New Chief Justice of India
/ Chief Justice of India
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.
