Tirath Singh Thakur appointed as the Chief Justice of India.
The President of India Pranab Mukherjee on 18 November 2015 appointed Justice Tirath Singh Thakur as the Chief Justice of India. Justice Thakur will take over the office from 3 December 2015 as the 43rd Chief Justice of India. His tenure will be till 3 January 2017. Thakur will take over from incumbent Chief Justice H.L. Dattu on 3 December. He has been a judge of the apex court since November 2009.
