CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Gogoi was nominated to the Rajya Sabha by President Ram Nath Kovind. On 19 March 2020, he took oath of office as a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha in presence of Chairman of Rajya Sabha.

Detailed explanation-2: -CJI Gogoi hails from Assam. Notably, as Chief Justice, he authored judgments in two cases which were very sensitive to the Union – the Rafale Fighter Jet Deal and CBI Dispute cases. In the former, he declined to order a CBI investigation of the Rafale deal.

Detailed explanation-3: -ABOUT YV CHANDRACHUD His son, CJI DY Chandrachud, will have a tenure of little over two years - the longest in the recent past.

Detailed explanation-4: -Chief Justice of India D.Y Chandrachud, who is completing his first month as the 50th top judge, will head successive combinations of the Supreme Court Collegium responsible for recommending 19 judicial appointments to the apex court till his retirement on November 11, 2024, well past the next General Elections.