Chief Justice of India UU Lalit has requested all Supreme Court judges to be present in the judges lounge today by 10.15 am so that the letter recommending Justice DY Chandrachud as the next CJI can be handed over in their presence. .The Union Law Ministry had earlier initiated the process for the appointment of the next CJI, asking the incumbent to recommend his successor..As per the Memorandum of Procedure governing the appointment of members of the higher judiciary, “appointment to the office of the Chief Justice of India should be of the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court considered fit to hold the office”..Justice D Y Chandrachud is the second most senior judge of the Supreme Court. If appointed, he will have a tenure of two years until November 10, 2024..The MoP stipulates that the Law Minister would, at an “appropriate time,” seek the recommendation of the outgoing CJI for the appointment of the next CJI. Under this process, after receipt of the recommendation of the CJI, the Law Minister puts it before the Prime Minister who advises the President in the matter of appointment.This process is conventionally done a month before the retirement of the incumbent CJI.
Chief Justice of India UU Lalit has requested all Supreme Court judges to be present in the judges lounge today by 10.15 am so that the letter recommending Justice DY Chandrachud as the next CJI can be handed over in their presence. .The Union Law Ministry had earlier initiated the process for the appointment of the next CJI, asking the incumbent to recommend his successor..As per the Memorandum of Procedure governing the appointment of members of the higher judiciary, “appointment to the office of the Chief Justice of India should be of the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court considered fit to hold the office”..Justice D Y Chandrachud is the second most senior judge of the Supreme Court. If appointed, he will have a tenure of two years until November 10, 2024..The MoP stipulates that the Law Minister would, at an “appropriate time,” seek the recommendation of the outgoing CJI for the appointment of the next CJI. Under this process, after receipt of the recommendation of the CJI, the Law Minister puts it before the Prime Minister who advises the President in the matter of appointment.This process is conventionally done a month before the retirement of the incumbent CJI.
