Justice Gogoi to take oath as Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India on October 3. Justice Ranjan Gogoi will succeed Justice Dipak Misra as Chief Justice of India, the first from Assam and north-east.

President Ram Nath Kovind appoints Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the 46th Chief Justice of India (CJI). 

Justice Ranjan Gogoi Short Bio

Born on 18th November, 1954. Joined the Bar in 1978. Practised mainly in the Gauhati High Court. Appointed as Permanent Judge of Gauhati High Court on 28th February, 2001. Transferred to Punjab & Haryana High Court on 9th September, 2010. Appointed as Chief Justice of Punjab & Haryana High Court on 12th February, 2011. Elevated as Judge of the Supreme Court on 23rd April, 2012.