President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday appointed Justice NV Ramana the new Chief Justice of India, Bar and Bench reported. Ramana will be sworn in to the post on April 24. He will be the 48th person to hold the post and his term will end on August 26, 2022.
President Appoints Justice NV Ramana as the next Chief Justice of India#NVRamana #ChiefJusticeofIndia pic.twitter.com/XEWxELWOTK
— Bar & Bench (@barandbench) April 6, 2021
Last month, sitting Chief Justice of India SA Bobde had recommended Ramana’s name, the second senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, for the post. Hours later, the Supreme Court dismissed a complaint of bias and impropriety filed by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy against Ramana.
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Ramana enrolled as an advocate in February 1983 at the Andhra Pradesh High Court. He worked as a panel counsel for various government organisations.
He also…