As of 24 April 2022, which Chief Justice of India had the shortest tenure in office?
Justice K. N. Singh served as Chief Justice of India from 25 November to 12 December 1991. His tenure of about seventeen days was the shortest among the listed Chief…
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As of 24 April 2022, which Chief Justice of India had the shortest tenure in office?
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Justice K. N. Singh served as Chief Justice of India from 25 November to 12 December 1991. His tenure of about seventeen days was the shortest among the listed Chief Justices. A judge’s entire service on the Supreme Court must be distinguished from the shorter period spent as Chief Justice.
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