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Ranjan Gogoi will be India's next CJ

Sat Sep 15, 2018 12:00 AM
Last update on: Sat Sep 15, 2018 01:14 AM

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Sat Sep 15, 2018 12:00 AM Last update on: Sat Sep 15, 2018 01:14 AM

Justice Ranjan Gogoi (left) will assume office as the Chief Justice of India on October 3, 2018 after the retirement of Justice Dipak Misra (right). Photo taken from The Statesman/ ANN.

Justice Ranjan Gogoi will be the new Chief Justice of India's Supreme Court. He will assume the office on October 3 after the retirement of the current Chief Justice Justice Dipak Misra. Hailing from Assam, Justice Gogoi will be the first Chief Justice of India from a north eastern state. He has also been dealing with the issue of National Register of Citizens in Assam.