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Justice Gogoi retires as 46th Chief Justice
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- Justice Ranjan Gogoi, first person from the northeast to reach the top of judiciary and credited for bringing the curtains down on the decades old politically and religiously sensitive Ayodhya land dispute, retired as the Chief Justice of India on 17th Nov.
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- About Justice Gogoi: sworn in on Oct 3, 2018 as 46th CJI, Tenure: 13 months. Tenure was marked by some controversies, personal allegations and pathbreaking judgments.
- Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde, 63, to succeed as 47th CJI on 18th Nov.
(1) Tenure: 17 months, to retire on April 23, 2021, was also part of the Ayodhya verdict.
Sources
The Hindu