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Justice R C Lahoti new Chief Justice of India
New Delhi, May 25: Justice Ramesh Chandra Lahoti, the senior most judge of the Supreme Court, was today appointed as the next Chief Justice of India.
New Delhi, May 25: Justice Ramesh Chandra Lahoti, the senior most judge of the Supreme Court, was today appointed as the next Chief Justice of India.
Justice Lahoti succeeds Justice S Rajendra Babu, who retires on June 01 after holding office for 31 days.
Justice Lahoti, who will be the 35th CJI will hold office for 17 months.
Born in Guna in Madhya Pradesh in 1940, he got enrolled as an advocate in 1962 and was recruited directly from the bar to the state higher judicial service to be appointed as a district and sessions judge.
After a year, he resigned in May 1978 and went to practice in the Madhya Pradesh High Court before being appointed as the additional judge there in May 1988 and was made permanent judge in August 1989.
After being transferred to the Delhi High Court in February 1994, Justice Lahoti was elevated as the judge of the Supreme Court in December 1998.
Bureau Report
Justice Lahoti, who will be the 35th CJI will hold office for 17 months.
Born in Guna in Madhya Pradesh in 1940, he got enrolled as an advocate in 1962 and was recruited directly from the bar to the state higher judicial service to be appointed as a district and sessions judge.
After a year, he resigned in May 1978 and went to practice in the Madhya Pradesh High Court before being appointed as the additional judge there in May 1988 and was made permanent judge in August 1989.
After being transferred to the Delhi High Court in February 1994, Justice Lahoti was elevated as the judge of the Supreme Court in December 1998.
Bureau Report