Senior most SC judge to be appointed as new CJI
Q. Which judge will take over as the next CJI on 3rd December 2015?- Published on 19 Nov 15a. H. L. Dattu
b. A. P Shah
c. T. S. Thakur
d. None of the above
ANSWER: T. S. Thakur
Senior-most judge of the Supreme Court Justice T S Thakur was appointed the next Chief Justice of India and will take over w.e.f from December 3. President has appointed Justice Thakur as the next CJI with effect from December 3. Born on January 4, 1952, he will retire in January 2017. Justice Thakur was designated as a senior advocate in 1990. He took over as CJ of Punjab and Haryana HC in 2008.
