The Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde, who is set to retire on 23 April, 2021 has recommended Justice NV Ramana’s name as his successor after he retires next month.
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had reportedly sent a letter to Justice Bobde, seeking his recommendation, as is the practice under the Memorandum of Procedure for Appointment of Chief Justice of India.
The recommendation was made to the Union Law Ministry and a copy of the letter of recommendation was also handed over to his successor, Justice Ramana.
Justice NV Ramana is the most senior judge in the Supreme Court after Chief Justice Bobde.
Justice Ramana will have a tenure as the country’s top judge for a year and four months, till August 26, 2022.
Justice Ramana is from an agricultural family in Andhra Pradesh. He was appointed as a permanent judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court in June 2000.
He has served as the Chief Justice of the Delhi HC before being elevated to the Supreme Court in February 2014.
The judge was part of a bench that ruled that suspension of the Internet in Jammu and Kashmir should be reviewed immediately. He was also part of the panel of judges, which held that the Chief Justice’s office comes under the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
Justice Ramana will have a considerably long tenure as CJI with over 16 months at the helm before he retires. In fact, it will be the longest tenure as Chief Justice of India for nearly a decade.
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