CJI U U Lalit recommends to Centre name of senior-most judge Justice D Y Chandrachud as his successor.
As per the procedure, the outgoing CJI names the senior-most judge as his/her successor before resigning from office after the Union Minister of Law and Justice seeks the recommendation.
CJI Lalit is set to retire on November 8.Justice D Y Chandrachud, the senior-most judge after the CJI of the Supreme Court, will have a tenure of two years until November 10, 2024.