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Justice NV Ramana to be next Chief Justice of India
Justice Ramana is expected to take over as CJI on 24th April 2021, as on 23rd April 2021 CJI SA Bobde will retire.
President Ramnath Kovind Monday signed off the appointment of Justice Ramana as CJI.
CJI SA BOBDE recommended Justice Ramana to take over the country's highest judicial office, in compliance with the Supreme Court's seniority rule for appointing CJIs.
On February 17, 2014, Justice Ramana was named to the Supreme Court as the 48th Chief Justice of India. He was a member of the Bench who spoke out earlier this year about the importance of a woman's domestic work. He was also a member of the Bench that formed a three-member committee to look into the demand for 4G mobile internet in Jammu and Kashmir, as well as asking the J&K administration to review all directives relating to the imposition of telecom and internet connection restrictions and placed them in place.
Before retiring on August 26, 2022, Justice Ramana will have served as Chief Justice of India for over 16 months. In reality, it will be the Chief Justice of India's longest tenure in nearly a decade. Justice SH Kapadia, who served from May 2010 to September 2012, was the last judge to hold a longer-term.
Justice NV Ramana, who will become India's 48th Chief Justice, previously served as Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court and as acting Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court. For several years, he has practiced in the Andhra Pradesh High Court and the Supreme Court.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS JAGAN MOHAN REDDY recently complained to CJI Bobde about Justice NV Ramana's involvement in the Amaravati land scam. This news has sparked widespread debate in India, especially on social media. Some, especially those from Andhra Pradesh who are eager to witness the case, are looking forward to seeing Justice NV Ramana adorn the chair.
However, after conducting an internal investigation into Reddy's claims, the Supreme Court dismissed them.
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