Ranjan Gogoi
46th Chief Justice of India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ranjan Gogoi (born 18 November 1954)[6] is an Indian judge. He is the 46th Chief Justice of India. He became Chief Justice on 3 October 2018.[7] His term as Chief Justice ends on 17 November 2019.[8] He is the first person from Northeast India to become Chief Justice of India.
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Ranjan Gogoi | |
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Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
Assumed office 19 March 2020 | |
Nominated by | Ram Nath Kovind |
Appointed by | Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu |
Preceded by | K. T. S. Tulsi |
Constituency | Nominated |
46th Chief Justice of India | |
In office 3 October 2018 – 17 November 2019 | |
Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
Preceded by | Dipak Misra |
Succeeded by | Sharad Arvind Bobde |
Judge of Supreme Court of India | |
In office 23 April 2012 – 2 October 2018 | |
Nominated by | S. H. Kapadia |
Appointed by | Prathiba Patil |
Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court | |
In office 12 February 2011 – 23 April 2012 | |
Nominated by | S. H. Kapadia |
Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
Preceded by | Mukul Mudgal |
Succeeded by | Adarsh Kumar Goel (acting) |
Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court | |
In office 9 September 2010 – 11 February 2011 | |
Nominated by | S. H. Kapadia |
Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
Judge of Gauhati High Court | |
In office 28 February 2001 – 8 September 2010 [1] | |
Nominated by | Adarsh Sein Anand |
Appointed by | K. R. Narayanan |
Personal details | |
Born | (1954-11-18) 18 November 1954 (age 69) Dibrugarh, Assam, India[2] |
Spouse(s) | Rupanjali Gogoi |
Children | 2[3][4] |
Father | Kesab Chandra Gogoi[5] |
Alma mater | University of Delhi (BA, LLB) |
Occupation | Justice |
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On 20 April 2019, Gogoi was accused of sexual harassment by a former assistant.[9]