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The new Justice of the country will be DY Chandrachud. He will take oath today i.e. on 9th November. Justice DY will be the 50th Chief Justice of India after the retirement of former CJI UU Lalit on November 8. President Draupadi Murmu has appointed Justice DY Chandrachud as the next Chief Justice (CJI) of the country. His term will be from 9 November to 10 November 2024. Justice DY is the son of Yashwant Vishnu Chandrachud, the 16th CJI.
On October 8, former CJI named Justice Chandrachud
On October 8, former CJI UU Lalit recommended his name to Law Minister Kiren Rijiju. UU Lalit had personally submitted a copy of his letter to Justice Chandrachud in the presence of the SC judges. It is a convention that the incumbent CJI recommends the name of his successor only when he is requested to do so by the Law Ministry.
Justice Chandrachud’s father was the 16th CJI
Justice Chandrachud’s father Justice YV Chandrachud was the 16th CJI of the country. Justice YV Chandrachud’s tenure was from 22 February 1978 to 11 July 1985 i.e. for about 7 years. 37 years after his retirement, his son Justice DY Chandrachud will be appointed to the same post. Justice DY Chandrachud has also overturned two major decisions of his father in the SC. He is known for his impeccable decisions.
Justice DY Chandrachud reversed 2 decisions of father
In 2017-18, Justice Chandrachud had overturned the two decisions of his father, Adultery Law and Shivkant Shukla Vs ADM Jabalpur.
1. In the year 1985, a bench of the then Chief Justice YV Chandrachud upheld Section 497 of the IPC in the Saumitra Vishnu case. At that time, the bench had written in its judgment – it is generally accepted that the man who is tempted to have a relationship is the man and not the woman.
Reversing this decision in 2018, a bench of Justice DY Chandrachud said – Adultery law is a codified rule of patriarchy. He said that sexual autonomy should be given importance.
2. In the year 1976, in the Shivkant Shukla vs ADM Jabalpur case, the Supreme Court did not consider privacy as a fundamental right. Former CJI YV Chandrachud was also on that bench.
In 2017, the Supreme Court recognized privacy as a fundamental right. Chandrachud was also included in this bench. Chandrachud wrote in his decision – There were serious flaws in the majority decision in the ADM Jabalpur case. By accepting the Constitution, the people of India have not surrendered their life and personal liberty to the government.
Attended Homosexuality-Ayodhya Cases Hearing
Justice DY Chandrachud was born on 11 November 1959. He did his LLB from Delhi University. In 1998 he was nominated as Senior Advocate in Bombay High Court. He was the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court. In May 2016, he was made a judge in the Supreme Court. He is the current sitting judge of the Supreme Court. He has been involved in hearing cases related to Sabarimala, Homosexuality, Aadhaar and Ayodhya.
Decision to demolish Noida Twin Towers
Both the towers of Supertech in Noida were demolished on August 28. On August 31, the Supreme Court ordered the demolition of the towers. The construction of the twin towers violated the rules of the National Building Code.
hadia case
In Kerala, Akhila Ashokan alias Hadiya (25) married a Muslim boy named Shafeen in 2016. The girl’s father had alleged that it was a case of love jihad. His daughter was forcibly married after converting her religion. The High Court then annulled the marriage and ordered Hadiya to be kept with her parents. The matter then reached the Supreme Court and the court set aside the order of the Kerala High Court to annul Hadiya’s marriage.
privacy as a fundamental right
In 2017, the Supreme Court recognized privacy as a fundamental right. Chandrachud was also included in this bench. The court wrote in its decision – There were serious flaws in the majority decision in the ADM Jabalpur case. By accepting the Constitution, the people of India have not surrendered their life and personal liberty to the government.
Right of abortion to unmarried
The Supreme Court gave the right to abortion to all women, whether married or unmarried. The court said that under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, everyone has the right to abortion from 22 to 24 weeks. The bench was headed by Justice DY Chandrachud.