CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Chief Justice of India SA Bobde has recommended Justice NV Ramana as his successor after he retires next month.

Detailed explanation-2: -Justice DY Chandrachud will be the next Chief Justice. He will preside over a host of constitutional issues – the question of the promise of freebies by political parties during elections, the challenge to the Places of Worship Act, 1991, WhatsApp’s privacy policy and reviews on Sabarimala and hijab cases.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) that governs the appointment of members of the higher judiciary says that the “Union Minister of Law, Justice…would, at the appropriate time, seek the recommendation of the outgoing Chief Justice of India for the appointment of the next Chief Justice of India”.

Detailed explanation-4: -This established convention was violated in 1973 when A N Ray was appointed as the Chief Justice of India by superseding three senior judges. Again in 1977, M U Beg was appointed as the chief justice of India by superseding the then senior-most judge.

Detailed explanation-5: -Justice UU Lalit took oath as the 49th Chief Justice of India (CJI) on Saturday, succeeding NV Ramana who retired on Friday. Earlier this month, former CJI Ramana recommended the name of Lalit as his successor, setting in motion the process of his appointment.