Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana takes oath as 48th Chief Justice of India
- Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana was sworn in as the 48th Chief Justice of India (CJI) on April 24, 2021.
- Justice Ramana was administered the oath of office by President Ram Nath Kovind at a brief ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
- He succeeds Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde who demitted office on April 23, 2021.
- Justice Ramana will serve as the Chief Justice till 26 August 2022.
Facts about Justice Ramana
- Justice Ramana was born on 27 August 1957 in Ponnavaram village of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.
- He was enrolled as an advocate in February 1983, followed by being appointed as a permanent Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court in June 2000.
- Further, he served as teh acting Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court from March to May 2013.
- He was elevated as the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court in September, 2013.
- After this, he was elevated as a Judge of the Supreme Court on February 2014.