| Name(s) |
RANJAN GOGOI |
| Date of
Birth |
Nov 18, 1954 |
|
Identity |
The current (Oct
03, 2018) Chief Justice of India, who succeeded Justice Dipak
Misra. |
Description & Events
 |
- His father, Keshab Chandra
Gogoi, was the Chief Minister of
Assam representing Indian National
Congress party.
- The first ever
Assamese and the first person from
Northeast India to become Chief
Justice of India.
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Oct 03, 2018 |
On this day, he took oath as the 46th
Chief Justice of India. |
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Jan 24, 2018 |
The Supreme Court bench led by him
dismissed Advocate Kamini Jaiswal’s
petition seeking a SIT probe into the
incidents of attacks on then JNU student
union leader Kanhaiya Kumar on 15 and 17
February 2016, at Patiala House Court
while being escorted to courtroom in a
sedition case. |
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Jan 12, 2018 |
He along with Justices J Chelameswar, M
B Lokur, and Kurian Joseph of the
Supreme Court of India, held a press
conference, for the first time in the
history of the Supreme Court, alleging
problems plaguing the Supreme Court,
failure in the justice delivery system
and allocation of cases. This event sent
shock waves all across India |
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Jan 06, 2017 |
The Supreme Court accepted Justice
Markandey Katju’s apology and closed the
contempt proceedings against him |
|
Nov 11, 2016 |
On being summoned by the Supreme Court,
Retd Juustice Markandey Katju personally
appeared in the court for debate on his
criticism. The court issued a
contempt of court notice to him stating
that "Prima facie, the statements made
seemed to be an attack on the Judges and
not on the judgment of Sep 15, 2016. |
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Sep 17, 2016 |
The Court's verdict of Sep 15, 2016 was
publicly and severely crticised inter
alia by Supreme Court Justice (retd)
Markandey Katju, consequent upon which
the Supreme Court asked him to appear in
the Court. |
|
Sep 15, 2016 |
The Supreme Court bench led by him set
aside the death sentence of a rape and
murder accused and confining the
sentence to life imprisonment. |
|
Dec 17, 2014 |
The bench comprising Justices Ranjan
Gogoi & R.F. Nariman mandated the
Government of India to complete the
finalization of final updated NRC for
the entire state of Assam by 1st January
2016. |
|
Apr 23, 2012 |
He was promoted to the post of Judge of
the Supreme Court of India. |
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Feb 12, 2011 |
He became the Chief Justice of the
Punjab and Haryana High Court. |
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Sep 09, 2010 |
He was transferred from Guwahati High
Court to Punjab and Haryana High Court
as judge. |
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Feb 28, 2001 |
He became a permanent judge of the
Guwahati High Court. |
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