Former Chief Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Holds a B.A. with Honors in Economics from St. Stephen’s College, New Delhi, an LLB degree from Campus Law Centre, Delhi University and an LLM and S.J.D. from Harvard Law School, U.S.A. Enrolled with the Bar Council of Maharashtra and mainly practised before the Bombay High Court and Supreme Court of India. Designated as a Senior Advocate and Additional Solicitor General of India in 1998.
Visiting Professor of Comparative Constitutional Law at the University of Mumbai. (1988-97); Visiting Professor at Oklahoma University School of Law, USA(1984). Currently, Distinguished Professor of Law, National Law University, Delhi
Delivered lectures at the Australian National University, Cambridge University, Harvard Law School, London School of Economics, Oxford University, Yale Law School, and the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. Speaker at conferences organised by bodies of the United Nations including United Nations High Commission on Human Rights, International Labour Organisation, United Nations Environmental Program, the World Bank and Asian Development Bank.
Elevated to the Bench of the Bombay High Court on March 29, 2000. Director of Maharashtra Judicial Academy.
Sworn in as Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court from October 31, 2013.
Elevated as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India on May 13, 2016.
Chief Justice of India – November 9, 2022 – November 10, 2024.
Independent Consultant and Arbitrator. Nominated as Arbitrator in international arbitrations by the International Chamber of Commerce, Singapore International Arbitration Centre and London Court of International Arbitration. Presiding Arbitrator and Sole Arbitrator in ad hoc arbitrations. Appointed by the Permanent Court of Arbitration as Appointing Authority.
As a consultant, rendered advice on diverse issues including international arbitration; Bilateral Investment Treaties; commercial, corporate and securities law; contracts and financial regulatory governance.
Contributed articles to numerous books published in India and overseas. His recent book titled, “Why the Constitution Matters” has been published by Penguin Random house.