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October 21 , 2019
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- 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.
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