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2017-08-09 Persons

5730.

Who has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of India (CJI)?

Ranganath Misra

K K Mittal

Dipak Misra

G B Pattanaik

Answer: Option

Explanation:

Justice Dipak Misra, the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of India (CJI) and will have a tenure of nearly 13 months. He will succeed Chief Justice J S Khehar, who will retire on August 27, 2017. Justice Misra is known for the judgment on Yakub Memon who made a last minute attempt to escape the gallows.