CJI Lalit recommends Justice D Y Chandrachud's name as his successor

Chief Justice of India U U Lalit on Tuesday set in motion the process of appointment of his successor by recommending to the Centre the name of seniormost Supreme Court judge Justice Dhananjaya Y ChandrachudThe CJI handed over the copy of his letter of recommendation to Justice Chandrachud who is set to become the 50th Chief Justice of India on November 9Elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court on May 13 2016 Justice Chandrachud is the son of the longest serving CJI Y V Chandrachud who was the head of the judiciary from February 22 1978 to July 11 1985On October 7 the government had sent a letter to CJI Lalit who is set to retire on November 8 to recommend his successorJustice Chandrachud would have a tenure of two years as the CJI and is due to retire on November 10 2024Supreme Court judges retire at the age of 65According to the Memorandum of Procedure MoP which governs the process of appointment of judges in the higher judiciary the outgoing CJI initiates the process of naming the successor after getting a communication from the Law ministryAlso Read Two judges elevated as chief justices of high courtsThe MoP says the seniormost judge of the apex court is considered fit to hold the office of the CJI and the views of the outgoing head of the judiciary have to be sought at an appropriate timeThe MoP however does not specify the time limit for the initiation of the process of recommending the name of the successor CJIJustice Chandrachud earlier served as the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court from October 31 2013He was judge of the Bombay High Court from March 29 2000 until his appointment as the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High CourtJustice Chandrachud was designated as a senior advocate by the Bombay High Court in June 1998 and became Additional Solicitor General in the same year till his appointment as a judgeAfter completing BA with Honours in Economics from St Stephens College New Delhi Justice Chandrachud did his LLB from Campus Law Centre Delhi University and obtained LLM degree and a Doctorate in Juridical Sciences SJD from Harvard Law School USAHe practised law at the Supreme Court and the Bombay High Court and was a visiting professor of comparative Constitutional law at the University of MumbaiThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever