Justice Thakur Retires, Justice Khehar Becomes 44th Chief Justice Of India

Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar was on Wednesday sworn in as the Chief Justice of India (CJI).

Khehar was administered the oath of office by President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan here.

He succeeded Justice Tirath Singh Thakur. Khehar is the 44th CJI and also the first Sikh to hold the apex office. He would have a tenure of little over seven months. He will be succeeded by Justice Dipak Misra who will be succeeded by Justice Ranjan Gogoi. Actually, the succession line till November 2024 is already known and unless drastic change happens in appointment rules, it is going to remain the same.

Khehar was the author of the judgment by a five-judge constitution bench that held "unconstitutional" the Constitution's 99th amendment paving way for the National Judicial Appointment Commission and the National Judicial Appointment Commission Act, 2014.

With inputs from IANS.