August 22, 2026 10:48 am (IST)
Justice RM Lodha to be sworn in as Chief Justice of India
New Delhi, Apr 27 (IBNS): Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha will be sworn in as the 41st Chief Justice of India by President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Sunday.
He will succeed Justice P Sathasivam who retired from the office on Saturday.
Justice Lodha will serve as the CJI for five months as he is due to retire on Sept 27.
He practiced Law in the Rajasthan High Court and was appointed as the Permanent Judge of the Rajasthan High Court in 1994.
He was also later appointed as the chairman of the State Judicial Academy and subsequently sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court in 2008.
In 2008, he became a judge of Supreme Court.
#ustice RM Lodha to be sworn in as Chief Justice of India
# ustice RM Lodha to be sworn in as Chief Justice of India
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