CJI UU Lalit Recommends Justice DY Chandrachud As Successor

NEW DELHI: Outgoing Chief Justice Of India  U U Lalit recommended senior-most judge Justice D Y Chandrachud as his successor for the top most post in the Supreme Court, on Tuesday.

As per the procedure, the outgoing CJI names the senior-most judge as his/her successor before stepping down from office after the Union Minister of Law and Justice seeks the recommendation.

CJI Lalit who has had a short tenure of just 74 days is set to retire on November 8.

Justice D Y Chandrachud, will be the 50th CJI and have a tenure of two years until November 10, 2024.

After the process, once a new CJI is designated, the Collegium headed by the outgoing CJI also freezes.

Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud (63), known as D Y Chandrachud, was the former Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court and a judge at the Mumbai High Court.

Currently serving as the executive chairman of the National Legal Services Authority, he is the son of Chief Justice Y. V. Chandrachud who was the 16th CJI  and the longest-serving Chief Justice in India's history at 7 years and 4 months. (Inputs from Indian Express)

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