Justice DY Chandrachud appointed as next Chief Justice of India, to take oath of office on November 9
Monday 17 October 2022 8:41 PM IST
NEW DELHI: Justice DY Chandrachud has been appointed as the 50th Chief Justice of India. Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju took to Twitter to make the announcement. He is set to take oath on November 9. Earlier, reports had came out that Justice DY Chandrachud will succeed UU Lalit as the next CJI. Chief Justice UU Lalit had also recommended him as his successor. Justice DY Chandrachud is currently the second most senior judge in the Supreme Court.
Extending my best wishes to Justice DY Chandrachud for the formal oath taking ceremony on 9th Nov. https://t.co/awrT3UMrFy pic.twitter.com/Nbd1OpEnnq
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) October 17, 2022