The Chief Justice of India (Hindi: भारत के मुख्य न्यायाधीश) is the highest-ranking judge in the Supreme Court of India, and thus holds the highest judicial position in India. As well as presiding in the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice also head its administrative functions.
The current 39th Chief Justice is Altamas Kabir,was sowrn on 29 september 2012 and he, who will hold the office till 18th July 2013.
As the chief judge, the Chief Justice is responsible for the allocation of cases and appointment of constitutional benches which deal with important matters of law. In accordance with Article 145 of the Constitution of India and the Supreme Court Rules of Procedure of 1966, the Chief Justice allocates work to the other judges, who are bound to refer the matter back to him or her in case they require the matter to be looked into by a bench of higher strength.
On the administrative side, the Chief Justice carries out the following functions:
- maintenance of the roster;
- appointment of court officials;
- general and miscellaneous matters relating to the supervision and functioning of the Supreme Court.
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