All you need to know about Dipak Mishra, the new Chief Justice of India
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45th Chief Justice of India
Justice Dipak Misra was sworn in on Monday as the 45th Chief Justice of India.
At a brief ceremony in the Darbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan, President Ramnath Kovind administered the oath of office to Misra.
At a brief ceremony in the Darbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan, President Ramnath Kovind administered the oath of office to Misra.
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Justice Khehar with CJI Mishra
Justice Misra, 64, assumes office following the retirement of Justice J S Khehar yesterday.Misra will remain in office till October 2, 2018.
As per the established practice, Justice Khehar had named Misra as the next CJI last month.
As per the established practice, Justice Khehar had named Misra as the next CJI last month.
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A quiet, diminutive man with stony resolve
Misra is a quiet, diminutive man with a steely resolve. He has done his fair share of constitutional arm-twisting without raising his voice: he got the government to withdraw President's rule in Uttarakhand rather than have an adverse order passed against it.
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A man of commitment
Mishra's order making the national anthem mandatory in movie halls did stir up a controversy, but those who know him speak about his commitment to the symbols of Indian democracy and the Indian state: the flag, the emblem, and of course, the Constitution.
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The steely side
His rulings in Nirbhaya and the Mumbai blasts case had showed his steely side.
He has his work cut out - filing up judicial vacancies, dealing with contentious cases such as Ayodhya, Cauvery and women's right to enter the Sabarimala temple in Kerala.
He has his work cut out - filing up judicial vacancies, dealing with contentious cases such as Ayodhya, Cauvery and women's right to enter the Sabarimala temple in Kerala.
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The contentious MOP
He also gets the contentious MOP (Memorandum of Procedure of appointment of judges) issue in legacy from Khehar.
The court hasn't agreed to the security clause which would allow the government to veto superior court appointments. That will be a tough one.
The court hasn't agreed to the security clause which would allow the government to veto superior court appointments. That will be a tough one.