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Dipak Misra (born 3 October 1953) is an Indian jurist who served as the 45th Chief Justice of India from 28 August 2017 till 2 October 2018. He is also former Chief Justice of the Patna High Court and Delhi High Court. He is the nephew of Justice Ranganath Misra, who was the 21st Chief Justice from 1990 to 1991.
Oct 1, 2018 · Justice Dipak Misra was associated with several landmark judgments during his tenure at the Supreme Court. He interpreted the Constitution to expand the scope of fundamental rights. Also, during his tenure as the CJI, four senior judges held an unprecedented press conference.
CJI Dipak Misra hails from the state of Odisha. He enrolled as an Advocate in 1977 and practised Constitutional, Civil, Criminal, Revenue, Service and Sales Tax matters at the Orissa High Court and the Service Tribunal.
Aug 28, 2017 · Justice Misra assumed charge of the office of Chief Justice, Patna High Court on 23rd December, 2009 and charge of the office of the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court on 24th May, 2010. Elevated as a Judge, Supreme Court of India w.e.f. 10.10.2011.
Oct 2, 2018 · Chief justice of India Dipak Misra retires on Tuesday (Oct. 2) after a tumultuous year in office, perhaps the most controversial in the history of the supreme court of India. How do we judge...
Apr 23, 2018 · CJ Dipak Misra “abused his administrative authority as master of roster to arbitrarily assign individual cases of particular advocates in important politically sensitive cases, to select judges in order to achieve a predetermined outcome”
Apr 22, 2018 · After months of will-they, won't-they, seven opposition parties including the Congress on Friday took the unprecedented first step towards Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra's impeachment ...
2 days ago · The judgment, delivered by then Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud, was widely celebrated. Despite the resounding approval, there was little progress in making live-streaming a reality until the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, which compelled the somewhat rigid Supreme Court to quickly adapt to new technology.
Justice Misra assumed charge of the office of Chief Justice, Patna High Court on 23rd December, 2009 and charge of the office of the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court on 24th May, 2010. Elevated as a Judge, Supreme Court of India w.e.f. 10.10.2011.
May 8, 2018 · The matter relating to the motion of impeachment against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra took a dramatic turn in the Supreme Court today. The Congress plea challenging Venkaiah Naidu's rejection of the impeachment notice was withdrawn after the Supreme Court bench hearing the case refused to reveal how it was constitued.
