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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 26

SSC CGL - 20 April 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q26

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Who among the following was the Chief Justice of India – designate in April 2021?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Justice NV Ramana

  •  Justice N V Ramana, was appointed the Chief Justice of India in april 2021. He assumed charge as the 48th CJI on April 24, a day after the retirement of incumbent CJI Sharad Arvind Bobde.
  • The Union law ministry requested CJI Bobde to recommend his successor in accordance with the memorandum of procedure (MoP) for the appointment of the judges in the Supreme Court
  • As per the MoP, the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court of India, considered fit to hold the office of the Chief Justice of India, should be appointed to the position.