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The government has written to Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit to name his successor, sources said . As part of the procedure, the law minister writes to the CJI to name his or her successor.
Justice Lalit retires as the CJI on November 8. UU Lalit took over as CJI from NV Ramana who demitted office on August 26.
Justice Ramana, the 48th chief justice of India who took over as head of the Indian judiciary from S A Bobde on April 24, 2021.
Justice D Y Chandrachud is the senior-most judge after the CJI. As per practice, the CJI names the senior-most judge as his or her successor.
Going by the established practice and convention, Justice Chandrachud could well be the 50th CJI.
