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Justice D Y Chandrachud sworn in as Chief Justice of India

Justice D Y Chandrachud sworn in as Chief Justice of India

International Desk

Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud was sworn in as the 50th Chief Justice of India today. He succeeds Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, who was at the top post for a short tenure of 74 days.

President of India Droupadi Murmu today administered the oath of office to India's new chief justice at a ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan here.

Earlier, he was appointed as the Chief Justice on October 17.

Justice Chandrachud is the son of the late Justice YV Chandrachud, the longest-serving Chief Justice of India, who was at the top post for seven years.

Immediately after his sworn-in, he made a media statement when he promised to bring reforms in the registry and judicial process. "Serving the ordinary citizens is my priority...My work, not words, will speak," he added.

Justice Chandrachud will serve as the head of the Supreme Court for two years -- till November 10, 2024.

He was elevated as a Supreme Court judge on May 13, 2016. He is currently the senior-most Supreme Court judge after Justice Lalit.

He has been part of several Constitution benches and landmark verdicts, including the Ayodhya land dispute and the right to privacy, according to media reports.

A Justice Chandrachud-led bench had passed several orders to relieve miseries faced by people during the Covid crisis. More recently, a bench headed by him expanded the scope of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act to include "unmarried women".

Before his appointment to the Supreme Court, he served as the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court since October 31, 2013.

He also served as a Judge of the Bombay High Court from March 2000 to October 2013. Justice Chandrachud was the Additional Solicitor General of India during 1998-2000.

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