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MAKE MY EXAM - JANUARY 2020 - 2 ...for abundant practice download Makemyexam app Justice SHARAD ARVIND BOBDE Sworn in as 47th Chief Justice of India succeeds Ranjan Gogoi Supreme Court Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde was sworn in as the 47th Chief Justice of India by President Ram Nath Kovind.Chief Justice Bobde was on the benches that decided the Ayodhya land dispute case in 2019, held privacy to be a fundamental right in 2017, and clarified in 2015 that no Indian citizen without an Aadhaar card could be denied government services. Justice SA Bobde was on November 18, 2019, sworn in as the 47th Chief Justice of India (CJI), a day after the retirement of Justice Ranjan Gogoi. Justice SA Bobde was administered the oath of office of Chief Justice of India by President Ram Nath Kovind. Justice Bobde will serve as the CJI for one year and five months till April 23, 2021.Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde is the second senior-most judge of the Supreme Court after Gogoi and has been part of several high profile cases, including the recent Ayodhya land dispute case. He was one among the five-judge constitution bench which passed the historic judgement of construction of Ram Temple at the disputed site. CJI Ranjan Gogoi had recommended the appointment of Justice Bobde, the next senior-most judge in the Supreme Court, as his successor in a letter to the Central Government on October 18, 2019. CJI Gogoi followed the proper tradition to name his successor by writing a letter to the Government. As per rule, the incumbent chief justice needs to send the recommendation of the next senior-most judge as his successor in writing a month before his retirement. Following this, the CJI initiated the appointment process for appointing SA Bobde as the next Chief Justice of India. 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