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Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud

Former Chief Justice of India

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Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud: Former Chief Justice of India
Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud is an Indian jurist, who served as the 50th Chief Justice of India from 9 November 2022 to 10 November 2024. He was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of India in May 2016. He has also previously served as the chief justice of the Allahabad High Court from 2013 to 2016 and as a judge of the Bombay High Court from 2000 to 2013. He also served as the ex-officio Patron-in-Chief of the National Legal Services Authority and the de facto Chancellor of the National Law School of India University.

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Justice Sanjiv Khanna Takes Over as the 51st Chief Justice of India for a Short Tenure of Six Months [Video]

Justice Sanjiv Khanna Takes Over as the 51st Chief Justice of India for a Short Tenure of Six Months

On November 11, 2024, Justice Sanjiv Khanna was sworn in as the 51st Chief Justice of India, succeeding Justice DY Chandrachud. His appointment marks a new chapter for India's judiciary, but his tenure..

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SC to pronounce verdict on Aligarh Muslim University's minority status today

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'Deal with it': Oppn vs BJP over PM Modi attending Ganpati Puja celebrations at CJI's house

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SC issues notice on guidelines for Digital KYC process for acid attack survivors

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APMC constructing a mall and five-star hotel is a scam: SC

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SC imposes interim stay on UP Board of Madarsa Education Act, says 'Allahabad HC has misconstrued..'

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'To browbeat and bully others...': PM Modi attacks Congress over lawyers' letter to CJI

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Preventive detention can't be misused for law & order issue: Supreme Court

Terming preventive detention a draconian provision, Supreme Court has held that govt’s inability to to tackle the law and order situation should not be an excuse to invoke it and any capricious or..
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Supreme Court special bench set to hear Delhi CM Kejriwal's plea against arrest

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Supreme Court to examine EC policy on grant of free symbols on first come, first served basis

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'If you won't do it, we will...': SC warns Centre in Coast Guard case

A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said this while taking note of submissions by Attorney General R Venkataramani that there were some functional..
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Appearing for NGO 'Save Mon Region Federation', advocate Prashant Bhushan told a bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra that award of many public work..
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