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President Ramnath Kovind has appointed Justice NV Ramana as ne Chief Justice of India, he will become 48th CJI. He will take over on April 24.
“In exercise of the power conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, The President is pleased to appoint Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana, Judge of the Supreme Court, to be the Chief justice of India with effect from April 24,” the Centre said in official notification.
Last month, Chief Justice of India SA Bobde had recommended Justice N V Ramana as his successor after he retires.
Presently, Justice Ramana is the senior-most Supreme Court judge after the CJI. Notably, current CJI SA Bobde is due to retire on April 23.
