Correct Answer : Dhananjaya Yashwant Chandrachud
* President, Murmu has appointed Dr. Justice Dhananjaya Yashwant Chandrachud as the 50th Chief Justice of India.
* His appointment will come into effect from 9th Nov, 2022 and continue till 10 November 2024.
* He will replace CJI, Uday Umesh Lalit
* He was appointed as the Judge of SC on 13th May 2016.
* Prior to this, he served as Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court.
* He is the son of the
longest serving CJI,
YV Chandrachud served as
Chief Justice of India from 1978 to 1985..
Source : AIR