Justice NV Ramana to be sworn in as 48th Chief Justice, to be sworn in on April 24

- President Ramnath Kovinde seals the name of NV Ramana

New delhi date. Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Justice NV Ramana will be the next Chief Justice of India. President Ramnath Kovinde approved his name on Tuesday morning. A letter of presidential approval has been delivered to the Supreme Court. Incumbent Chief Justice SA Bobde is retiring on April 23 and Justice NV Ramana will be sworn in as the country's 48th Chief Justice on April 24. President Ramnath Kovind will administer the oath of office to Justice Ramana at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Will provide service in less than 2 years

Justice Ramana's term in the Supreme Court is till August 26, 2022. This means he will hold the post of CJI for less than two years. He is currently ranked second in the Supreme Court in terms of seniority. Justice NV Ramana is the most senior judge in the Supreme Court after CJI. He will be the first Andhra Pradesh High Court judge to become a CJI. Justice Ramana will be sworn in on April 24 and will serve as the Chief Justice of the country till August 26, 2022.

Who is Justice Ramana?

Natulapati Venkat Ramana was born on August 27, 1957 in a farming family in Punnavaram village in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh to a bachelor's degree in science and law. He then started practicing in the Andhra Pradesh High Court, the Central Administrative Tribunal and the Supreme Court.

Ramana began her judicial career as a lawyer on February 10, 1983. On June 27, 2000, he was appointed as a Permanent Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court. He served as the Acting Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court from March 10, 2013 to May 20, 2013. On September 2, 2013, he was promoted as the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.

On February 17, 2014, he was appointed as a Supreme Court Judge by the Delhi High Court. Here he led or became a member of the bench hearing many discussed and important cases. It is important to include the right to information through the Internet as a fundamental right.