Outgoing Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit has proposed Justice D.Y. Chandrachud as his successor in a brief meeting held at the Supreme Court judges’ lounge in the presence of all the other judges of the court on October 11, 2022.
Chief Justice Lalit’s recommendation to the government will start the formal process of appointment of Justice Chandrachud as the 50th Chief Justice of India.
Chief Justice Lalit, whose retirement is scheduled on November 8 has a very short tenure of just 74 days. Justice Chandrachud is expected to be sworn in and assume charge as Chief Justice of India from November 9. He will have a tenure of about two years as Chief Justice until his retirement on November 11, 2024.
Justice Chandrachud was appointed judge of the Supreme Court on May 13, 2016. He was also the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court from October 31, 2013. Justice Chandrachud began his judicial career as a judge of the Bombay High Court on March 29, 2000, until his appointment as Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court.