Justice Dipak Misra to be next Chief Justice of India

Justice Dipak Misra will take over as the next Chief Justice of India. The incumbent Chief Justice of India JS Khehar will demit office on August 27.

According to reports, last month CJI Khehar had nominated him for the top judicial post.

WHO IS DIPAK MISRA

Misra was born on 3rd October, 1953.

Justice Misra has practiced in Constitutional, Civil, Criminal, Revenue, Service and Sales Tax matters in the



Orissa High Court and the Service Tribunal.

He has also worked as an Additional Judge in the Orissa High Court.

He has also been a judge in the Madhya Pradesh High Court on March 3, 1997.

He became a permanent Judge on December 19, 1997.

Justice Misra became Chief Justice of Delhi High Court on May 24, 2010 and got promoted as Judge in the Supreme Court of India on October 10, 2011.