Sharad Arvind Bobde Takes Oath as 47th Chief Justice of India

Sharad Arvind Bobde Takes Oath as 47th Chief Justice of India. He was administered the oath of office by President Ram Nath Kovind. Sharad Arvind Bobde succeeds Ranjan Gogoi.

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He was born in Nagpur, Maharashtra, and is the son of Arvind Shriniwas Bobde, an eminent senior advocate. He earned a law degree from Nagpur University and was enrolled on the Bar Council of Maharashtra in 1978. He was designated as a senior advocate in 1998. Chief Justice SA Bobde’s career as judge began in March 2000, when he was appointed as an Additional Judge in the Bombay High Court. He became the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in October 2012, and was elevated to the Supreme Court in April the following year.