Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud was sworn in as the 50th Chief Justice of India today. He was administered the oath of office by President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan.
He will serve as the head of the Supreme Court for two years — till November 10, 2024. He succeeds Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, who was at the top post for a short tenure of 74 days.
Justice Chandrachud was elevated as a Supreme Court judge on May 13, 2016. He has been part of several Constitution benches and landmark verdicts, including in the Ayodhya land dispute and the right to privacy.
Justice Chandrachud is the son of late Justice YV Chandrachud, the longest-serving Chief Justice Of India who was at the top post for seven years.
Justice Chandrachud holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from St Stephen’s College. He later completed am LLB from Delhi University, and an LLM and a doctorate from Harvard Law School in the US.
He has practised law at the Supreme Court and the Bombay High Court, and was also a visiting professor of comparative Constitutional law at the University of Mumbai.
Justice Chandrachud has earlier served as a judge in Bombay High Court and as the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court.
