Following the rule of seniority to appoint his successor, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi has recommended the name of Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde in a letter to the Union Government.
Justice Bobde is the senior most judge in the Supreme Court after CJI Gogoi.
Conventionally, the outgoing Chief Justice sends the recommendation for his successor 30 days before he is to demit office, initiating the process of appointing the next CJI.
Justice Bobde will be the 47th Chief Justice of India and the second from Maharashtra’s Nagpur region after former CJI Mohammad Hidayatullah.