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NEW DELHI: Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana on Saturday took charge as the 48th Chief Justice of India after President Ram Nath Kovind administered oath of office to him at a brief ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan attended by Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu, PM Narendra Modi, law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, SC judges and a small number of dignitaries.
A god-fearing man, Justice Ramana sought blessings of archakas from Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam and Srisailam Devasthanam before taking oath in the name of God to discharge his duties as CJI without fear or favour.
Though Saturday is not a working day for judges, the CJI drove straight to SC from Rashtrapati Bhavan and held a meeting with senior judges to discuss the future process to be adopted for adjudication of cases.
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Justice NV Ramana sworn-in as new Chief Justice of India
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New Delhi, April 24 : President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday administered oath of office to 48th Chief Justice of India Justice N.V. Ramana in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu and other dignitaries at Rashtrapati Bhavan. As the Chief Justice of India, Justice Ramana will have a term till August 26, 2022. Before his elevation to the Supreme Court on February 17, 2014, Justice Ramana was the chief justice of the Delhi High Court. Justice Ramana was appointed as judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court in 2000. He has also been the acting Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh high Court.