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Justice Ranjan Gogoi to be next Chief Justice of India: Reports

Justice Ranjan Gogoi will take over as the next chief justice of the Supreme Court on October 2 after current CJI Dipak Misra retires India Legal reported on Tuesday. The Ministry of Law has requested Misra to recommend the name of his successor as per protocol, The Economic Times reported. Misra is expected to send this letter on September 2.

Justice Gogoi, born on November 18, 1954, had joined the Bar in 1978. He was appointed as permanent judge of the Gauhati High Court on February 28, 2001 and later transferred to the Punjab & Haryana High Court on September 9, 2010. He was appointed as Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court on February 12, 2011 and elevated as a Judge of the Supreme Court on April 23, 2012.

Justice Gogoi, due to take charge as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court after Justice Dipak Misra retires on 2 October 2018, will have a tenure of 1 year, 1 month and 14 days until he retires on 17 November 2019.

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