Question: Who has been recommended as the next Chief Justice of India by the incumbent CJI SA Bobde?
(a) Justice N.V. Ramana
(b) Justice R.F. Nariman
(c) Justice Uday Umesh Lalit
(d) Justice A.M. Khanwilkar
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde has officially recommended Justice NV Ramana’s name as his successor after he retires on April 23,2021.
- Justice NV Ramana is the second most senior Judge of the Supreme Court.
- After the appointment, Justice NV Ramana will be the 48th Chief Justice of India and he will have a long tenure as CJI for over 16 months.
- Also,he will be the second person from Andhra Pradesh to be the Chief Justice of India (CJI).
- Before being elevated as a Judge of the Supreme Court, Justice NV Ramana has served as the Acting Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court and Chief Justice of Delhi High Court.
- As is the practice under the Memorandum of Procedure for Appointment of Chief Justice of India,Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had reportedly sent a letter to Justice Bobde, seeking his recommendation.
- The recommendation letter has to come around a month before the vacancy arises.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay