2 Sharad Arvind Bobde– 47th Honourable 7 LM (Journal) 2019 (2) Sharad Arvind Bobde – 47th Honourable Chief Justice of India

Career Pro-life Bobde completed his graduation A two-judge bench of the Indian at SFS College and Supreme Court, comprising studied Law at Dr. Ambedkar Bobde and L. Nageswara Rao in Law College, Nagpur 2017, rejected a woman's plea University in 1978. He enrolled seeking termination of her as an advocate on 13 September foetus, based on the medical Mr. Justice Sharad Arvind 1978, practiced at the Nagpur board's report that the 26-week- Bobde Bench of Bombay High old foetus had a chance of The Chief Justice Of India Court with appearances before survival. the principal seat at Bombay Term of Office: (DoA) 12-04- Religious feelings and before the Supreme Court 2013 to (DoR) 23-04-2021 A two-judge bench of the Indian of India and became Senior Supreme Court, comprising Sharad Arvind Bobde (born 24 Advocate in 1998. Bobde and L. Nageswara Rao in April 1956) is an Indian Judge Bobde was appointed as an 2017, upheld the ban by the serving as the 47th and additional judge of Bombay Karnataka Government of a current Chief Justice of India. High Court on 29 March 2000. book by Mate Mahadevi on the He is a former Chief ground that it outraged the Justice of Madhya Pradesh High He joined as Chief Justice of religious feelings of Lord Court. He is also serving as the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Basavanna's followers. Chancellor of 16 October 2012 and was National Law University, elevated as a judge of the Environment Mumbai; University of on 12 A three-judge bench of the Delhi and Maharashtra National April 2013. Indian Supreme Court, comprising Bobde, T. S. Law University, Nagpur. He is As Chief Justice of India due to retire on 23 April 2021. Thakur and Arjan Kumar He has a tenure of eight years in He was appointed as the Sikri in 2016, in relation to the Supreme Court of India. 47th Chief Justice of India on extreme air pollution in the 18 November 2019. National Capital Region, Personal suspended the sales of fire Notable judgements: Bobde comes from a Christian crackers in the region. Nagpur-based lawyers’ family. Ayodhya case Landmark His grandfather was a lawyer. A three judge bench of the Ayodhya Title Dispute: Justice Bobde's father Arvind Bobde Indian Supreme Court, Bobde was also a part of the was advocate-general of comprising Bobde, Jasti five-judge constitution bench Maharashtra in 1980 and Chelameswar, which heard and delivered the 1985.Bobde also served in and Chokkalingam Nagappan, judgment dated November 9, Nuremberg Martial Court as a ratified an earlier order of the 2019 on the Ram assistant judge. Bobde's elder Supreme Court and clarified Janmabhoomi- brother late Vinod Arvind that no Indian citizen without land dispute case.The Bobde was a senior Supreme an Aadhaar card can be judgement comprises of 1045 Court lawyer and a deprived of basic services and pages. constitutional expert. government subsidies. Ed. The Law Messenger