Justice DY Chandrachud takes oath as the 50th Chief Justice of India

Justice DY Chandrachud takes oath as the 50th Chief Justice of India

Justice DY Chandrachud was sworn in as the 50th Chief Justice of India. President of India, Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Justice Chandrachud at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan today.

Justice Dhananjaya Chandrachud will serve as the Chief Justice of India for two years till November 10, 2024.

He succeeds Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, who had recommended him as his successor.

Justice Chandrachud, born on November 11, 1959. He has also served as the Additional Solicitor General of India from 1998 until his appointment as a Judge. He has practised law at the Supreme Court of India and the Bombay High Court.

Justice Chandrachud was the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court from 31 October 2013 until appointment to the Supreme Court in May 2016. He was a Judge of the Bombay High Court from 29 March 2000 until appointment as Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court.

He has been part of several Constitution benches and landmark verdicts of the Supreme Court including on matters relating to the Ayodhya land dispute, the right to privacy and adultery.

Justice Chandrachud was also part of the benches which delivered path-breaking judgements on decriminalising same-sex relations after it partially struck down Section 377 of the IPC, the validity of the Aadhaar scheme and the Sabarimala issue.

Justice Chandrachud has delivered lectures at the Australian National University, Harvard Law School, Yale Law School and the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa.

Justice Chandrachud obtained LLB from Campus Law Centre, Delhi University and LLM degree and a Doctorate in Juridical Sciences (SJD) from Harvard Law School, USA.

Justice DY Chandrachud, during his tenure as a Supreme Court Judge overturned two of the judgments of his father – Justice YV Chandrachud was the 16th Chief Justice of India.