New Chief Justice of India
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P Sathasivam
Supreme court Judge P Sathasivam is appointed as the new
Chief Justice of India (CJI) . P Sathasivam will be appointed after the expiry
of present incumbent Altamas Kabir's tenure.
President Pranab Mukherjee has given his nod for the
appointment of Sathasivam as the next Chief Justice, official sources said.
P Sathasivam will be the 40th CJI and will have tenure till
April 26, 2014.
The
39th Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir
will retire on July 18 after having a little over nine months tenure. Kabir was
appointed CJI on September 29, 2013.
P. Sathasivam, B.A., B.L.,
born on April 27, 1949 appointed as a permanent Judge of the Madras High
Court on January 8, 1996. He was appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of
India on 21.08.2007.
Role of Chief Justice:
The Chief Justice of India is the highest-ranking judge in
the Supreme Court of India, and thus holds the highest judicial position in India.
As the chief judge, the Chief Justice is responsible for the
allocation of cases and appointment of constitutional benches which deal with
important matters of law. In accordance with Article 145 of the Constitution of
India and the Supreme Court Rules of Procedure of 1966, the Chief Justice
allocates work to the other judges, who are bound to refer the matter back to
him or her in case they require the matter to be looked into by a bench of
higher strength.
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