7 June 1943 |
| 2 | Sir William Patrick Spens (1885–1973) | 14 August 1947 |
| 3 | Sir Harilal Jekisundas Kania (1890–1951) | 26 January 1950 |