The Union government on
Tuesday appointed Justice Dipak Misra as the next Chief Justice of India.
He will be replacing
incumbent Justice J S
Khehar, who is set to retire on August 27. It was Khehar who had
recommended Misra's name to succeed him as the next Chief Justice of India.
Justice Misra will be sworn in
as the 45th Chief Justice of India by President Ram Nath Kovind on
August 27.
The 63-year-old CJI-designate
is the senior-most judge of the Supreme Courtafter
Justice Khehar. He will be the third person from Odisha to be appointed the
Chief Justice of India, after Justices Ranganath Misra and G B Pattanaik.
Source:-The Times of India
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