New Delhi, Jan 4: Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar was today sworn in as the next Chief Justice.
The CJI was administered oath by President Pranab Mukherjee at a function at Rashtrapati Bhawan, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi was also present.
Justice Khehar, who will be the first Chief Justice from the Sikh community, will hold the tenure for over seven months till August 27.
Justice Khehar, who led the five-judge constitution bench in the Supreme Court, which had struck down the controversial NJAC Act for the appointment of judges, replaces CJI T S Thakur, who demitted office yesterday.
Apart from heading the bench in NJAC matter, Justice Khehar has also headed a bench, which had set aside the imposition of President’s rule in Arunachal Pradesh in January.
