What is Chief Justice of India?
{{Infobox Political post |post = Chief Justice |body = India |image = Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud.jpg |insignia = Emblem of India.svg |style = [[The Honourable]] (formal) |insigniasize = 100px |insigniacaption = Emblem of India |formation = 1950 |incumbent = [[w:Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud|Dhananjaya Chandrachud]] |incumbentsince = 9 November 2022 }} The '''Chief Justice of the Republic of India''' is the head of the judicial branch of the government of India and the chief judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]], which makes them the highest ranking officer of the Indian federal judiciary. The Chief Justice of India is appointed by the [[President of India]] with the advice and consent of the Parliament to serve until they reach the age of sixty-five, resign, are impeached or die. The current chief justice of India is Justice Sanjiv Khanna ==Oath of affirmation== {{Quotation|I, <name>, having been appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, that I will duly and faithfully and to the best of my ability, knowledge and judgment perform the duties of my office without fear or favour, affection or ill-will and that I will uphold the Constitution and the laws.|Constitution of India, Third Schedule, Part IV}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Asia-stub}} [[Category:Chief justices of India|*]]