CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA
On the 28th of January,
1950, two days after India became a Sovereign Democratic Republic, the Supreme
Court came into being. The Supreme Court of India comprises the Chief Justice
and 30 other Judges appointed by the President of India. Supreme Court Judges
retire upon attaining the age of 65 years. In order to be appointed as a Judge
of the Supreme Court, a person must be a citizen of India and must have been,
for at least five years, a Judge of a High Court or of two or more such Courts
in succession, or an Advocate of a High Court or of two or more such Courts in
succession for at least 10 years or he must be, in the opinion of the
President, a distinguished jurist.
Present
Chief Justice of India - Hon'ble Mr.
Justice R.M. Lodha (DoB.28.09.1949)
Term
of Office: (DoA) 17.12.2008 to (DoR) 27.09.2014.
Appointed as
The Chief Justice of India in the forenoon of 27.04.2014
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