Key facts
- Born
- 11 November 1959, Mumbai
- State of birth
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Sector
- Law & judiciary
- Profession
- Chief Justice of India
- Gender
- Male
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Biography
Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud is a retired Indian jurist, who served as the 50th Chief Justice of India from 9 November 2022 to 10 November 2024. He was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of India in May 2016. He has also previously served as the chief justice of the Allahabad High Court from 2013 to 2016 and as a judge of the Bombay High Court from 2000 to 2013. He also served as the ex-officio Patron-in-Chief of the National Legal Services Authority and the de facto Chancellor of the National Law School of India University.
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Timeline
- 1959Born in Mumbai
- 2016Becomes judge of the Supreme Court of India
- 2022Becomes Chief Justice of India
Sources & licences
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