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New Delhi: The government on Tuesday cleared the appointment of Justice Dipak Misra, the senior most judge of the Supreme Court, as the next Chief Justice of India.
Justice Misra, who will be the 45th Chief Justice of India, will succeed incumbent JS Khehar, who retires on August 27.
An official notification announcing Misra’s appointment was issued by the Law Ministry today.
Justice Misra will have a tenure of nearly 14 months as the Chief Justice of India, as he is slated to retire on October 02, 2018.
