In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu, Judge of the Supreme Court, to be the Chief Justice of India with effect from 28th September, 2014.

Appointment under Article 124(2): a senior judge designated as head of the judiciary effective late September. Presidential appointment under Article 124(2) designates Shri Justice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu, a sitting Supreme Court judge, to assume the office of Chief Justice, with the instrument specifying the effective commencement date of his tenure.