Justice T.S.Thakur sworn in as 43rd Chief Justice of India

Justice Tirath Singh Thakur was on Thursday, Dec 3, 2015 sworn in as 43rd Chief Justice of India by President Pranab Mukherjee at an elegant function in Rashtrapati Bhavan.

About Justice Tirath Singh Thakur 1. He is the  43rd Chief Justice of India. 2.He is preceded by HL Dattu. 3.He was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court in 2008 and then  took over as the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. 4.He served as a Judge of the Supreme Court since November 2009. 5 He headed the bench of CBI probe of Sharda Scam. 6.He also headed the bench which had delivered the verdict to reform BCCI, the Indian cricket board in the wake of allegations of betting and spot-fixing scandal in the Indian Premier League.

About Supreme Court of India

- It is the apex body of the entire judicial system of India.- It consists of 31 Judges and a Chief Justice of India.- Its official language is English.- Except fundamental rights cases, no other case can be directly filed in the Supreme Court.

About  Chief Justice of India

- The Chief Justice of India is appointed by the President of India.- The Chief Justice of India not only heads the administrative functions of the Supreme Court but also sits actively as a presiding judge in the Supreme Court.- He is responsible for the allocation of cases and appointment of constitutional benches which deal with important matters of law.- The tenure is for a period of 5 years or until his retirement or whichever is earlier, or unless removed by impeachment.