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Praising the CJI's achievements, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said he has performed his duty as the 'karta' of the legal fraternity
He will assume charge on August 27 after incumbent N V Ramana demits office the day before.
The strength of the Supreme Court judges has now risen to 33, including the CJI, out of the sanctioned strength of 34.
The top court said that it always has the interest of women in mind and its every collegium considers women for appointment as judges in higher judiciary.
A five-judge constitution bench had on April 4 reserved its verdict on appeals filed in 2010 by the Supreme Court secretary general and its central public information officer against the High Court and the Central Information Commission's (CIC) orders.
Justice S A Bobde is currently the second senior-most judge of the Supreme Court.
The apex court decided to register as public interest litigation a letter addressed to Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi.
BJP faced flak from the Congress, the SP and the BSP as they accused it of giving political protection to MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who was arrested last year for allegedly raping the woman when she was a minor in 2017.
Protesters gathered outside SC after the top court panel found no substance in the sexual harassment allegations levelled by a former apex court employee against Chief Justice Gogoi.
The In-House Inquiry Committee has submitted its report dated May 5, 2019 in accordance with the In-House procedure.