Justice Bobde sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of India
Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde took oath as the 47th Chief Justice of India on Monday.Justice Bobde succeeds CJI Ranjan Gogoi.
Justice Bobde will have a tenure of over 17 months as the CJI and is due to retire on April 23, 2021.
His Warrant of Appointment was signed by President Ram Nath Kovind following which the Law Ministry issued a notification naming the judge as the next head of the Indian judiciary.