NEW CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA SWORN IN
The President,
Shri K.R. Narayanan, administered
the oath
of affirmation
to Shri Justice Bhupinder Nath Kirpal, a Judge of the Supreme
Court, as the Chief Justice of India
in terms of proviso to clause (6) of Article 124 read with Third
Schedule (IV) of the Constitution of India, at Rashtrapati Bhawan
today.With
this, Shri Justice Kirpal has assumed the office of the Chief
Justice of India. He succeeds Shri Justice S.P. Bharucha, who
has retired on superannuation. He is the 31st Chief
Justice of India.
Earlier on April 12, 2002, the President appointed
Shri Justice Bhupinder Nath Kirpal as the Chief Justice of India
with effect from May 6, 2002.
Shri Justice
Bhupinder Nath Kirpal, B.A. (Hons.) LL.B., was born on November
8, 1937. He was enrolled as Pleader in 1961 and Advocate in 1962.
He was the Central Government Pleader in the Delhi High Court,
Additional Standing Counsel of the Income Tax Department and,
thereafter, the Central Government Standing Counsel since 1975.
He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Delhi High Court
on November 20, 1979 and permanent Judge on November 19, 1983.
He was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Gujarat
High Court on December 14, 1993. He was appointed Judge
of the Supreme Court of India on September 11, 1995. He is due
to retire on November 8, 2002
