As the CJI, Justice Ramana will have a term till August 26, 2022.
TFM Desk
Justice NV Ramana took oath on Saturday as the 48th Chief Justice of India. The President of India Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath to Justice Ramana.
As the CJI, Justice Ramana will have a term till August 26, 2022, according to Live Law.
Before his elevation to the Supreme Court on February 17, 2014, Justice Ramana was the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.
Born in an agricultural family on August 27, 1957 in Ponnavaram Village, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, he enrolled as an advocate on February 10, 1983.
He practiced in the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Central and Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunals and the Supreme Court of India in Civil, Criminal, Constitutional, Labour, Service and Election matters. He has also functioned as additional advocate general of Andhra Pradesh.
According to Live Law, he was appointed as a permanent Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on June 27, 2000. He functioned as Acting Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court from March 10, 2013 to May 20, 2013.