Justice NV Ramana Sworn In As New Chief Justice Of India

Justice NV Ramana took oath as the 48th Chief Justice Of India this morning. President Ram Nath Kovind administered him the oath at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi in a small ceremony due to Covid restrictions.

Justice Ramana was born on August 27, 1957, in Ponnavaram village of Andhra Pradesh’s Krishna district. He got enrolled as an advocate on February 10, 1983.

Justice Ramana is very experienced hand and has been part of several historic cases and judgments. Justice Ramana was also part of the bench that passed the order in 2020 to restore internet access in Jammu and Kashmir after the Centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370, and the judgment where it was ruled by the SC that the value of a work done by a woman at home was not less than that of the husband in the office.