CJI Lalit recommends Justice Chandrachud's name as his successor

Chief Justice of India U U Lalit on Tuesday recommended to the Centre the name of senior-most judge Justice D Y Chandrachud as his successor.

The CJI handed over the copy of his letter of recommendation to Justice Chandrachud.

On October 7, the government had sent a letter to CJI Lalit to recommend his successor.

Justice Chandrachud would become the 50th CJI on November 9, a day after the incumbent CJI would demit office.

He would have a tenure of two years and is due to retire on November 10, 2024.

CJI Lalit is set to retire on November 8.

Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud, known as D Y Chandrachud, was the former Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court and a judge at the Mumbai High Court. Currently serving as the executive chairman of the National Legal Services Authority, he is the son of the longest-serving Chief Justice Y. V. Chandrachud.