New Delhi: Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar was today sworn in as the next Chief Justice.
The CJI was administered oath by President Pranab Mukherjee at a function at Rashtrapati Bhawan, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi was also present.
Justice Khehar, who will be the first Chief Justice from the Sikh community, will hold the tenure for over seven months till August 27.
Justice Khehar, who led the five-judge constitution bench in the Supreme Court, which had struck down the controversial NJAC Act for the appointment of judges, replaces CJI T S Thakur, who demitted office yesterday.
Apart from heading the bench in NJAC matter, Justice Khehar has also headed a bench, which had set aside the imposition of President’s rule in Arunachal Pradesh in January.
He was a part of the bench, which sent Sahara chief Subrata Roy to jail while hearing the matter relating to the refund of money invested by people in his two companies.
Justice Khehar also headed the bench, which recently gave a significant verdict holding that the principal of ‘equal pay for equal work’ has to be made applicable to those engaged as daily wagers, casual and contractual employees, who perform the same duties as the regulars.
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