Chief Justice of India

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The Chief Justice of India is the head of the Indian judiciary and the Supreme Court, serving as the country’s highest-ranking judicial authority.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial office
public office
appointedBy President of India
appointedOnAdviceOf collegium of senior Supreme Court judges
building Supreme Court of India building
canBeRemovedBy President of India
chairs collegium system for appointment of High Court judges
collegium system for appointment of Supreme Court judges
constitutionalArticle Article 124 of the Constitution of India
country India
definedIn Constitution of India
exOfficioPosition Chancellor of certain National Law Universities (varies by state law)
Patron-in-Chief of the National Legal Services Authority of India
firstHolder H. J. Kania
formationDate 1950-01-26
formationEvent establishment of the Supreme Court of India
hasAuthorityOver allocation of cases in the Supreme Court of India
constitution of benches of the Supreme Court of India
hasPower to assign judicial work to Supreme Court judges
to constitute constitutional benches
headOf Indian judiciary
Supreme Court of India
jurisdiction India
legalBasis Part V, Chapter IV of the Constitution of India
legalSystem common law system of India
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity National Capital Territory of Delhi
mandatoryRetirementAge 65 years
memberOf Supreme Court of India
nativeLabel Chief Justice of India
nominatedFrom judges of the Supreme Court of India
oathAdministeredBy President of India
officeHoldersNumbered sequentially from 1 onward
officeLanguage English
officeType constitutional office
partOf higher judiciary of India
positionInGovernment highest-ranking judicial authority in India
predecessorOffice Chief Justice of the Federal Court of India
rankInOrderOfPrecedence 6
removalProcess impeachment by Parliament of India
reportsTo Constitution of India
responsibleFor administration of the Supreme Court of India
judicial leadership of the Indian judiciary
seat New Delhi
Supreme Court of India building
shortName CJI
style The Honourable Chief Justice of India
symbol Emblem of India
termLength until age of 65 years

Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
High Courts of India
consultationForJudicialAppointments
Chief Justice of India ("Patron-in-Chief of the National Legal Services Authority of India")
exOfficioPosition
Supreme Court of India
hasChiefJudgeTitle
Chief Justice of India
nativeLabel
President of India
oathAdministeredBy
Chief Justice of India ("The Honourable Chief Justice of India")
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