Justice Bobde takes oath as 47th CJI


NEW DELHI: Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde on Monday was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India by President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhawan here.


"At a ceremony held on Monday in the Durbar Hall, Rashtrapati Bhawan, Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India.  He made and subscribed to the oath of office before the President,"  Rashtrapati Bhawan said in a statement. 


Former Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on October 18 had recommended Justice Bobde,  the second senior-most judge of the apex court, as his successor. (IANS)