Justice Dipak Misra, senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, was today appointed as the next Chief Justice of India. An official notification announcing 63-year-old Misra's appointment was issued by the law ministry this evening.<br/>Misra will take over from incumbent Justice JS Khehar, who will retire on August 27.

Justice Dipak Misra will be the next Chief Justice of India. Law Ministry today notified the appointment of Justice Misra. <br/><br/>He will replace Chief Justice J S Khehar, who will retire on 27th of this month. <br/><br/>Justice Misra is the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court after Justice Khehar. He will have a tenure of nearly 13 months.