Dipak Misra is next Chief Justice of India

 
Justice Dipak Misra. — File photo

New Delhi, August 8 
Dipak Misra, senior most judge of the Supreme Court, was on Tuesday 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.
Misra will take over from incumbent J S Khehar, who will retire on August 27.
— PTI