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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of India canonical | 13 |
| Patron-in-Chief of the National Legal Services Authority of India | 1 |
| The Honourable Chief Justice of India | 1 |
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)
ⓘ
Chief Justice of India self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
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 self-link ⓘ |
| 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, India
ⓘ
surface form:
New Delhi
Supreme Court of India building ⓘ |
| shortName | CJI ⓘ |
| style |
Chief Justice of India
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Honourable Chief Justice of India
|
| symbol |
State Emblem of India
ⓘ
surface form:
Emblem of India
|
| termLength | until age of 65 years ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Honourable Chief Justice of India
this entity surface form:
Patron-in-Chief of the National Legal Services Authority of India
subject surface form:
President of India