New Delhi: BV Justice Nagaratha will take the first step towards the first women’s first justice in India (CJI) on Tuesday when he took an oath as a Supreme Court judge but with the ranks of 36 days as head of justice, from September 24 to September 29, 2027, It will be the third shortest in the history of 77 years of the Supreme Court.
Among nine that will be given an office oath as a SC judge in the biggest auditorium on Tuesday by CJI N V Ramana, there will be two more who will continue the judiciary.
Justice Vikram Nath will be CJI for seven months and 21 days from February 2 to 23 September 2027.
After Judge Nagarathna, Senior Advocate PS Narasimha will lead the justice for six months and four days from October 30, 2027 to 3 October 2027 to 3 May 2028.
Justice Kamal Nariain Singh has the shortest working period of 18 days as CJI, from November 25, 1991.
Justice S Rajendra Babu has a second shortest term of office 30 days from May 2, 2004, more than half is consumed by summer holidays.
Judge J C Shah has a working period of 36 days as CJI from December 17, 1970 to January 21, 1971, overcomes strong rumors that the Government Government wants to replace it by bringing outsiders.
Mastery of 36 Days of Justice Nagaratha as Cji will be identical to Judge Shah.
His father, justice e Venkataramia, also had a short period of six months as CJI, from June 19 to December 17, 1989.
It would be the second example of the father-child duo who became CJI, after Chandrachuds.
While YV Chandrachud justice will have a record holder that cannot be floral for the longest tenure such as CJI seven years and four months, his son’s son of Justice Dy Chandrachud will be CJI for two years and two days from November 9, 2022 to November 10, 2024.
With nine new judges Take an oath on Tuesday, SC work strength will be 33, leaving only one vacancy.